Despite low crude prices, Qatar’s non-oil economy is still strong – unlike the more sluggish growth of neighboring Gulf countries – and its demand for refined oil products has more than doubled in five years with huge infrastructure investments ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and its expansion of the civil aviation industry. Qatar’s average daily consumption of refined oil products — including gasoline and jet fuel – hit a record 228,000 barrels per day between January and May 2016, Bloomberg reports, quoting data by the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI). That’s more than double the demand from 2011. Qatar is investing US$200 billion to upgrade its infrastructure for hosting the World Cup, although its treatment of migrant workers at facilities has sparked huge controversies. The country is also investing in the fleet expansion of Qatar Airways, which has pushed kerosene demand up to 113,000 barrels […]