VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Allocates 160Mn CFD Of Natural Gas To NPIC Methanol Project

Saudi Aramco announced on 15 October that it had allocated 160mn cfd of natural gas as feedstock for a methanol and acetic acid plant to be set up by the privately-owned National Petrochemicals Industrialization Company (NPIC) in Jubail Industrial City. A Saudi Aramco statement said the allocation was in line with the companys efforts to encourage industrialization and create jobs...