1. Dow Seeks Local Partner For New Coatings Plant

    ...nstructed in Jubail Industrial City, to be operational in 2014. It will be located next to the $20bn Sadara 3mn tons/year integrated petrochemical project which is being implemented by Dow and Saudi Aramco (MEES, 2 April). The spokesperson said that at this stage it is too early to say conclusively whether an...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 09 Apr 2012
  2. Russia’s Transneft Claims Bulgaria Delaying Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline Project

    ...34mn b/d) with completion due in 2014 (MEES, 11 January).   KazMunaiGaz Trade House, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil and gas company, KazMunaiGaz, will seek to sell crude oil to North American and China by 2015, General Director Daniyar Belibyaev said on 1 April, according to In...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 12 Apr 2010
  3. Laffan Condensate Refinery Inaugurated, Expansion Work Expected In 2011

    ...e contract in May 2005 (MEES, 27 June 2005). The plant foundation stone was laid in April 2006 (MEES, 24 April 2006). The refinery was originally scheduled for start‐up in the fourth quarter of 2008, but before it was finished Qatar said it planned to double its capacity by 2014 (MEES, 10 September 20...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 12 Apr 2010
  4. Moody’s Rates Qatar’s $3Bn Bond Issuance At Aa2

    ...vernment of Qatar’s existing issuer ratings are also Aa2 with a stable outlook. The total size of the bond issuance was $3bn, split into two tranches: a $2bn tranche maturing in 2014 and a $1bn tranche maturing in 2019. The proceeds from the bonds will be used for general funding, including the pr...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 13 Apr 2009
  5. Saudi Aramco Looks To Implement PETRORabigh II Amid Downstream Go-Slow

    ...raxylene feedstock from the aromatics complex. A propylene unit will utilize ethylene and a mixed C4 stream, and will also supply the derivatives units. Once the project gets final approval, construction should begin in 2011 with start-up due in 2014....

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 13 Apr 2009