Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 8

21-February-2005

MEES Agenda

Middle East Polyolefins Expansion Forces Rethink Among IOCs

Middle East energy producers see the development of their petrochemical sectors as a means of monetizing natural gas, expanding their industrial sectors and creating new jobs. But the current boom in the regions petrochemical industry is having a worldwide impact as David Knott reports:

Like the global petrochemical industry as a whole, those integrated international...