A change in tariff structure was meant to spark a conservation surge
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Oil and gas contractors urged to change
Nabil Helou claims current climate puts clients in driving seat
The first casualty
They say truth is the first casualty of war, and if that’s the case it seems that trust has been the first casualty of the global recession.
The Kingdom
The region’s largest oil producer is stepping up its efforts to become the centre of the Middle Eastern petrochemicals worldwide hub. The question now is can it make it?
In the spotlight: Saudi Aramco
A closer look at the national oil company charged with combining state building with profits.
Looking ahead
Mohamed Al-Mady, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), and chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association reveals his hopes and predictions for the year ahead.
Rocky road ahead
2009 will prove tight for new entrants, but relationships built in the last cycle will sustain the established upstream players.
Asset management
2008 has proven to be a suprisingly turbulent year across all international markets. Omar al Quqa, executive vice president of Kuwait’s Global Investment House, gives his views on the outlook for prices and production in the regional petrochemicals sector