APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy articles from February 2002

APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy archives from February 2002

ABU DHABI - The OPEC Countries - Part 2.
February 25, 2002... In terms of diplomacy, there are few states in OPEC that can match the capabilities of Abu Dhabi, the main oil-producing emirate in the UAE. But the events of Sept. 11, 2001, posed a challenge even to its formidable but usually discreet...

ABU DHABI - The Decision Makers.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Decision making in Abu Dhabi for oil and gas policies or projects involves a small number of people grouped in the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) and the board of ADNOC. The number of young Abu Dhabian university graduates joining the...

ABU DHABI - Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... The eldest ruler in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and one of the longest serving heads of state in the Middle East, Shaikh Zayed is aged 85 and approaching 86. He is no longer as active as he used to be. He underwent a kidney transplant...

ABU DHABI - Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... Next to Shaikh Zayed, Shaikh Khalifa is the highest day-to-day authority in Abu Dhabi. Appointed crown prince in 1969, he is the chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. His role as SPC chairman, however, has a greater effect in defining...

ABU DHABI - Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... The most prominent son of Shaikh Khalifa, Sultan is "Chairman" of the crown prince's diwan, "Honourary President" of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a "Doctor" (insisting that he is referred to as HRH Shaikh Dr. Sultan...). An...

ABU DHABI - Yusuf Bin Omeir Bin Yusuf.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... In his 40s, Yusuf took on the positions of CEO of ADNOC and secretary general of the SPC on Nov. 22, 1994, after the resignation of Suhail Al Mazroui. From November 1990 to Feb. 19, 1994, Yusuf was the UAE's minister of petroleum and mineral...

ABU DHABI - Obaid Bin Saif Al Nasseri.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2002... The UAE Oil Minister, Al Nasseri had also built up his career at ADIA like ADNOC's CEO Yusuf Bin Omeir and other federal officials, and is a member of the SPC's Consultative Committee. Generally, SPC decisions are balanced between proposals...