Saudi king ‘keeping some oil for future’

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said he had ordered some new oil discoveries left untapped to preserve oil wealth in the world's top exporter for future generations, local media reported.

Sipping: US President George W. Bush with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah earlier this year
Sipping: US President George W. Bush with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah earlier this year
Published 14 April 2008, 00:30Updated 10 October 2016, 10:30
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