VOL. XLV

No 42

21-October-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Naimi Stresses Non-Associated Gas Development As Priority In Hydrocarbon Strategy

The search for new reserves of non-associated natural gas is one of the priorities in Saudi Arabias hydrocarbon strategy, according to Oil Minister Ali Naimi. He was speaking at a ceremony at which Crown Prince 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz formally inaugurated the Hawiyah gas treatment plant, located in the Ghawar oilfield. Major progress had been made, the minister said,...