1. Saudi To Keep Crude Output High Amid Soaring Domestic Demand

    ...uthwest, will add a further 800,000 b/d by 2017. Currently running on light crude, the Satorp refinery will process heavy oil from the offshore Manifa oil field, currently producing 500,000 b/d, when fully operational. Manifa production is due to reach full capacity of 900,000 b/d next year.   The st...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013
  2. Abu Dhabi Puts Tacaamol Back On Track With Aromatics FEED

    ...12, with the aim of plant start-up in late 2017. The award of the first FEED only now suggests that start-up of the aromatics plant cannot be expected before 2018. Besides the reformer and aromatics units, Tacaamol Phase 1 will include a pipeline from the Ruwais refinery, an export tank farm, a jetty an...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013
  3. Bahrain Opts For 360,000 B/D Expansion

    ...rks a scaling back – amid financing concerns – from earlier more ambitious plans for expansion to 450,000 b/d and beyond (MEES, 19 December 2011).   The $5-6bn project will be completed in steps with the first phase to come online in 2017 and the final phase in 2020. Originally Bapco hoped to se...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013
  4. Iran Plans New Nuclear Plants, But Bushehr Still Offline

    ...6GW 4 Two 1.4GW plants u/c at Barakah. One plant due on-line each year during 2017-20. Source: MEES...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013
  5. BG Takes Further Egypt Hit; BP Upbeat On Drilling Success

    ...ated for late 2017 (MEES, 2 August).   Egypt ‘Gifted’ Products Imports Meanwhile, EGPC’s newly-appointed chairman Tarek El Molla says half of Egypt’s oil imports are “gifts” from Arab countries. Mr Molla, who recently replaced Tariq al-Barkatawi, told Egyptian daily Almasry Alyoum on 2 Se...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013
  6. Omani IWPP Sembcorp Salalah Launches $137Mn IPO

    ...the Salalah region, with a view to 2017 start-up.   The company intends to invite proposals for the 400MW Salalah 2 IPP this year (MEES, 26 July)....

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2013