Oman’s Salalah Methanol Company (SMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Oman Oil Company (OOC), has secured US$728mn for funding Salalah ammonia plant from a mix of 12 international, regional and local banks
Petrochemicals
Saipem wins US$850mn pipeline contract in Kuwait’s Al Zour oil refinery
Italian engineering company Saipem has received a contract worth US$850mn from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to build 450km pipeline system for the new Al Zour refinery located in the south of Kuwait
Shell complete SADAF chemicals sale in KSA to SABIC for US$820mn
Shell has completed the sale of its 50 per cent share in SADAF, the petrochemicals joint venture, located in Al Jubail, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to SABIC for US$820 million
Sadara, the world’s largest chemicals complex built in a single phase, commemorates commissioning of all 26 plants
Commissioning of its last plant, the region’s first isocyanates facility, marks milestone achievement for the massive chemicals complex
Saudi Arabia to cut crude allocations by 520,000 bpd in September 2017
Saudi Aramco will cut crude oil allocations by at least 520,000 bpd to its customers worldwide in September 2017, in relation to Saudi Arabia’s commitment to OPEC’s deal on global supply reduction