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Nov 2019
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Qatar Petroleum plans to raise raise Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 126 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2027, which would be a 64% increase from the current 77 mtpa.
Nov 2019
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Qatar has signed an agreement with MSC Cruises to charter the MSC Poesia and the still-under-construction LNG-fuelled MSC Europa to accommodate fans during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Nov 2019
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DP World Sokhna, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has announced that it is ‘nearing completion’ of the $520 million Basin 2 expansion.
Nov 2019
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- Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil is reported to be planning the construction of five new refineries with a total capacity of 790,000 barrels per day.
Nov 2019
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ADNOC LNG has signed supply agreements with BP and Total, effectively booking out the majority of its LNG production through to the first quarter of 2022.
Nov 2019
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is partnering with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and nine other energy traders on the launch of ICE Futures Abu Dhabi – a new exchange in Abu Dhabi Global Market that will host the world’s first Murban crude oil futures contracts.
Nov 2019
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Qatar Petroleum has announced the start-up of the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) refinery in Mostorod, to the north of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Nov 2019
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The UK government has lowered its security risk level for UK-flagged ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Oct 2019
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- Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes
The fuel testing specialist says that over the last month a number of fuel oil samples, including new very low sulphur fuel oils (VLSFOs), from deliveries in Fujairah have been found to have an elevated Total Acid Number (TAN).
Oct 2019
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Qatar Petroleum is starting to supply very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) Port.
