Russian producer of steel pipes for the energy sector, TMK, has announced that it has acquired a 55 per cent stake in Oman?s Gulf International Pipe Industry (GIPI)
Manufacturing
Engineering firms bid for SABIC plastic plant
A number of international engineering companies have bid to build a 50,000 tonnes-per-year polyacetal plant for Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) affiliate Ibn Sina
KBR receives contract from Saudi Aramco to execute FEED for IGCC project
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
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