SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Oil Ministry Signs Mineral exploration Contracts 

The Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has recently renewed for a period of four years its contracts with the French state firm Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres (BRGM) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to provide assistance in mineral exploration and geological mapping. BRGM's contract with the Ministry was first signed in 1964.

The Ministry has also signed four contracts...