French oil major Total has said that a consortium, led by PetroChina and Petronas, has started production at the Halfaya field in Iraq
Petrochemicals
Jacobs wins Saudi Kayan contract
Jacobs Engineering Group has won a design contract from Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (Saudi Kayan) to develop a process design package (PDP) and front-end engineering design (Feed) for its upcoming plant in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Sabic awards EPC contracts for elastomers project in Jubail
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) has said its joint-venture affiliate, Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya), has awarded EPC contracts to Daelim Industries, Technip, and Tecnicas Reunidas for its elastomers project in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Well tests begins to flow again for Max Petroleum
Max Petroleum has announced that its ASK-J2 well in Asanketken field has begun testing and is flowing at a stable rate of 503 barrels of oil per day with no water
GCC recorded 13.5 per cent rise in petroleum production capacity in 2011
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Associations (GPCA) recently released annual report has shown that the GCC’s petrochemical production capacity grew by 13.5 per cent in 2011