SAUDIS KEEP U.S. ON EDGE REGARDING INVESTMENT

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has failed to obtain a Saudicommitment to proceed with a program for massive Western investment indeveloping the kingdom's vast energy reserves in the east. The Saudi project appears to have been delayed amid tension betweenRiyad and Washington regarding a range of issues. The issues include thefuture of U.S. military deployment in Saudi Arabia.