Reuters: Cheniere Setting Up China Office Cheniere is setting up an office in Beijing to secure long-term supply deals with Chinese buyers, according to sources quoted by Reuters. Cheniere would be the first operator of a U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility to establish a presence in China. Cheniere recently raised its earnings guidance for 2017 amid growing »

Sadara Chemical Company, the joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company, has commissioned the last of the 26 petrochemical plants at its Jubail complex in Saudi Arabia. The isocyanates section is producing crude quantities of toluene di isocyanate (TDI) and other specialty chemicals. The TDI section consists of three integrated units producing di nitro toluene (DNT), toluene di »

To say Saudi Arabia is investing in downstream petrochemical projects is an understatement. Led by the massive grassroot Yanbu oil-to-chemicals plant complex, nearly 200 active petrochemical projects, with a combined total investment value of more than $43 billion, are being tracked by Industrial Info. Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) are performing »

Noretyl's 1,492MM Lbs/yr Ethylene Unit located at the Stathelle, Rafnes plant continues to be offline due to a fire that broke out on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Maintenance works previously planned to be performed during a planned event in April, 2017 has been moved forward and completed during unplanned turnaround. Start up process has begun and expectations are »