Amec Foster Wheeler has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Sonatrach for three new refineries in Algeria
Petrochemicals
Oman’s Mina Al Fahal Refinery reaches record capacity utilisation
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company’s (Orpic) Mina Al Fahal Refinery in Muscat has reported the utilisation of a record capacity of 94 per cent in 2015, according to industry sources
Oman to build largest Sebacic acid plant in the world
Omani investors have collaborated with an Indian company in creating a joint venture (JV) to build world’s biggest Sebacic acid plant in the Duqm Free Zone
Saudi Aramco eyes to buy refinery from India’s Essar Group
Saudi Aramco has completed preliminary discussions with India’s Essar Group with regards to buying the latter’s refinery business for US$5.5bn
Gulf Petrochem announces US$50mn Fujairah Terminal expansion plan
Gulf Petrochem Group has announced its expansion plans for Fujairah Terminal ahead of its EPC tender that is expected to go out early next week