VOL. XXXVII

NO.6

8 NOVEMBER 1993

Kuwait

Kuwait May Offer Foreign Firms Participation In Exploration And Drilling

The Kuwaiti Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance andPlanning, Mr. Nasir 'Abd Allah al-Rudhan, stated in an interview with the KuwaitArabic daily al-Siyasah on 1 November that Kuwait might "allow foreignparticipation in oil exploration and drilling for the first time indecades." Mr. Rudhan said: "The matter is under study. The motivesbehind the decision are economic and...