
petrochemical industry
BASF selected US Texas Freeport for greenfield MTO The German chemical giant BASF SE (BASF) has selected its Freeport existing site on the Texas US Gulf Coast to build a greenfield Methane-To-Olefins (MTO) complex based on the critical methane-to-propylene (MTP) conversion. While the Bundestag, the German Parliament, continues to debate about the opportunity to allow or […]
Sempra to capitalize on Cameron LNG project learnings The California-based midstream company Sempra Energy (Sempra) submitted a Pre-file application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project at Port Arthur in Texas, USA. With this initiative Sempra is willing to capitalize on its experience acquired from the Cameron […]
Aramco System A shale gas project at bidding stage The national oil company (NOC) Saudi Aramco set at March 15th 2015 the deadline for the engineering services companies to submit technical and commercial offers for the System A pilot project to develop shale gas fields in the north of the Kingdom. If Saudi Arabia is […]
Shell and Gasco study Bab Sour Gas Development The international oil company (IOC) Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) subsidiary Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (Gasco) are preparing the front end engineering and design (FEED) work for the non-associated gas Bab Sour Gas Field Development project in the United Arab […]
Takamul to call for tender Sohar PTA and PET projects The joint venture Oman International Petrochemical Industry Company (OIPIC) between the State-owned companies Takamul Investment Company (Takamul), Oman Oil Company (OOC) and the South Korean LG Corporation (LG) is preparing the call for tender to invite engineering companies to bid for the engineering, procurement and […]
OGC to link Saih Nihayda to Port of Duqm in Oman The state-owned Oman Gas Company SAOC (OGC) is preparing to award the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the construction of the gas pipeline between Saih Nihayda and the Port of Duqm in the Sultanate of Oman. As the main midstream company in […]
Saudi Aramco at FEED for three shale gas projects Saudi Aramco is preparing to award front end engineering and design (FEED) contracts to develop shale gas reserves as pilot projects in three different basins of Saudi Arabia. Despite all the challenges to implement the hydraulic fracturing techniques in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom is keen to […]
GALNG secured land for American Coast LNG Terminal The Houston-based General American LNG LLNC (GALNG) company is securing land along the US Gulf Coast to build and operate the American Coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal project. This American Coast LNG Terminal project is expanding the long list of the already announced LNG production and export facilities […]