VOL. XLIV

No 51

17-December-2001

KUWAIT

Mazidi Says Further Project KuwaitDelays Will Deter IOCs

Former Kuwaiti Oil Minister 'Isaal-Mazidi (who served from 1996 to 1998) says the government should involveinternational oil companies (IOCs) in developing the countrys northernoilfields through operating service agreements (OSAs) without delay, otherwisethey will find other countries in which to invest. In an interview with theKuwaiti daily al-Qabas published on 28 November, Mr Mazidi said he was...