Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 50

13-December-2004

OPECs Policies: A Critical View

By Ali Hussain

The following paper was delivered by Dr Hussain, Oil Consultant and former OPEC Officer, at the MENA 2004 Conference which was held at Imperial College, University of London on 20-21 September. [ahussain@emirates.net.ae]

This paper analyses OPECs policies with regard to oil pricing, oil and gas utilization, the environment and oil producers/consumers dialogue. It concentrates on the...