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Focus on Trinidad
Jane Rothenberg & Amy Wishner
The following article treats the oil industry in Trini- dad, the industry that is the lifeblood of the Trinidad economy. For that reason it is affected by and affects all classes, sectors and interests within the country.
The Caribbean Export Refining Center
David Kinley & Michele Salkind
INTRODUCTION Since the beginning of the century, oil has played a major role in the economies and societies of the Caribbean. Major and minor oil companies alike have come to depend on this string of small islands to process petroleum from all over the world and ship it out to widespread markets.