1. Abu Dhabi Shakes Up Adnoc Management

    ...ctor in his appointment. Adco is targeting production of 1.8mn b/d by 2018, pushed back from 2017, but with output largely stalled at 1.6mn b/d, it may miss this target. WILL HE TWEAK ADCO TERMS? One issue facing Mr Ghafli is whether to improve the terms on offer to IOCs looking to join the Ad...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 20 May 2016
  2. Iran Taps China For $1.5bn Refinery Upgrade, Warns Over Lack Of Upstream Progress

    ...pacity is 1.86mn b/d; completion of the three projects would lift crude and condensate processing capacity to 2.85mn b/d. Persian Gulf Star is the most advanced of the three, with NIORDC saying the first of three 120,000 b/d splitters is due to start up by the end of March 2017. Alireza Sadeqabadi, ma...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 20 May 2016
  3. Saudi Edges Up Capacity, Looks To IPPs For Boost

    ...arted up in third quarter 2014 is expected to reach full commercial operation this year, the 2.10GW Rabigh-2 CCGT plant is expected to start commercial operation in June 2017, and the 1.5GW Fadhili cogen JV between SEC and Aramco is “currently at the proposal phase.” SEC expects the signing of a co...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 20 May 2016
  4. Saudi 2030 Plans: Turning The Vision Into Reality

    ...troChina’s valuation briefly topped $1 trillion in the wake of its November 2007 floatation: it is now worth $192bn. LATE 2017: 5% ARAMCO LISTING? “What we’ve been hearing from the local banks and brokers we’ve been speaking to, who are among the biggest in the region, is that the Aramco listing will ta...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 20 May 2016