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The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) has issued a list of recommendations for the modernisation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in line with supporting free and fair trade and enabling the regional chemical industry’s growth.
In a position paper GPCA praised the WTO’s vital role in supporting trade in commodities and goods across the world. However, it highlighted that the organisation needs to do more to achieve multilateral commitments from its members on further trade liberalisation and emerging trade rules.
GPCA went on to recommend that the WTO, o... |
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Siemens Energy has shipped the first of 20 locally assembled centrifugal compressor systems to Aramco’s Hawiyah Unayzah Gas Reservoir Storage (HUGRS) project. The HUGRS project, located 260 kilometers east of Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, includes a gas injection facility that will enable the Kingdom to produce additional gas during the seasonal demand. Siemens Energy received the order for the compressors from Samsung Engineering, which was awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the entire project. Ten compression trains will be built for the injection portion of the plant, and another t... |
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NTPC Declares Commercial Operation of 70 MW Solar PV Project in UPDate : Apr 21, 2021NTPC has declared commercial operation of 70 MW Bilhaur Solar PV Project in Uttar Pradesh.
Consequent upon successful commissioning and due approvals, the first part capacity of 70 MW of 85 MW Bilhaur Solar... |
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IOC to Commission Gujarat Refinery Expansion Project by Oct 2024Date : Apr 21, 2021Indian Oil Corp (IOC) expects to complete expansion of its Gujarat refinery by end-September or early October 2024, said a company source.
The project, which will expand the refinery capacity in Vadodara by... |
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Worley Wins Maintenance and Integrity Contract for PDO AssetsDate : Apr 21, 2021Worley has been awarded a maintenance and integrity contract for services to support Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)’s strategic oil and gas production assets in the South Oman concession region. PDO has selected Worley to work... |
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India: AP Commissions 8,646 MW Renewable Energy CapacityDate : Apr 19, 2021Andhra Pradesh had an installed renewable energy (RE) capacity of about 8,646 MW till 31 March 2021. The state had an installed renewable energy capacity of about 8,534 MW till 28 February 2021.
Of the 8,646... |
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India’s First FSRU Höegh Giant arrives at H-Energy’s Jaigarh TerminalDate : Apr 19, 2021India’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra, the FSRU Höegh Giant which sailed from Keppel Shipyard, Singapore was berthed at Jaigarh terminal in... |
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Acwa Power Inaugurates $320mn Green Energy ProjectDate : Apr 16, 2021Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power, a leader in power generation and water desalination plants, has inaugurated the 300 MW Sakaka PV IPP, the kingdom’s first utility scale renewable energy project at an investment of SR 1.2 billion ($320... |
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UAE Minister of Energy Visits New Water Desalination Project in Umm Al QaiwainDate : Apr 16, 2021Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, accompanied by Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, Director-General of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA), and several officials, visited the new water desalination... |
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India: Praj Industries to Set up Ethanol Plant for Godavari BiorefineriesDate : Apr 16, 2021Industrial biotechnology firm Praj Industries announced it has bagged an order to set up a sugarcane syrup-based ethanol plant from Godavari Biorefineries Ltd (GBL) in Karnataka. The company did not share the value of the... |
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Masdar Consortium to Start Work on 300MW Jeddah Solar ProjectDate : Apr 16, 2021Abu Dhabi-based Masdar said its consortium with global renewable energy leader EDF Renewables, is set to start construction work on a 300-megawatt utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Jeddah following its financial close with... |
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