1. Saudi Petchems Firms: Consolidation Ahead?

    ...merging the two companies,” while caveating that entering discussions “does not necessarily mean that the deal will take place.” Indeed, the companies entered into talks about a similar merger in 2011 without concluding a deal. The proposed merger comes at a time when Saudi petchems firms of al...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2020
  2. Qatar’s Oryx GTL Train 2 Offline Until 2Q21

    ...oject. However, its development cost trebled from $6bn at project go-ahead in 2006 to $18.5bn at project completion in 2011, while ramp-up to full capacity took a year longer than anticipated (MEES, 16 August 2013). Despite the problems experienced at Qatar’s two GTL plants, nearby Oman has designs to...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020
  3. Egypt Squeezes More Out Of Its Refining Fleet

    ...uge for 2019 as a whole, most products’ output grew year-on-year. However, jet-kero is the only product to reach a new record high, averaging 58,000 b/d. Analysis of the latest Jodi monthly data shows diesel at 149,000 b/d in 11M19, short of the record 163,000 b/d in 2011, while gasoline’s rally to 86...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 04
    Published at Fri, 24 Jan 2020