VOL. XLVI

No 2

13-January-2003

QATAR

Foster Wheeler And UOP-UK Win LAB Project Contracts

Qatar Petroleum (QP) on 6 January signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) and project management consultancy (PMC) contract for a linear alkyl benzene (LAB) project with UK-based Foster Wheeler, and a process technology license and guarantee contract with UOP-UK. The LAB will be produced from n-paraffin and benzene. The n-paraffin plant will be designed to process hydro-treated straight-run kerosene...