Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'Middle East gas shortage'

Polyethylene Price Recovery Built On House Of Cards

  Source of picture: keplarllp.com   By John Richardson It always seemed as if the Asian polyethylene (PE) price rebound was built on a house of cards. The Chinese economy is slowing down, the country's domestic production has greatly increased...

Saudi Feedstock Problems Worsen

SABIC headquarters in Riyadh   Source of picture: france24.com   By John Richardson The days when the price of future ethane supply in Saudi Arabia - at the time called an advantaged feedstock because nobody knew what else to do...

ExxonMobil Says Qatar C2s Still On

By John Richardson EXXONMOBIL is insisting that its cracker and derivatives project with Qatar Petroleum is still on despite a media report to the contrary. It certainly seems as if there are several suitors for this particular bride - perhaps...

ExxonMobil Formally Out Of Qatar C2s - Report

Qatar Builds Its Future   Source of picture: The New York Times   By John Richardson EXXONMOBIL and Qatar Petroleum have formally ended their agreement to build a $6bn petrochemical complex in Qatar, says a report by the Middle East...

Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil Delay Qatar Cracker

By John Richardson Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil have delayed the start-up of their 1.6m tonne/year cracker and derivatives project in Qatar, my colleague Anna Jagger reported on ICIS news yesterday - quoting sources familiar with the project. This confirms an...

Report: ExxonMobil Qatar Project In Doubt

Up In The Air? Source of picture: www.marcdussault.com.blog   By John Richardson QATAR Petroluem and ExxonMobil have started talks to dissolve their partnership for a 1.6m tonne/year cracker project in Qatar, according to an article published earlier this week by...