VOL. XLVI

No 38

22-September-2003

GENERAL

Letter To The Editor

In his letter to the Editor, published in MEES of 15 September, Dr Thamir Uqaili listed among the challenges facing the Iraqi Ministry of Oil: The cancellation of the Iraqi debt to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE resulting from their sales of crude oil on behalf of Iraq during the 1980s, estimated at around $14bn.

If my memory serves me right, the following will help clarify this particular issue:

  1. The crude oil arrangements involved...