Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 23

6-Jun-2011

Shah Field Doubts Cast Shadow Over Abu Dhabis Petchem Ambitions

Abu Dhabis goal to become a major global petrochemical player faces feedstock problems due to delays in developing a new 400,000 b/d refinery at Ruwais, and upstream projects including the $10bn, 500mn cfd Shah gas field, Nick Wilson reports from Abu Dhabi.

Partially state-owned petrochemical firm Borouges ethylene cracker expansion to 3.6mn tons/year by 2014 depends on the...