VOL. XXXIV

NO.15

14-JANUARY-1991

Saudi Arabia

Tenders for Ibn Sina MTBE Plant

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) was due last week to receivethe tender bids for the engineering, procurement and construction contract forthe projected 500,000 ton/year methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plant which isto be built at Jubail by SABIC's affiliate, the National Methanol Company (IbnSina). Five companies - M W Kellogg, Brown and Root, Bechtel, Fluor Daniel andSnamprogetti - are understood to...