VOL. XXX

NO. 17

2-FEBRUARY-1987

OPEC/NON-OPECAND OIL PRICES

US Experts Stress Dangers of Import Dependence and Gulf War

Two prominent US energy experts former Energy Secretary James Schlesinger andformer ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Akins have warned that growingdependence on imported oil and the Iran-Iraq war both pose a threat to thesecurity of the US.

Testifying before the Senate Energy Committee in Washington on 22 January,Mr. Schlesinger said that the lack of any clear-cut national energy...