ADVISORY/OPEC President, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Available to Speak with Media at 2002 Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Awards; Dr. Lukman Available Following Keynote Address.

Business Editors & Energy Writers

ADVISORY...for Monday (Nov. 18)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002

As weapons inspectors return to Iraq today, the world stands by in hope that the results of the inspections won't bring the Middle East region to war.

Combined with OPEC's record overproduction and the organization's next meeting expected in less than a month, the current state of the world's oil market is a serious point of concern.

Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, the president of the OPEC conference, will be available to speak with media on the global oil market following his keynote address at the 2002 Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Awards this evening.

Now in its 4th year, the event, presented by Platts and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, has become the most prestigious awards program in the industry. Platts has received more than 170 nominations this year--more than any year before--from energy companies around the world. Platts and BusinessWeek, which is sponsoring the event, are both divisions of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP).

Details of Dr. Lukman's availability follow:

Where:   The 2002 Platts/BusinessWeek Global Energy Awards
         The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York
         Room: L'Ermitage B

Date:    Monday, November 18, 2002

Time:    Immediately following keynote address,
         approximately 9:30 p.m.

For more information on the Global Energy Awards, visit www.globalenergyawards.com.

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