"As one of the largest contributors to Oman's economy, the efficiency and performance of Oman LNG, a company in which Shell has a 30 per cent shareholding, has also to be gauged by its service to the community, as much as its ability to meet its commercial objectives," says Agnus Cassens, GM and CEO of Oman LNG. 'Shell in the Middle East' goes to Sur to talk to Agnus Cassens, and to the key administrators - and many of the beneficiaries - of OLNG's community programmes...

Charles Watson, a Director of Shell Gas & Power, gives an overview of how the events of September 11th have affected Shell's business activities in the Middle East to date, and assesses their effect on business in the region in the future...