1. Turkey’s Petkim Readies For Integration Of STAR Refinery

    ...ochu, under a $3.5bn engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract. Petkim plans to start up the plant in the first half of 2017 and does not foresee a shutdown for the hook-up of the two plants. Tecnicas Reunidas says the refinery will produce 4.8mn t/y of ultra-low su...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  2. Saudi Refineries Output 2013

    ...amco 62.5%, Sinopec 37.5% 400       from 2017           Ja...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  3. Oman’s Raeco Targets 25% Rural Renewables

    ...erates the small Duqm and Musandam electricity grids, with diesel-fired capacities of 67MW and 88MW respectively. Raeco plans to add another 80MW of diesel capacity in Duqm by 2017 and is considering a 300-400MW gas-fired plant. In Musandam Raeco is finalizing the expansion of Khasab power station with 8M...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  4. Business As Usual For ADCO After Majors’ Departure

    ...the fact that the fields lie in an environmentally sensitive area. The UAE is targeting production capacity of 3.5mn b/d from 2.8mn b/d currently through further development of its onshore and offshore fields by 2020, somewhat later than the original 2017-18 target. This delay is due to a host of...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  5. Egypt To Slash Petroleum Subsidies As Part Of New Budget

    ...% of GDP to health, education and scientific research by 2017, compared to 6% of GDP in 2013-14. It will aim to achieve sustained economic growth and restore confidence in the Egyptian economy, by adopting a number of reforms intended to correct structural imbalances in public finances, and achieve fi...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  6. Palestinian Natural Gas Ambitions

    ...viathan field coming onstream in either late 2016 or early 2017. The distribution system in the Gaza Strip is even more in need of investment.  In 2007, the World Bank estimated losses during distribution to be around 25%.  An equivalent figure for Jordan was half this and for Israel it was ar...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014