VOL. XLIV

No. 15

9-APRIL-2001

Oil Market Challenges In The Middle East And Asia

by Paul Skinner

The following is the text of the speech delivered by Paul Skinner, Group Managing Director, CEO Oil Products, Royal Dutch/Shell Group, at the 9th Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference, Dubai, 28 March 2001.

This meeting comes at an interesting time in the development of oil markets and provides an opportunity for reflection on two years of quite remarkable change and price volatility. In my remarks...