Descrizione

4to. 58 (instead of 68) pp., including wrappers. With a map of the Gulf to front cover. Stapled. Early issue of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation's company magazine. Printed almost entirely in Arabic, it includes an interview with the Kuwaiti minister of finance and oil, along with a profile of Dubai, deemed the "pearl of the Arabian coast". Further articles elaborate on maritime border problems in the Gulf, the growing potential of the petrochemical industry in the Arab countries, matters of refinement and manufacturing, and the problem of finding suitable means for price stabilisation. Comprises a news bar quoting headlines from relevant news sources in the petroleum industry, including the American Oil and Gas Journal (references printed in English). - Lacking pp. 31-38. Wrappers somewhat creased; a few small marginal tears. - Cf. OCLC 4964731.