VOL. XLVI

No 21

26-May-2003

SUPPLY/DEMAND

EU Energy Ministers Continue Talks On Strategic Oil, Gas Stocks Proposal

EU energy ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to continue discussions on a proposal to establish EU-controlled emergency strategic oil and gas stocks (MEES, 17 June 2002 and 3 March). In a statement issued after the meeting on 15 May, the European Commission reiterated its plan to put in place a new framework for strategic oil and gas stocks management, including the...