KBR has been awarded a contract amendment to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for Saudi Aramcos Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) project at the Jazan Refinery and Terminal in Saudi Arabia
Manufacturing
ABB opens regional education centre in Abu Dhabi
ABB has opened its first regional learning centre in Abu Dhabi, which is set to become a hub for the firms training, development and collaboration activities in the Middle East
Sabic and Sinopec begin phase two of Chinese project
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) and Sinopec have continued their 50-50 joint venture project in Tianjin, China, by beginning construction work on a US$1.7bn polycarbonate plant
HCT and UTC establish Abu Dhabi manufacturing training centre
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) have established a dedicated training centre in Abu Dhabi to help students develop the skills necessary for pursuing manufacturing careers
First alumina shipment dispatched for Saudi Arabia's Ma?aden smelter
The first alumina shipment for the Maaden Alcoa aluminium joint-venture manufacturing complex has departed Alcoa?s Bunbury Port facility in Western Australia for Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia