Kuwaiti MPs want truth on oil

Veteran Kuwaiti lawmaker Ahmad al-Saadun has demanded that the government reveal the truth about the emirate's oil reserves which were reported to be only half of the official figure.

"No clarifications have been issued by the energy ministry, the Kuwait Petroleum Corp. or its affiliated companies to discount doubts about the credibility of official figures," Saadun said in a question to Energy Minister Sheikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah.

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