Saudi Arabia is likely to import record volumes of diesel in summer 2013 as it gears up to meet the rising travel needs during the fasting month of Ramadan

Saudi Aramco has restarted its Yanbu Refinery after two months of maintenance work intended to bring a new clean-fuel project online

Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC), a subsidiary of Industries Qatar, is planning to increase production of MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether), a gasoline additive, in refineries at Mesaieed and Ras Laffan due to increasing demand for cleaner fuels in Qatar

Iran has revealed plans to establish a petrochemical hub near the Sea of Oman in an attempt to facilitate exports to India and China

Gulf RAK Oil, a joint venture of the Ras Al Khaimah government and Hinduja Group’s Gulf Oil International, has opened a lubrication manufacturing plant