Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 48

28-November-2005

GENERAL

Information And Oil Markets

By Walid Khadduri

The following paper was presented at the International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretariat Inauguration Conference in Riyadh on 19 November by Walid Khadduri, Economic Editor, al-Hayat.

The Early Scene

Three decades ago, producers and consumers met in Paris to discuss the rise in oil prices the first dialogue of its kind. Positions were polarized and the many meetings ended with no results...