Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 2

11-Jan-2010

QATAR

QP And ExxonMobil Sign Petrochemical Complex Agreement

Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ExxonMobil have signed an agreement to develop a new petrochemical complex in the industrial city of Ras Laffan, it was announced 6 January. The proposed facility, which is expected to begin production in the fourth quarter of 2015, will include the worlds largest steam cracker, with a 1.6mn tons/year capacity, polyethylene plants and one of the worlds largest...