The new propylene and polypropylene factories owned by Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (Sidpec) will start production by 2022, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. They will produce 500,000 tons of propylene and 450,000 ton...
Nasr Petroleum Company (NPC) plans to refine 3.8 million tons of crude oil and condensates during fiscal year (FY) 2018/2019, NPC’ Head, Nabil Fahmy, stated, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. He added that “the company fur...
Suez Oil Processing Company (SOPC) announced plans to refine two million tons of crude oil during new fiscal year (FY) 2018/2019 in addition to execute new production, innovation and renewal units’ projects for equip...
The new budgets of public sector’s oil companies, for fiscal year (FY) 2018/2019, aim at boosting the performance of Egyptian refineries and strengthening their role in securing citizens’ fuel demands, Egyptian Minist...
The production capacity of Egypt’s refineries rose to 39 million tons per year after the rehabilitation of several refineries, the Head of the Egyptian Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Abed Ezz El Regal, told Amwal Al Gh...
Saudi Aramco is considering exporting crude oil to Egypt for refining, Reuters reports. Negotiations between Egypt and the Saudi energy giant for the refining of Saudi crude in Egypt have already begun, the Minister o...
Operations at the Egyptian Refining Company’s (ERC) new refinery will begin next September, the Chairman of ERC, Ahmed Heikal, said, according to Bloomberg. Construction at the site should be finished in June, he said...
A fire at an Iranian refinery in Tehran killed six workers and injured two more, Iranian state-run media reported, according to Reuters. The incident was apparently caused by a technical issue. “Unfortunately technica...
China’s SinoHydro signed a $1.99 billion contract with Sokhna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company for the construction of an oil refinery with a capacity of 155,000 barrels per day, Amwal Al Ghad reports. Under the te...
Alexandria Petroleum Company announced its latest investment figures, which amount to EGP 33.9 billion, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. Investments were for the production of 85,000 tons of butane, 1 million tons of naph...