VOL XXX

NO. 8

1-DECEMBER-1986

SAUDI ARABIA

More Reasons Aired for Yamani's Dismissal

Shaikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, the former Saudi Oil Minister, was abruptlydismissed from his post on 29 October not only because of fundamentaldisagreements with King Fahd over OPEC oil policy, but also because of hisopposition to a number of major oil-barter deals, according to PetroleumIntelligence Weekly (PIW) in its 24 November issue.

As far as OPEC policy is concerned, PIW citing "a highly reliable andresponsible...