Middle East
Dow, Saudi Aramco finalize Sadara Chemical JV
Saudi Aramco CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih and Dow CEO Andrew N. Liveris have formalized their joint venture (JV) for Sadara Chemical Co. by signing the shareholders agreement. Ali Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and chairman of Saudi Aramco, presided over the weekend ceremony.
Siemens to supply compressor train for Saudi PTA plant expansion
Siemens Energy has received an order to supply a new compressor train as part of an expansion project at the Ibn Rushd PTA (purified terephthalic acid) plant in Saudi Arabia. The purchaser is Taiwan's CTCI Corp., the largest engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company in Taiwan.
Saudi Aramco, Dow see “significant progress” on chemical venture
The establishment of Sadara Chemical Company, a planned joint venture under formation between Dow Chemical and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), is making significant progress following the authorization by both companies in late July, officials from Dow said on Tuesday.
Axens to design, license technology to Iraq refinery
Iraq’s State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), part of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, has awarded Axens the basic design and license contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Nassiriya, Iraq.
Foster Wheeler wins management deal for Egypt compression project
Foster Wheeler has received a contract from Apache Khalda Corp. to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to oversee the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Qasr compression project in Egypt.
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