Petrochemicals

QatarEnergy allows more time for urea facility expansion bids

The state energy giant plans to ramp up its low-carbon ammonia and urea production capacity in Mesaieed by 6.4 million tonnes a year through this major project
15 May 2026
Taziz secures $2bn financing for Abu Dhabi methanol project

The financing package was supported by 11 leading regional, European and Asian financial institutions, and includes a five-year $1.8bn conventional syndicated loan and a $200m Islamic facility
14 May 2026
Taziz seals $28.5bn chemical sales and feedstock deals

Ranging from five to 25 years, the agreements cover chemicals offtake and feedstock supply for production at the seven specialty chemical plants being built in the first phase of the Taziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Abu Dhabi
14 May 2026

Taziz partners with Alpha Dhabi for $10bn second phase

13 May 2026

Insurers will only cover a fraction of war damage to oil and gas facilities

05 May 2026

Borouge International appoints chief financial officer

20 April 2026

QatarEnergy delays urea facility expansion project bid deadline

15 April 2026

Saudi Arabia restores capacity of affected oil and gas assets

13 April 2026

Egypt signs contracts worth $740m for two chemical projects

09 April 2026

UAE counts energy infrastructure costs

08 April 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Jubail industrial city hit by missile debris

07 April 2026

War takes a rising toll on Kuwait’s oil sector

06 April 2026

Kuwait reports war damage on oil infrastructure

06 April 2026

Adnoc’s XRG and OMV establish chemicals giant

02 April 2026

Faisal Mohammed Alfaqeer takes office as new Sabic CEO

01 April 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Sadara halts chemical production

01 April 2026

Algerian chemicals project faces delays

01 April 2026

Egypt styrene project design complete

18 March 2026

Egypt seeks financing for major petrochemicals project

18 March 2026

Concerns grow around Petrofac Mena oil project disruptions

18 March 2026

$1.5bn chemicals project put on hold in Algeria

17 March 2026

Sabic registers $6.87bn net loss in 2025

11 March 2026

Ruwais industrial complex struck by drones

10 March 2026

Qatar starts prequalification for salt production project

09 March 2026

Read the March 2026 MEED Business Review

03 March 2026

Petrokemya awards contract for ethylene oxide project

27 February 2026

Global petrochemical project capex set to rise until 2030

27 February 2026

Chemicals producers look to cut spending

27 February 2026

Algeria tenders urea-formaldehyde project

25 February 2026

Egyptian firm to build $200m sodium cyanide plant

20 February 2026

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