VOL. XLVI

No 36

08-September-2003

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Middle East Producers To Continue MTBE Production And Use Despite US Concerns

The Middle East is a significant producer of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), despite limited use of the octane enhancing gasoline additive in the region, according to a report by Sa' d Allah al-Fathi. In his report The Future Of MTBE As A Gasoline Component, which wonfirst prize in the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPECs) 2002 annual research...