Iran exported US$5.3 billion worth of petrochemicals in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 21), according to the Iranian Oil Ministry.

Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (Tasweeq) sold its first cargo of GTL Naphtha, from the worlds largest gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, Pearl GTL, located in Qatar.

Laffan Refinery Company Limited has awarded a lump sum Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Contract for the Refinerys Phase 2 expansion to Technip.

Fluor Corporation announced that the company has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by SAPCo, a joint venture company being formulated between Saudi Acrylic Acid Company and Evonik Industries, for its Super Absorbent Polymer Project (SAP) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.