VOL. XLIV

No. 22

28-May-2001

GENERAL

To: The Editor, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES),

Dear Sir,

I refer to your issue of 30 April 2001 and your report on the Second International Oil Summit sponsored by the Institut Francais du Petrole and Petrostrategies, and held in Paris on 25 April.

In particular, I was surprised to read the reported comments of Robert Priddle, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). He said:

"Dont be misled by occasional remarks last year by...