VOL. XLI

No. 13

30-March-1998

Ali Khalifah On OPEC Options

The following is the text of an interview with former Kuwaiti Oil Minister AliKhalifah al-Sabah on OPEC's future choices. The interview was published in the Saudi dailyAsharq al-Awsat on 18 March (MEES translation from Arabic):

Q: What are your views on the current oil crisis?

A. I think the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are in a critical position. Everyone wants to increase their oil production at the expense of the Gulf...