VOL. XLIII

No. 19

8-May-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Negotiations For Saudi Natural Gas Initiative To Start In Second Half 2000

Speaking at a press conference in Jiddah on 3 May, the Saudi Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Ministerial Negotiating Committee, Prince Sa'ud al-Faisal, said the international oil companies (IOCs) wishing to invest in upstream and integrated gas projects (MEES, 1 May) now had a clear picture of the countrys needs and the nature of the participation it was seeking. In...