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Methanex starts up production in Egypt, Canada

Global methanol producer Methanex said on Thursday that it had started production at its facility in Egypt as well as its Medicine Hat plant in Alberta, Canada, citing strong demand for the chemical.

SABIC, Asahi and Mitsubishi ink JV for Middle East acrylonitrile, sodium cyanide projects

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. signed a strategic joint venture (JV) agreement to build a manufacturing plant for acrylonitrile and sodium cyanide, with subsequent sales and distribution to be carried by the partners.

Qatargas inks LNG supply deal with UK’s Centrica

Qatargas said it signed an agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Centrica, the largest UK supplier of gas to customers. Under the deal, Qatargas will deliver up to 2.4 million metric tons/year of LNG from the Qatargas 4 project to the UK Isle of Grain terminal for the next three years.

Shaw Group awarded FEED contract for UAE liquid storage tanks

The Shaw Group Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the replacement of two liquid storage tanks by Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Co. (ADGAS).

KBR inks engineering contract with Saudi Aramco

KBR today announced that its newly-established Middle East-based engineering company has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract from the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) as part of its general engineering services plus (GES+) initiative.

IPIC proceeds with plan for $3bn UAE refinery, gives engineering deal to Shaw

International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC) announced that it is proceeding with the implementation of a 200,000 bbl/day refinery at Fujairah, at an estimated cost of $3 billion.

French, Saudi companies form JV to offer natural gas treatment services

Shoaibi Group have signed a joint‐venture agreement with natural gas technology and equipment supplier Prosernat of France to form Prosernat Saudi Arabia Ltd. (PNSA).

Merichem installing H2S treatment system at new grassroots DRI facility

Merichem has entered into a licensing and equipment-supply agreement with a supplier of direct reduced iron (DRI) facilities to install a LO-CAT hydrogen sulfide treatment system at a new grassroots facility in the Middle East.

Invensys and ACM partner up

Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, today announced that it will be the exclusive provider of a unique process safety decision-support solution from ACM Facility Safety, a division of ACM Automation.