Data collated from 2011 by the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA) has revealed that the UAE’s petrochemicals capacity amounted to 6mn tonnes during the year
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GE to provide equipment and services to Turkish refinery
GE will provide equipment and services for a major plant upgrade of the Izmit Tupras refinery, located on the Gulf of Izmit in Turkey
Foster Wheeler awarded US$500 million Kuwait refineries contract
Foster Wheeler has signed a contract worth US$500mn to manage and service a clean fuels project at two refineries in Kuwait
Aramco and Total to double investment in Jubail refinery project
Saudi Aramco and Total have announced their intention to double capital investment in their under-construction oil refinery joint venture in Jubail
Dow to target refining boom in the region
Larry Ryan, business director of Dows oil and gas division, believes that refining and gas processing will become one of the two main areas of growth in the Middle East