VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

KUWAIT

Project Kuwait Debate Resumes In Parliament

Kuwaits National Assembly held a debate on 8 February on Project Kuwait the governments plan to involve a consortium of international oil companies (IOCs) in developing the countrys northern oilfields to double their capacity to 900,000 b/d by 2005. Last December, 32 members of the 50-seat parliament (from the Islamic and liberal blocs, and others) called for a debate about all aspects of the project, including...