VOL. XLII

No. 27

5-July-1999

OPEC

Saudi Arabia Sends al-Herbish Nomination To OPEC

The OPEC President and Algerian Minister of Energy, Dr.Youcef Yousfi, has forwarded to the OPEC member states the nomination of Mr.Sulaiman al-Herbish as the Saudi candidate for the post of OPEC SecretaryGeneral, MEES learns. The move follows a communication to this effect toOPEC from the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Mr. Ali Naimi.

It is understood that Saudi Arabia, which has not held the...