VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

MoreNatural Gas Piped To Riyadh

SaudiMinister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali al-Naimiannounced on 18 April that the necessary measures to supply gas from thecountrys EasternProvince to Riyadhs second industrial zone have been completed, adding thatthe Saudi firm Natural Gas Distribution Company has been licensed to distributethe gas in Riyadhs second industrial district.

Inlate 2000, Saudi Aramco started delivering gas to Riyadhs power stations,...