VOL. XL

No. 50

15-December-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

JNOC And Saudi University To Carry Out Joint Research On Oil Technology

The Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC) announced on 9 December that it had reachedan agreement with the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals to undertake jointresearch on oil development technology. The first project to be carried out under theagreement is an analytical study of rocks in oilfields with the aim of improving oilproductivity. JNOC said that the...