UAE

Near Capacity Production at Sharjah's LPG Plant

After overcoming a number of technical problems earlier this year, production at the Sharjah Liquefaction Company (Shalco) is close to reaching full capacity. The Shalco plant, which was commissioned in May 1986, is currently processing some 400mn cu. ft./day of wet gas to produce 7,000 b/d of propane, 5,000 b/d of butane and 4,000 b/d of condensate. The $300mn plant, which utilizes associated gas from the onshore Saaga field in...