Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 47

21-November-2005

SAUDI ARABIA

Petroleum Ministry Rebuffs Reports Questioning Capacity Expansion Timetable

The Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 13 November issued a statement rebuffing comments made by former head of Saudi Aramcos upstream division Sadad al-Husseini, who said that the companys plans to expand production capacity over the next four years would be constrained by the shortage of available drilling rigs and the...