VOL. XLV

No 1

7-January-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Talks Continue On Gas Initiative With Implementation AccordsTargeted For 1Q 2002

Talks between the SaudiNegotiating Team and representatives of the international oil companies (IOCs)that constitute the consortia for the three Core Venture (CV) projects in thekingdoms Natural Gas Initiative will resume this week. A joint statement bythe Saudi Government Representative and the Consortium Leaders of the three CVson 21 December said that the two sides had...