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The article reports on the impact of oilfield strike in Iran in 1979 to other nations. It states that because of the oil shutoff in Iran that rooted from the oilfield strike, the U.S. was put in an unusual situation wherein it had to provide an emergency shipment of gasoline and diesel fuel to the country to cope up with the domestic needs. It says that the nations that rely on the Iranian petroleum imports, such as Japan and Western Europe, would be facing an oil shortage if the country continued to stop the oil flow. Meanwhile, worldwide efforts came up to offset the loss of Iranian oil, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Nigeria's moves to boost their oil production and the decision of oil companies to fill the gap with their inventories being drawn upon.

The article offers information on the summit conference on the island of Guadeloupe originally named as Cannibal Island by Christopher Columbus by the four leaders including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, British Prime Minister James Callaghan and West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. French President Valery Giscard d' Estaing states that their goal in the said gathering was to evaluate the situation in the world. It mentions that the four leaders discuss the West's relations with underdeveloped countries as well as the political aspects of the international energy situation. It also states that the summit's final session focused on hot points including the turmoil in Iran, the Arab-Israeli relations, and the war in Cambodia.