VOL. XLI

No. 29

20-July-1998

OPEC

Oil Officials Hopeful On Asia's Long Term Prospects

Asia still has tremendous growth potential and is expected to demand increasing amountsof energy over the medium to long term, according to the OPEC Secretary General, Dr.Rilwanu Lukman. In a speech delivered to the Middle East Institute Conference"Gulf-Asia Energy Security" in Washington, D.C. on 9 July, Dr. Lukman emphasizedthat Asia's per capita energy consumption is well below that of the industrialized...