[4thygipper]

UAE mulling hike in oil output, says Nasiri
BY N. SRINIVASAN

11 October 2004



ABU DHABI - The UAE is thinking in terms of raising its production of oil by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) from its current level of 2.5 million bpd, in line with other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources Obeid bin Saif Al Nasiri said in Abu Dhabi.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2004/October/business_October234.xml&section=business

[jerseygirl]

Saw this over at Final Phase---quite interesting.


www.east-asia-intel.com/eai/

A headline reads:

"China, Gulf states reach secret deal on oil "