1. Iraq’s Cabinet Approves Basra-Haditha Crude Oil Pipeline

    ...l to global markets, but plans to develop an alternative route via Aqaba were derailed by the rise of the Islamic State in 2014, with security still a major concern in Anbar.  IRAQ’S OIL & GAS PIPELINE SYSTEM  ...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2025
  2. Saudi Hikes Gasoline Prices, Hard On Heels Of Electricity Tariffs Rise

    ...erage household consumed 2,000kWh/month in 2014. Until this year such users paid just SR100 ($27)/month given that the first 2,000kWh/month of consumption was charged at SR0.05/kWh. From 1 January they will pay SR360 ($96)/month, a more than threefold increase. But with the price for usage above 6,...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 05 Jan 2018
  3. Qatar’s Laffan Refinery 2 Goes Commercial

    ...litter that was started up in 2009, will be delivered to an adjacent 101,000 b/d capacity diesel hydrotreater for the production of Euro-V specification diesel. Qatargas began testing the Laffan 2 splitter early in the fourth quarter of 2016. Building work began in 2014, under a $600mn engineering, pr...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 06 Jan 2017
  4. Riyadh Cuts Fuel Subsidies, Petchem Producers Count The Cost

    ...ar, with the impact being first reflected in results for the first quarter of 2016. All the companies will announce their annual figures for 2015 in the coming weeks. The 14 companies, whose total profits amounted to SR34.4bn ($9.17bn) for 2014, are expected to report a further decline linked to th...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2016
  5. New Gulf Petchems Start-Ups In Shadow Of Aramco Mega-Projects

    ...oject) Location Start-Up Main Products (‘000 T/Y) Borouge (Borouge 3)* Ruwais, UAE 2014 1,080 PE, 960 PP, 350 LDPE Sipchem* Ju...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 02 Jan 2015
  6. Iraq Defends Misan Refinery Deal

    ...tarem “has shown that it has well-known partner companies and financiers,” the ministry adds. Accordingly, “the memorandum of understanding was signed on 10 October 2013 and ends on 10 February 2014.” The ministry says it “will study and analyze all the presented” information and notes that “this me...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2014
  7. Tacaamol Aromatics JV

    ...livered through a pipeline that is part of the phase one work. Chemaweyaat in 2010 said the Tacaamol plant would incorporate a 70,000 b/d reformer. The project was intended for 2014 start-up, but the need to complete the FEED work and then award engineering, procurement and construction contracts me...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2014
  8. Gulf Refiners Set For Major Crude Distillation Capacity Boost

    ...abia 400 2013 Yasref (Saudi Aramco/Sinopec) Yanbu', Saudi Arabia 400 2014 Takreer Ruwais, UAE 41...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 04 Jan 2013