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. […]
President Sisi inaugurates ERC’s new Mostorod Petrochemical Refinery
Egyptian Refinery Company’s Mostorod petrochem refinery is inaugurated: Qalaa Holdings subsidiary Egyptian Refining Company’s (ERC) USD 4.3 bn facility in Mostorod was inaugurated yesterday by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. As the largest private sector project of its kind in Africa, the refinery will produce each year some 2.3 mn tonnes of diesel fuel and […]
Siemens signs long-term service contract with Ethydco petchem plant in Egypt
Siemens Energy provides long-term servicing for one of Africa’s largest petrochemical plants in Egypt Siemens Energy provides 10 year Preventive Service contract Underlines capabilities of Siemens Energy in supporting the petrochemical and downstream sectors Project will improve reliability and availability at the industrial complex in Egypt Siemens Energy has signed a long-term preventive maintenance contract […]
B Investments to sell 20% of its stake in Total Egypt’s downstream business
B Investments is in talks to offload a fifth of its holdings in Total Egypt’s downstream operations: B Investments has entered talks with Total Egypt to sell 20% of its holdings in the company, it announced in a statement to the EGX. The private equity outfit currently holds a 7.97% stake in the energy giant’s […]
TechnipFMC signs major contract with ANOPC for new Hydrocracking Complex in Egypt
TechnipFMC Signs a Major Contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) for a New Hydrocracking Complex in Egypt. TechnipFMC has signed a major(1) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) for the construction of a new Hydrocracking Complex for the Assiut refinery in Egypt. This EPC contract covers […]
Parliament approves $50m EBRD loan for SOPC’s energy efficiency improvement
The House of Representatives has ratified an additional $50m financing agreement for the Suez Oil Processing Company’s (SOPC) Energy Efficiency Improvement Program. The agreement was signed between the Ministry of International Cooperation, acting on behalf of the Egyptian government, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The agreement aims to raise energy efficiency […]
Suez Canal Bank completes sale of its $30.6 mn stake in Midor to EGPC
The Suez Canal Bank has completed the sale of its USD 30.6 mn stake in the Middle East Oil Refinery (Midor) to state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) after obtaining the necessary approvals from the Financial Regulatory Authority and the EGX, according to Masrawy. The bank had agreed last month to sell its 1.27% stake […]
Saipem, Petrojet win contract for Egypt’s first polybutadiene plant
Saipem awarded Egypt’s first polybutadiene plant, in consortium with Petrojet, for an overall amount of approximately 150 million USD. Saipem, leading a consortium with Egypt-based Petrojet, has been awarded a contract by Egyptian Ethylene & Derivatives Co. (Ethydco) for the first polybutadiene-producing facility in Egypt, with an expected production capacity of 36,000 MT/Y. Saipem and […]
Egyptian refiner Midor issues tender to sell 30,000 tonne gasoil cargo
Egyptian refiner Midor has issued a tender to sell a cargo of gasoil with 0.1% sulphur content in May, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The tender is for one 30,000 tonne cargo for loading at the Dekheila port of Alexandria between May 1 to 3. Bids are to be submitted by […]
Egypt awards TechnipFMC contract for Assiut Hydrocracking Complex
Egyptian refiner advances grassroots hydrocracking complex: Assiut National Oil Processing Co. has let a contract to a consortium of Engineering Co. for Petroleum & Chemical Industries, Petroleum Projects & Technical Consultation Co., and TechnipFMC for construction of its hydrocracking complex in Assiut, Egypt. Assiut National Oil Processing Co. (ANOPC), a subsidiary Egyptian General Petroleum Corp.’s […]
