Middle East
Egypt studies 8 state-owned oil companies for IPO or share
Egypt's Ministry of Investment will assess eight state-owned petroleum companies for their suitability for a possible listing on the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
Business Trends: The state of the global downstream construction sector
Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>
Choose the most appropriate modeling approach for reactors
The efficient operation and design of any reactor depends on the know-how regarding the chemical reaction and the hydrodynamics inside the reactor.
Sample heat transfer fluids to offset carbon effects on thermal plant efficiency
The long-term viability of a plant depends on maintaining continuous output and reducing production costs.
Understand the sources of oil pollution in water
Oil in water is one of the most common types of water pollution.
SABIC wants to grow its way out of earnings slump
SABIC aims to grow its way out of an extended earnings slump brought on by the impact of lower oil prices on the petrochemicals sector.
SABIC decision on Exxon petrochemicals venture likely by Q2 2017
A decision on whether SABIC will go ahead with a JV with Exxon Mobil will likely be made by Q2 2017.
Saudi cleaner fuels project harvests foreign bids to build
Foreign engineering companies have bid to build Saudi Aramco's clean fuels project at the state oil giant's Ras Tanura refinery.
Aden refinery criticizes Yemen government crude sale to Glencore
Yemen sold 3 MMbbl of crude to Glencore in a move that drew criticism from the main refinery struggling to provide fuel for local power stations.
Turkish refiner Tüpraş using Honeywell UOP technology to boost diesel production
Turkey’s largest oil refiner is using Honeywell technology to boost diesel fuel production at its facility in Izmit, Turkey.

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- BASF closes purchase of DOMO Chemicals’ shares in Alsachimie JV 7/1
- deugro completes another equipment shipment for INEOS' Project One project in Belgium 7/1
- Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio 7/1
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