For those companies whose products and/or services are intended for the Oil and Gas Industry, the following facts are undeniable:

1.World total Crude Oil Reserves are stated to be 1,016 bil bbls with Middle Eastern Oil Reserves are estimated at 675 bil bbls.

2.World total Natural Gas Reserves are stated to be 5,149 tril cuft with Middle Eastern Natural Gas Reserves are estimated at 1,749 tril cuft.

3.World Petroleum consumption rose from 66 to 75 Mil bbl/d from 1990 to 1999 while dry Natural Gas consumption rose from 74 to 84 bil cuft/d in that sense period.

4.Regardless the ever-changing social political, and/or economic events in the region, 66% of the globe’s recoverable oil and 35% of recoverable natural gas will keep the Middle East the focal point for Oil and Gas Industry investment for decades to come.

5.Beyond key contacts within each major producer, BDC has an active contact list of 1300 mid-to-senior managers active directly and/or indirectly serving the region's Oil and Gas, Construction, EPC, and Engineering communities.