Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has invited bidders to prequalify for projects linked to the US$3.6bn Liwa Plastics Project (LPP)
Petrochemicals
Saudi Arabia still ‘the largest petrochemical producer in GCC’
Saudi Arabia continues to be GCC’s largest petrochemical producer with an annual 244mn cu/m of capacity, a report from National Commercial Bank reveals
Saudi Aramco and Japanese partner to transfer shares to joint venture firm Petro Rabigh
Saudi Aramco and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical will transfer ownership of the planned US$8.5bn petrochemical facility to their joint venture Petro Rabigh in Q4 2014
Nexans wins power and cable contract for Laffan Refinery 2 in Qatar
CCJV, a joint venture between Chiyoda and Thailand’s CTCI, has awarded Nexans to provide power and instrumentation cable for the construction of Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2) at Doha in Qatar
Orpic gives technology licensor contracts worth US$80 million for LPP in Oman
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) has awarded five technology licensor contracts worth US$80mn for its US$3.6bn Liwa Plastic Project (LPP), scheduled for completion in 2018