oil and gas
Dow and Saudi Aramco $20 billion Sadara takes shape Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) is a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Once complete, Sadara petrochemical complex will be one of the world’s largest integrated chemical complex and the largest ever built in a single phase. The facility […]
OMV and Wintershall to appraise Shuwaihat sour gas and condensate field The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), signed a Technical Evaluation Agreement (TEA) with OMV Abu Dhabi E&P GmbH (OMV) and Wintershall Middle East GmbH – Abu Dhabi (Wintershall) to appraise the sulfur rich sour gas (H2S and CO2) and condensate field in Shuwaihat. This Agreement is […]
Definition UHMWPE is the acronym of Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene UHMWPE is a linear, low-pressure, Ziegler-type-catalyst, polyethylene resin. Comments UHMWPE has an extremely weight-average molecular weight, approximately ten times that of high molecular weight, High density polyethylene (HDPE) resins. Because of its ultra high molecular density, UHMWPE has both the highest abrasion resistance and highest impact strength of any plastic. In […]
Sabic expands Kayan complex into strategic chemicals Saudi Kayan (Kayan) is an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) to run and operate one of the largest petrochemical complex in the world located in the Jubail Industrial City. Sabic designed it to reduce Saudi economy reliance on crude oil in bringing up to the market high added […]
Shell do not revise its offer on Cove Energy against PTT Last February, Shell Exploration and Production B.V.(Shell) had made an offer on to take over Cove Energy (Cove), then the Thai National Oil Company (NOC), PTTEP came into the game with the counter offer. After different bids, both companies maintained their conditions, Shell at $0.220 per share and PTTEP at $0.240 while Coves‘ […]
Definition HVDC is the acronym of High Voltage Direct Current. HVDC refers to a technology to transmit high electric power across long distances, typically several hundreds kilometers Comments The modern form of HVDC transmission uses technology developed extensively in the 1930s in Sweden by ABB. Early commercial installations included one in Russia in 1951 between Moscow […]
Wentworth leads consortium with Cove Energy and Maurel & Prom The Dubai-based Wentworth Resources (Wentworth) is an independent oil and gas company with natural gas production and a committed exploration program in the Rovuma Basin of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Wentworth and its concession partners Cove Energy (Cove) and Maurel & Prom own a gas […]
Gazprom and Novatek to boost Yamal giant fields development The Yamal Peninsula and the near by Gydan Peninsula concentrate among the biggest reserves of natural gas and condensate in the world. The exploration of the Yamal Peninsula and offshore area around has disclosed 11 natural gas and 15 oil, natural gas and condensate fields with approximately: – 16 trillion cubic […]
