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SABIC builds its Market Leadership in Polyurethane

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Mitusi) signed at SABIC’s headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 26, a license agreement in  Methylene Diisocyanate (MDI) and Tuluene Diisocyanate (TDI) technologies. In doing so, SABIC intends to cope with it’s strategic plan to extend its global Market Leadership in polyurethane and serve its customers […]

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“MDI”

Definition: “MDI” stands for Methylene Diphenyl diisocyanate. as a derivative from the Isocyanates familly, the MDI belongs to the Aromatics branch of the building blocks of the petrochemical industry.  Comments: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and 2,4 toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are used in the production of polyurethanes  – an essential component in many products ranging from

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$380 million contract for Linde in Saudi Aramco-Dow Sadara

The Linde Group (Linde) and Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), the joined venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, signed a long-term contract for the gas supply of Sadara Complex in construction in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Linde will spend $380 million in capital expenditure. Sadara will be the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase.

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IECEx takes momentum in the Gulf

IECEx addresses safety issues in the Ex field. The IECEx, the IEC System for Certification for Standards relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres, and ESMA (Emirates Standardization and Metrology Authority), in conjunction with UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), have organized the 2012 IECEx International Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on last 20-21 March 2012. The conference

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“IECEx”

Definition: “IECEx” is the IEC System for Certification for Standards relating to Equipment for Use in Explosive Atmospheres Comments: The objective of the IECEx System is to facilitate international trade in equipment and services for use in explosive atmospheres, while maintaining the required level of safety: reduced testing and certification costs to manufacturer reduced time to market international confidence

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The Emirates LNG Project to shunt Hormuz Strait

The Mubadala Development Company, through its branch Mubadala Oil& Gas and the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) from Abu Dhabi, have announced the project to build the Emirates LNG Terminal in Fujairah, UAE. This LNG Terminal would have a down loading and re-gasification capacity of 1.2 billion cf/d and a storage capacity of 12 billion cf

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Zadco Offshore Upper Zakum to be awarded soon

Abu Dhabi’s Zakum Development Company’s (ZADCO) mandate was to develop the Upper Zakum field on behalf of ADNOC and for the benefit of the shareholders: ADNOC 60%, ExxonMobil 28% through its local subsidiary ExxonMobil Abu Dhabi Offshore Petroleum Company Ltd. (EMAD), and Japan Oil Development Company Ltd. (Jodco) holding the remaining 12%. ExxonMobil, ADNOC and Jodco will jointly provide

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“TLP”

Definition: “TLP” is the acronym of  Tension Leg Platform. This name is used for offshore platform designed to have buoyancy in excess to be balanced in connecting the platform to the sea bed with long steel tubular structure called tendons. These tendons guaranty the stability of the platform in all dimensions regardless the waves and sea

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