QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) have awarded the early site works contract for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project (RLPP) to Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC). According to QatarEnergy, Consolidated Contractors Company has been given a lump-sum contract for preparing the site for the new petrochemical project to be located within Ras Laffan Industrial City. […]
Ind-Swift Limited (ISL), an Indian pharmaceutical group, said that it has rolled out its finished dosages products in Qatar as part of expanding its presence in the markets of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Presently in the UAE, Ind-Swift has a total of six products, including line extensions, which are marketed by a dedicated team […]
Indian pharma company Biocon Limited has forged a partnership with Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to commercialize certain specialty generic medicines in the Middle East. Tabuk Pharmaceutical is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astra Industrial Group, a pharma company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As per the agreement terms, Tabuk Pharmaceuticals will have […]
Qatar Petroleum said that it has ordered four new LNG carriers under a contract worth around $769 million with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, a fully-owned subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). According to the Qatari national oil company, the four LNG carriers are the first batch of orders in its LNG shipbuilding program. Qatar Petroleum’s […]
Qatar Petroleum has forged a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with CNOOC Gas and Power Trading & Marketing, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), for supplying 3.5 million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The SPA is for a 15-year period, that will come into effect from January […]
Industries Qatar has taken full ownership of Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO), a fertilizer producer, by acquiring the remaining 25% from its joint venture partner Qatar Petroleum (QP) for $1 billion. Established in 1969, QAFCO produces 5.7 to 5.8 million metric tons per year of urea and around 3.8 million metric tons ammonia. Currently, the fertilizer […]
Qatar Petroleum has signed a farm-in deal with Angolan national oil company Sonangol and Total to acquire a 30% stake in Block 48 contained in the ultra-deep waters of Angola. According to Qatar Petroleum, Block 48 offers a drill-ready opportunity, which spans an area of nearly 3,600 square kilometers. Drilling in the offshore Angolan block […]
US industrial gases company Air Products has been selected to deliver its AP-X Natural Gas Liquefaction Process technology and equipment for Qatar Petroleum’s North Field East Project (NFE Project) in Ras Laffan, Qatar. The contract was awarded for the first phase of the integrated LNG production expansion project by Qatar Petroleum’s subsidiary Qatargas. The North […]
Qatar Petroleum has signed deals worth more than QAR70bn ($19.23bn) with three South Korean LNG shipbuilders to build liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG carriers). Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) are the three Korean shipyards which will reserve a major portion of their LNG ship construction […]
Qatar Petroleum has launched a development drilling campaign for the North Field East Project (formerly known as the North Field Expansion Project), aimed at expanding the offshore North gas field off the north-east Qatari coast, which has been producing since 1997. The development drilling campaign involves the drilling of 80 development wells. The first development […]