Energy investment advisory series No. 3: Investment opportunities in the Persian Gulf energy sector

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/29290· OSTI ID:29290

Hadgen, R E

Sometimes the greatest investment opportunities are in those areas where the least progress seems to be taking place. This report describes energy-based developments taking place in the Persian/Arabian Gulf. The 8 Gulf states are building their nations; each has large minority groups and swelling populations; their economies are built on one product (hydrocarbons). Large expatriate populations, being integrated into local societies and economies, have led to hostility and guarded access to contacts with the outside world. Gulf nations cannot benefit from any oil price rise as they did in the past, as their populations have grown too rapidly. Policies change daily and can be changed back to original ones as well as into new ones. Since the oil and gas industries are the primary source of government revenue, oil and gas are likely to remain longest under government control. A breakdown of energy-base investment potentials in the Middle East is tabulated: upstream oil, refining, domestic oil marketing, upstream gas, LNG, electricity, petrochemical.

• Research Organization: East-West Center, Honolulu, HI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-93EP10050
• OSTI ID: 29290
• Report Number(s): DOE/EP/10050--T4; ON: DE95008742
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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