1. Saudi Aramco Eyes 550,000 B/D Expansion

    ...  SAUDI ARABIA   Saudi Aramco Eyes 550,000 B/D Expansion   State-oil firm Saudi Aramco will add 550,000 b/d of production capacity at its currently-producing Khurais and Shaybah fields by 2017, CEO Khalid al-Falih announced on 5 March. These are the first major up...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013
  2. End In Sight For Oman, BP Tight Gas Negotiations

    ...most one year pushing the projected start up to the second half of 2017. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts were originally meant to be tendered in July last year, analyzed in 4Q12 and awarded last month; but disagreements on the key issues have resulted in lengthy delays. BP wa...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013
  3. Algeria Preparing Tender For Biskra And Tiaret Refineries

    ...ce-president Abdelkader Benchouia. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of an exhibition in Oran, he said the two “same specification” refinery projects – at Biskra and Tiaret – are part of a $14bn program to build four new refineries, all of which are scheduled to enter service in 2017. Refineries at...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013
  4. Bahrain Refinery Study Set For June Completion

    ...stream by 2017 and the last one by 2020.” MEES understands that the cost of the expansion will be $5-9bn, depending on the finalized scope of the project. In January, Bapco appointed HSBC and BNP Paribas to advise the company on the refinery expansion’s financials.    Bapco is not cu...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013