08.11.2018
- Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has approved Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) oil and gas expansion plans, which are the foundation for its major petrochemicals...
27.11.2017
- Solvay is selling its chloralkali plant at Torrelavega, Spain, to Portuguese producer CUF for an undisclosed sum. CUF said it intends to invest €55 million to acquire the plant and...
14.07.2017
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has announced a new business model in which it will seek additional partnerships and co-investors in oil, gas, refining and petrochemicals...
21.02.2017
- Two investment companies owned by the Abu Dhabi government - International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Mubadala – have merged to form Mubadala Investment Company...
29.04.2015
- The Gulf area of the Middle East offers opportunities for international chemical distributors because of its strong economic growth derived from oil wealth. But many multinational...
12.11.2013
- Bahrain had not been on the map of many investors from the chemical industry until December 2012 when German chemical giant BASF inaugurated a new plastics additives facility in...
02.01.2013
- Abu Dhabi National Energy (TAQA) has bought a 53.2% operating interest in Iraqi Kurdistan's Atrush oil block for $600 million from General Exploration Partners (GEP). A TAQA...
06.07.2012
- BP has been excluded from the pre-qualification bidding process to develop Abu Dhabi's largest onshore oil fields, the concession for which is set to expire in 2014, according to a...