Thamir A. Al Ghadhban, the deputy prime minister of Iraq, and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi met in Baghdad
Petrochemicals
Iraq to become the third largest oil supplier by 2030: IEA
Iraq could be the world’s third largest oil supplier by 2030 after the US and Brazil, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)
McDermott wins Kuwait petrochemicals contract
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), has announced that it has awarded a technology contract to the US-based engineering firm McDermott International
Saudi Aramco to acquire Shell’s share of SASREF refining joint venture
Shell has announced that Saudi Aramco will buy a 50 per cent share of the SASREF joint venture in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, for US$631mn
Middle East polythene capacity set to grow at 6.3 per cent: GlobalData
Middle East polyethylene capacity is expected to increase from 20.80 mtpa in 2018 to 28.52 mtpa in 2023 at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 6.3 per cent, according to data and analytics company GlobalData