VOL. XXXVI

NO. 17

25-JANUARY-1993

SAUDI ARABIA

Both Sides Deny Re-Opening of Saudi-Total Downstream Joint VentureNegotiations

Both Saudi Arabia and Total last week threw cold water on a lead story in theLondon-based Arabic- language newspaper Asharq al-Awsat which claimed that talkshad resumed between Saudi Arabia and Total on a major downstream joint ventureagreement. The Saudi-owned daily reported on 18 January that talks had restartedbetween Saudi Arabia and Total, after having been suspended...