Keyword: Petrochemicals

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Total Says In Talks With Qatar Over Petchem Plant

26.11.2010 - France's Total has entered talks with Qatar to build a petrochemical plant in the gas-rich Arab country, a spokesman for Total told Reuters on Thursday. "We are in discussions with...

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Israel's Oil Refineries Q3 Net Profit Falls

22.11.2010 - Israel's Oil Refineries posted sharply lower quarterly net profit on Sunday, due to a decline in refining margins. Oil Refineries, Israel's largest refining and petrochemical group...

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LG Chem, Samsung Total to up Naphtha Cracking Capacity

08.11.2010 - South Korean petrochemical makers are racing to upgrade their naphtha cracking facilities to cash in on resurgent demand for plastics in Asia, led by China, after its worst slump...

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Exxon Says Still Working On Qatar Ras Laffan Project

11.08.2010 - Oil major Exxon Mobil is still working with Qatar Petroleum (QP) on a planned $6 billion petrochemicals complex, a spokesman for the U.S. firm said on Tuesday, refuting a media...

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Exxon Quits New $6 Billion Ras Laffan Petchem Project

10.08.2010 - Exxon Mobil has formally ended a deal with state-funded Qatar Petroleum (QP) to develop a new $6 billion petrochemicals facility in Ras Laffan, according to Middle East Economic...

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Ineos Confirms Continuation of Strong Trading Conditions in Q2 2010

03.08.2010 - Ineos reports that historical cost Ebitda (‘HC Ebitda') for the Q2 of 2010 was €478 million, compared to €352 million for Q2, 2009 and €494 million for Q1, 2010. Refining inventory...

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Downstream Oil Construction Costs Continue to Rise

23.06.2010 - The cost of building oil refineries and petrochemical plants continues to rise, even as the downstream refining business suffers from poor margins, as costs rise along with the...

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Portugal Strike To Halt Galp Refineries April 19-21

09.04.2010 - Workers at Portugal's oil company Galp plan to halt the country's two refineries and other Galp installations between April 19 and 21 if their wage demands are not met, a union...