Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 22

1-Jun-2009

Securing Investment And Stability In Oil and Natural Gas

By Ali Naimi

The following article is an edited version of remarks by Saudi Arabias Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Naimi to the 3rd Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in Tokyo on 26 April.

When our last Asian roundtable convened in Riyadh in 2007, we recognized Asias growing significance to the global economy and to energy markets, and emphasized the importance of Asias...