SAUDI ARABIA 

Saudi Statement on Barter Deal Reports 

In the face of a spate of reports of the imminent conclusion of an oil-for-fighters barter deal between Saudi Arabia and France (MEES, 18 March), the Saudi Press Agency has issued a statement by "an official Saudi source" denying that it has concluded any such deal on behalf of other countries and affirming its adherence to the production quotas and prices set by OPEC. (The denial that other countries are involved...