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Italian refiner Saras starts repaying Iranian oil debt

Italian oil refiner Saras has paid back part of the debt it owes Iran for cargoes of crude oil taken before sanctions were imposed on the country in 2012.

Egypt studies 8 state-owned oil companies for IPO or share

Egypt's Ministry of Investment will assess eight state-owned petroleum companies for their suitability for a possible listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange.

Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>

Choose the most appropriate modeling approach for reactors

Reliance Industries Ltd.: Jain, A. A.  |  Gupta, A.

The efficient operation and design of any reactor depends on the know-how regarding the chemical reaction and the hydrodynamics inside the reactor.

Sample heat transfer fluids to offset carbon effects on thermal plant efficiency

Global Heat Transfer: Wright, C.

The long-term viability of a plant depends on maintaining continuous output and reducing production costs.

Understand the sources of oil pollution in water

NEL: Yang, M.

Oil in water is one of the most common types of water pollution.

SABIC wants to grow its way out of earnings slump

SABIC aims to grow its way out of an extended earnings slump brought on by the impact of lower oil prices on the petrochemicals sector.

SABIC decision on Exxon petrochemicals venture likely by Q2 2017

A decision on whether SABIC will go ahead with a JV with Exxon Mobil will likely be made by Q2 2017.

Saudi cleaner fuels project harvests foreign bids to build

Foreign engineering companies have bid to build Saudi Aramco's clean fuels project at the state oil giant's Ras Tanura refinery.

Aden refinery criticizes Yemen government crude sale to Glencore

Yemen sold 3 MMbbl of crude to Glencore in a move that drew criticism from the main refinery struggling to provide fuel for local power stations.