1. Oman’s OQ Raises $750mn Bond As It Looks To Bring Delayed Downstream Projects Online

    ...nterpiece of a new industrial city – the Special Economic Zone (SEZAD) of Duqm, which was established in 2011 to “diversify the national economy.” To provide power and water to SEZAD, Oman is building a 326MW combined cycle power plant integrated with a 36,000m³/day reverse osmosis desalination plant close to...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 07 May 2021
  2. Sabic Boosts Transparency Ahead Of Aramco Takeover

    ...17 slump (see chart). Historical Sabic data does not break out fertilizers and metals before 2015. While total Sabic output reached a record 75.3mn tons in 2018, annual total production had hovered around the 70mn tons level during 2011-17 after regular annual growth previously. Last year Sa...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 03 May 2019
  3. Aramco Boosts Downstream, International Experience

    ...itish MD of Shell 1991-98, Chair 1998-2001 Andrew Gould British Chairman Schlumberger 2003-11, BG 2011-12 Amin Nasser Sa...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 04 May 2018
  4. Petro Rabigh, Chemanol Restart Offline Units

    ...rivatives – for an undisclosed period in 2015 for testing and inspection. This will be the plant’s second such shutdown since 2011, although the company says a five-year interval is typical for the industry. Petro Rabigh was hit last year by two utilities outages that necessitated repair and maintenance work on...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 02 May 2014
  5. GCC Polymers Capacity Expansion ‘Tremendous’

    ...astics Industry – Facts and Figures 2012, says this represents a 13% capacity increase over 2011. “Throughout the past five years,” says the report, “the GCC region went through tremendous polymers capacity expansion with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16%.” The largest growth in percentage te...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 03 May 2013
  6. Sabic To Cut EU Interests

    ...BIC first quarter net profits fell 10% year-on-year, as planned maintenance hit production and sales volumes. Net income for 1Q13 was SR6.56bn ($1.75bn), compared with SR7.27bn ($1.94bn) for 1Q12. Full year 2012 profits fell 15% to SR24.7bn ($6.59bn) from SR29.24bn ($7.80bn) in 2011 (MEES, 15 February).  ...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 03 May 2013