VOL. XXXVI

NO. 15

11-JANUARY-1993

SAUDI ARABIA

Cheaper Saudi Butane Feedstock Could Boost MTBE Projects

The decision by the Saudi Arabian Marketing and Refining Company (Samarec) tosupply butane feedstock for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) projects in SaudiArabia at a 30% discount on the lowest market price could lead to aproliferation of MTBE projects in the Kingdom. These could be joint ventureswith foreign partners or completely Saudi-owned. The change in butane feedstockpricing policy, was...