Shell to replicate Pearl GTL with Lousiana GTL project Since the South Africa company Sasol had announced last year to select its site in Lake Charles in Westlake of Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana, Shell opted also for the Lousiana Gulf Coast for its gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in USA. At the CERAWeek, (more…)
Read moreTechnip completed FEED for Ras Laffan Refinery Expansion project Since Technip completed the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract the Ras Laffan Refinery Expansion project is moving into its final bidding phase for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with only four companies still in the competition such as selected by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and (more…)
Read moreShell and Saudi Aramco prepare bids for Kidan FEED Shell and Saudi Aramco are working, through their joint venture South Rub Al-Khali Limited (SRAK), on the call for tenders of the front end engineering and design (FEED) of the Kidan gas field development project. Saudi Arabia holds the third largest (more…)
Read moreQatar to double petrochemicals production until 2020 On December 23rd 2012, Qatar established a new company, the Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (MUNTAJAT) Q.J.S.C., to lead the strategic development of the country on the downstream sector. In creating this corporation, Qatar is targeting to more than double the (more…)
Read moretogether WE achieve Based in Abu Dhabi within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Abu Dhabi National Company (ChemaWeYaat) was established recently in 2008 as the spearhead of the petrochemical industry in the UAE. In order to create immediately a regional champion and develop synergies, the stakeholders transferred their respective (more…)
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Sasol in brief
Reaching new frontiers Sasol was established in Sasolburg in South Africa in 1950 to develop on industrial basis the Coal-To-Liquids (CTL) technology as this country is rich of coal and many other resources but holds limited oil and gas conventional fields. Sasol started up the first CTL plant in 1955 to (more…)
Read moreSasol to prioritize US GTL on Canada GTL project In a press conference in Louisiana, Sasol’s chief executive officer, David Constable, confirmed the decision of the board to move on the front end engineering and design (FEED) stage of the first Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) project to be built in USA. To (more…)
Read moreSabic to expand petrochemical capacities in USA The Ryadh-based Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), may join BASF, ChevronPhillips, Dow Chemical (Dow), Enterprise Products Partners (Enterprise), ExxonMobil, Evonik, Occidental Petroleum, Sasol, Shell, to increase its petrochemical foot print in USA to benefit from the low costs feedstock provided by the shale (more…)
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