Gulf Petrochemical Industry Weathering Oil Price Storm
Lesson Brief
Al Sharq Al Awsat
On December 28, Al Sharq Al Awsat reported that the drop in worldwide oil prices has caused concern in Gulf countries. The petrochemical industry, however, claims to be weathering the storm. Industry officials are encouraging investment in the sector, which they maintain has shown continual increasing demand.
Click and Match
- packaging (lit. filling and wrapping)
- التعبئة والتغليف
- productive capacity
- طاقة إنتاجية
- basic raw materials
- مواد خام أساسية
- petrochemicals
- بتروكيماويات
- market trends
- مجريات السوق
- relative to, in relation to
- قياسا بِه
- it is expected that
- من المتوقع أن
- to enjoy, to have at one's disposal
- تَمَتَّعَ ، يَتَمَتَّعُ بِه
- slight change
- تغيير طفيف
- to depend on
- اعْتَمَدَ ، يَعْتَمِدُ على