BAHRAIN OIL MINISTER DISMISSES GAS CARTEL THREAT
April 1st, 2007
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Manama, BahrainBAHRAIN'S minister of oil and gas affairs Dr Abdul-Hussain Ali Mirza has contested the idea that leading gas exporters will set up an OPEC-style group, as was suggested at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum two weeks ago in neighbouring Qatar. The minister, who is also the chairman of Bahrain's National Oil and Gas Authority, said he thought such a cartel was unlikely to be formed as major producers were already effectively setting prices. "It doesn't look like it will materialise. Gas is a product only a few countries have (in ...
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