VOL. XLIV

No 50

10-December-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Demand For Middle East PetroleumProducts Rising, But Markets Are Weak Says FACTS

Demand for Middle East petroleumproducts is volatile but with an underlying upward trend, according to Honolulu-basedFACTS Inc in its October 2001 Energy Advisory No 260: Middle Eastern ProductBalances: Where Are Exports Headed? (by Nancy Yamaguchi and FereidunFesharaki). The report, which studies Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen,...