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1. 1. International Herald Tribune > Business > BP invests in Saudi chemicals

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   Published on: 6/8/2005   Last Visited: 6/8/2005

   Innovene, BP's petrochemical and refining unit, and Jeddah-based Delta International, which is closely held, would be equal partners in the venture to produce ethylene and other chemicals used in plastics, said Andrew Barton, BP's chief representative in Saudi Arabia. "Saudi Arabia is one of the best places in the world to produce petrochemicals given competitively priced feedstock and excellent infrastructure," Barton said by telephone from Riyadh. BP also said in a statement on Wednesday that it may sell part of Innovene to the public later this year. The preliminary agreement gives BP a presence in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest holder of oil reserves, where competitors, including Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch/Shell Group already have joint ventures. So far BP's investment in Saudi Arabia, including a jet fuel and oil lubricants plant, come to no more than $100 million, Barton said. He added that BP planned to invest more in the country, but declined to give further details. The proposed plant with Delta will be located at Jubail, an industrial park on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast, Barton said.

2. 2. Economist credits OPEC for price stability - September 21, 2003 - Petroleum News

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   Published on: 1/9/2003   Last Visited: 10/11/2003

   Saudi Arabia and some other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries calmed the oil markets in recent months, as production from Russian sources soaked up increased consumption around the world, according to BP's Middle East economist, Andrew Barton.
   
   Emergency stocks in consuming countries weren't even tapped during the Iraqi war because the response by OPEC's producers worked "according to plan," Barton said in remarks to industry and business leaders in Abu Dhabi.
   
   Energy demand is growing more slowly now than it was in the 1990s due to slowing Asian economies, environmental concerns, and more efficient use of energy, he said. Natural gas will continue to be the fastest-growing major energy source in the near future, Barton said, because of environmental issues involving other fuels.
   
   Russia's production is growing as Western technology has been introduced and Russian companies have forged partnerships with the big international firms. Other production is also coming on line in the Caspian region, the deep waters off Canada, and the Atlantic Basin, Barton noted, with daily output from those three regions now totaling 8.2 million barrels a day, up 1.3 million barrels over just the last two years.

3. 3. The Thired Middle East Conference

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   Published on: 2/6/2002   Last Visited: 8/19/2003

   Second row (left to right), Sowelim Al-Shamrie (Saudi Aramco), Mansour Al-Lahiani (SAICS-ACS), Dr. Soliman Al- Khowaiter (KACST), Ahmad Alajaji (Bechtel), Andrew Barton (BP Amoco), Stephen Key (AEM), Adel Abdulla (AEM), Abdullah Al-Zahrani (Social Committee Chairman, SABIC), Ibrahim Al-Hammad (Publicity Committee Chairman, SABIC), Ghuloom Ansari (Exhibition Committee Chairman, BAPCO).