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Wintershall Pulling out of Qatar Gas Exploration

22.05.2015 - BASF's oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall is pulling out of its gas exploration activities in Qatar. The company said it is returning Block 4 North near the North Field off the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Distribution in the Middle East

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Shale Gas Developments and Its Impact on the GCC

16.01.2014 - Under the Surface of the U.S. Boom - Innumerable articles have been published around the world on the U.S. shale boom. In addition, its immediate consequences for Gulf Cooperation...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemicals in the Middle East

14.11.2013 - Leveraging Feedstocks' Advantage - Behind the Arabian Gulf petrochemical and chemical industry lies three decades of exceptional growth: leveraging advantaged feedstocks, economies...

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Bahrain: Bringing Innovation and Industrialization to Life

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...

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Shell Ramps up Qatari Gas-to-Diesel Money Machine

28.08.2012 - A Qatari project that has been a drain on Royal Dutch Shell's capital since 2003 is on the verge of turning into a unique asset that will produce billions of dollars a year in cash...

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PetroChina, Sinopec to Invest $22 Billion in Petrochemical Projects

01.01.2012 - PetroChina and Sinopec have signed an agreement with the Zhejiang government on six petrochemical projects worth 139.1 billion yuan ($22 billion), the official China Securities...

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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...