1. Uniper Seeks Buyers For Fujairah Refinery

    ...rket. The two-train topping plant started commercial operations in 2017, and Uniper says it has “the capacity to produce about 5mn t/y of marine fuels with sulfur content as low as 0.1% and up to IMO 2020 specifications [0.5%].” The refinery runs on crude oil feedstock imported on tankers. Data in...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 18 Nov 2022
  2. Adnoc/ADQ JV Launches $5bn Plan For Ruwais Petchems

    ...18). This is part of a 2030 strategy to boost refining capacity by 60% to 1.44mn b/d and more than triple petchems capacity to 14.4mn t/y by 2025 (MEES, 1 December 2017). Adnoc and ADQ announced on 10 November that ‘anchor’ projects will be promoted as part of a $5bn first phase of the park, with de...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2020
  3. IEA Report Offers Succour To Gulf Refiners’ Petchems-Focused Strategies

    ...Gulf NOCs have put petchems at the heart of their downstream strategies. The latest IEA forecast suggests this is a prudent approach. Global oil demand is expected to grow by 12% from almost 95mn b/d in 2017 to over 106mn b/d in 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from the In...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 16 Nov 2018
  4. Adnoc Adds To Ambitious Downstream Plans, Mulls Retail IPO

    ...vestment decision for these was intended by the end of 2017, but there have been no reports of feasibility studies so far. Adnoc also plans a gasoline and aromatics project at Ruwais, to be integrated with existing refining units, but has not announced a schedule. This week Adnoc signed an MoU with Sp...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 17 Nov 2017
  5. Saudi Exports, Output Full Steam Ahead Pre-Opec Meeting

    ...,000 b/d to 41,000 b/d. Yanbu’s manager Shaker Mahrous says “In terms of gasoline production, Yanbu Refinery is already in 2017, as it has achieved its 2017 year-end gasoline production target.” Refined products demand declined by 7% from 2.186mn b/d to 2.028mn b/d for September, and demand is slightly lo...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 18 Nov 2016