Equate Petrochemical to Issue USD Sukuk

• Tuesday, 10th January 2017
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemical is expected to launch in the first quarter, and potentially as soon as January, a US dollar sukuk issue, Reuters reported. The potential sukuk issue would be part of the company’s $...

Sadara to Halt Mixed-Feed Cracker in Jubail

• Thursday, 29th December 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Basic Services, which is fully owned by Sadara Chemical Co, said it would start late December planned maintenance of a mixed-feed cracker at its parent company’s petrochemical complex...

Operations Started at Sadra’s MFC Unit

• Tuesday, 30th August 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Sadra Chemical, a leading petrochemical joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco and Dow Chemical, has started operating its mixed-feed cracker (MFC). The MFC is one of 26 manufacturing units locate...

Saudi Sadara Builds First Solution PE Plant in Middle East

• Wednesday, 9th December 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Chemical Company has successfully started up its first linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) production plant at its Jubail complex, reported ICIS. “The plant is designed to produce 375,0...

Dow Chemical’s ME Global to be Sold to Equate for $3.2b

• Sunday, 25th October 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Kuwait’s Boubyan Petrochemical Co.’s affiliate Equate had signed a $3.2 b deal to buy ME Global from Dow Chemical and a subsidiary of state-run Kuwait Petroleum Corp., reported Reuters. Under this non-binding ag...

Long Delayed Trials Take Place at Saudi Butanol Plant

• Thursday, 22nd October 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Saudi Butanol Co, a joint venture of local petrochemicals firms, has begun trials of its Jubail plant, reported Reuters. Testing will take between three and six months at the plant, said a statement from Sahara Petroc...