TITLE

Petroleum Industry & Trade

PUB. DATE

January 2002

SOURCE

Crude Petroleum Industry Yearbook;2002, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Industry Profile

DOC. TYPE

Industry Overview

ABSTRACT

Presents an economic analysis of the Crude Petroleum Industry as of January 2002. Overview of the current state of the sector; Factors affecting its financial health and how insiders are reacting to those issues; How demand for the products has changed and what is expected for the future; Performance of the domestic and international markets; Industry structure and financial performance within those sectors; Important developments within the industry that have been impacted by government policies; Economic outlook.

ACCESSION #

6398475

Tags: PETROLEUM industry

 

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