Petrochemicals
Overview »
Petrochemicals are chemicals made
from petroleum
(crude oil) and natural gas. Petroleum and natural gas are made up of
hydrocarbon molecules, which are comprised of one or more carbon atoms,
to
which hydrogen atoms are attached.
Currently, oil and gas are the main sources of the raw
materials
because they
are the least expensive, most readily available, and can be processed
most
easily into the primary petrochemicals listed on the left.
Only about five percent of the oil and gas consumed each year
is needed
to make
all the petrochemical products.
Petrochemicals have had a dramatic
impact on our food,
clothing, shelter, and leisure. Some synthetics, tailored for
particular uses,
actually perform better than products made by nature because of their
unique
properties.
Investment - why? »
The largest petrochemical industries are
to be found in the USA and
Western Europe, though the major growth in new production capacity is
in the
Middle East and Asia. There is a substantial
inter-regional trade in petrochemicals of all kinds.
With
recent record breaking oil prices and high natural gas
prices, the opportunity to invest and prosper from oil and gas
production has
become very attractive to investors. There
are two primary methods of investing in oil and gas.
The first is through stock ownership in an oil and gas company. The
second is
through direct participation (ownership) in one or several wells. Most
people
are familiar with stock ownership. However, many people are not
familiar with a
Direct Participation investment. To put it in a nutshell, private
investors own
a portion of the well and receive a corresponding share of the income
generated
by the well. The investment benefit derived by ownership is paid to the
investor without income taxes being deducted.
We strive towards minimizing Investor
risks and at the same time fulfilling Investor appetite for faster
returns.
Investment - how? »
Fuelled by a strong resources sector, and
with business investment rising by an average of 12.5 percent a month
since
2005 GMI Co has much to offer private investors
when it comes to investing in industry and
resources sectors.