Middle East
SABIC chief seeks more collaboration for US, Saudi business leaders
Mohamed Al-Mady, CEO of SABIC, is calling for “more productive engagement” between US companies and the Saudi private sector to further enhance business relations.
IEA predicts sharp rise in global refining production
Refiners are poised to ramp up production after seasonal spring maintenance and expected stronger demand for oil products through the summer, the IEA says. Fuel demand traditionally picks up in the northern hemisphere summer but especially in the US, the world's largest oil consumer.
Qatar looks to buy stakes in oil giants Shell, Eni
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, continuing its recent splurge on overseas assets, is eyeing stakes in Anglo-Dutch energy group Royal Dutch Shell and Italy's Eni. Qatar is in "very advanced talks" to buy 3-5% of Shell, a major investor in Qatar, and a 3% stake in Italian oil giant Eni.
OPEC boosts group oil production to highest level since '08 recession
Acting to dampen market nervousness amid Iran supply fears, OPEC on Thursday said it was pumping more oil than the market needs - at levels not seen since summer 2008 - and signaled demand destruction had been halted for now. Crude production was up 317,000 bpd month on month.
Siemens breaks ground on new Saudi plant for gas turbines, compressors
Siemens has taken the next step in its ongoing expansion of activities in Saudi Arabia, breaking ground on a new manufacturing facility in Dammam for gas turbines and compressors. The manufacturing facility is the first of its kind for Siemens in the Middle East.
Alfa Laval wins order to supply heat exchangers for Saudi gas processing plant
Alfa Laval has won an order from a Korean engineering company to supply heat exchangers for a natural gas project in Saudi Arabia. The Alfa Laval heat exchangers will be used in a new major gas processing facility in Saudi Arabia where they will be recovering energy in the gas cleaning process.
OTC '12: Global operators see access challenges
While ample evidence exists to effectively debunk the peak oil theories, locating and extracting reserves that are more than capable of meeting future demand remains a primary challenge going forward.
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