VOL. XXX

NO. 25

30-MARCH-1987

GENERAL

DOE Report Warns of Future Dependence on Middle East Oil

The fact that the world in general, and the US in particular, faces a growingdependence on oil from the Middle East over the next decade has been emphasizedwith the publication on 17 March of a US Department of Energy (DOE) report on'Energy Security" which concludes that unless steps are taken toresuscitate the US oil industry and exploit alternative energy sources, the USwill develop a reliance on...