VOL. XLII

No. 05

1-February-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Oil Diplomacy Focuses On Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia once again appears to be taking center stage inrespect of various aspects of international oil diplomacy. On 5-7 February USEnergy Secretary Bill Richardson will be making an official visit to theKingdom during which he is scheduled to have talks with Saudi Oil Minister AliNaimi and other Saudi officials. Originally it had been mooted that a number ofchief executives from major US oil companies might...