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Saudis warn of shortfalls as oil hits $61
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Financial Times
Financial Times, July 6, 2005
Posted: November 11th, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e0cdc282-ee47-11d9-98e5-00000e2511c...
Posted: November 11th, 2006
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/e0cdc282-ee47-11d9-98e5-00000e2511c...
Oil prices hit new record highs above $61 a barrel on Thursday, driven by short-term supply fears as the first hurricane of the season threatened crude production and refinery operations in the Gulf of Mexico. But private warnings also point to a worsening long-term outlook, with Saudi officials saying that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will be unable to meet projected western demand in 10 to 15 years. Senior Saudi energy officials have privately warned US and European counterparts that Opec would have an extremely difficult time meeting that demand. Saudi Arabia calculates there is a 4.5m b/d gap between what the world needs and what the kingdom can provide.
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