Egypt signs agreement for major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna
Egypt launches $7.5bn petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna: Egypt has signed an agreement for a major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna, with an investment of $7.5 billion. Egypt has signed an agreement for a major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna, with an investment of $7.5 billion. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended the signing ceremony […]
Nijhuis Saur Industries awarded contract for Egypt’s new ANOPC Complex
The main EPC contractor Petrojet has awarded Nijhuis Saur Industries the Engineering, Manufacturing and Procurement order to supply the industrial wastewater treatment plant for the new ANOPC hydrocracking complex in Egypt. The leading regional full-service construction group Petrojet has awarded Nijhuis Saur Industries the prestigious engineering and procurement order to supply the wastewater treatment package […]
Egypt’s Sidpec advances expansion of Alexandria petrochemicals complex
Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals has implemented process automation improvements from Honeywell International to upgrade production capabilities as part of the expansion of its petrochemical complex in the El-Amerya—El-Nahda Territory of Alexandria. Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Co. (ECHEM) subsidiary Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co. (Sidpec) has implemented process automation improvements from Honeywell International Co.’s Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) to upgrade […]
Bechtel signs Coker Supply Contract with Petrojet for SOPC upgrade
Bechtel has been selected to supply the coker furnace equipment for the Suez Oil Processing Company’s (SOPC) energy efficiency and upgrade program. Bechtel will be responsible for the detailed engineering design and supply of all the raw material to the EPC contractor Petrojet to perform the shop fabrication of the coker furnace. “This agreement is […]
B Investments announces sale of 20% of its Total Egypt stake for EGP 146 mn
B Investments announces the Exit of 20% of its stake in Total Egypt for Total Proceeds of EGP 146 million B Investments Holding announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell 20% of its stake in Total Egypt to Total Outre-Mer for a total consideration of approximately EGP 146 million, in accordance with […]
USTDA Supports Major Refinery Upgrades in Egypt
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded grants to the Amreya Petroleum Refining Company (“APRC”) and Suez Oil Processing Company (“SOPC”) for feasibility studies to modernize each company’s refinery. “These grants are a part of USTDA’s ongoing collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resource to make Egypt a leading energy hub,” said Todd […]
ASORC’s $450 mn high-octane fuel plant to begin trial operations
Assiut Oil Refining Company’s (ASORC) USD 450 million new high octane fuels plant will begin trial operations this week, Youm7 reports, quoting unnamed oil industry sources. The state-run facility, which has a capacity of 800k tonnes a year, will be fully up and running before the year is out, the sources said. The project comes […]
TechnipFMC starts EPC work on ANOPC’s new Hydrocracking Complex
TechnipFMC commences work on the New Hydrocracking Complex in Egypt for Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) TechnipFMC has successfully completed the remaining conditions required to enable work to commence on the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) for the construction of a new Hydrocracking Complex for the […]
Siemens Energy, Linde partner on decarbonization in petchem sector
Siemens Energy partners with Linde Engineering to accelerate decarbonization efforts in the petrochemical sector Decarbonization requires partnership; Linde Engineering and Siemens Energy will explore how renewable technologies and energy storage can be leveraged to support customers’ decarbonization initiatives. The downstream oil and gas industry is under intense pressure to improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
EBRD loans Alexandria Petroleum $250 mn for efficiency upgrades
Egypt’s Alexandria Petroleum going greener with USD 250 million EBRD loan: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide state-owned Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC) with a USD 250 mn sovereign loan to partially finance USD 647 mn in water and energy efficiency upgrades at the company’s diesel refinery, according to an EBRD statement. […]
