Saudi Aramco has restarted its Yanbu Refinery after two months of maintenance work intended to bring a new clean-fuel project online
Petrochemicals
QAFAC plans to boost MTBE output to meet growing clean fuel demands
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 to build petrochemical hub near Sea of Oman
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 sets up lubricant plant
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
Fluor awarded Al-Karaana Petrochemical Complex contract
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell have awarded engineering construction firm Fluor a contract for front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the Al-Karaana Petrochemicals Complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City