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In a significant stride for the global energy sector, QatarEnergy and its partner Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) have…

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QatarEnergy, CPChem launch $6bn polymers complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) have initiated the construction of a monumental $6 billion integrated polymers complex…

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