They first turned toward the oil-producing nations of the Middle East, but the petrochemical industry there was still in its infancy, leading the company toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico.
在海外找石化業的原料，首先想到的是產油國家，但當時中東產油國的石化業尚未起步；所以就考慮到美國的墨西哥灣區。