VOL. XLIII

No. 27

3-July-2000

GCC

Tight East Of Suez Products Market Limits Options For Middle Eastern Refiners

Middle East products demand continues to expand at a fairly high rate, according to Honolulu-based Facts Inc., yet the high volumes of LPG and naphtha feedstock required for new petrochemicals projects mask the fact that there has been a substantial slowdown in demand growth for non-feedstock petroleum fuels. In its Energy Advisory Number 245: Oil Product Balances East of Suez report,...