VOL. XLIV

No 41

8-October-2001

Energy and EconomicDevelopment: A Regional Perspective

By Daniel Nelson

The following is the text of a speech given byDaniel Nelson, Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia Inc, at the 10thAnnual US Middle East Policymakers conference held in Washington, DC on 8-10September.

Asalways, these are interesting and incredibly challenging times in the MiddleEast.And, in the United States, afteryears of neglect, energy issues are once again high on the public...