Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) is discussing entering a joint venture with commodities traders or international oil companies in order to start trading refined oil products.
Kuwait is promising to decrease its oil production in response to Saudi Arabia’s call for fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut more supply in order to aid in restraining the global glut.
Sadara Chemical Company, a $20 billion worth joint venture between Saudi Aramco and the American corporation Dow Chemical, has commenced production at its polyols plant, which is considered to be the first in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Aramco is going to finalize the first phase of an expansion of the main gas pipeline across Saudi Arabia by the end of 2017, in line with the Kingdom’s plan to satisfy the rising gas demand.
Iran is going to host an international petrochemical conference in November as an attempt to attract $70 billion of investments to boost the Iranian petrochemical sector.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) renewed its commitment to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreement on limiting production and said it would boost its own curbs.
Iraq’s oil production is expected to reach 5 million b/d by the end of 2017, while associated gas production is expected to record 1.3 billion standard cubic feet.