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Middle East

Asia fuel oil discount to Dubai crude at narrowest in eight months

Boosted by supply constraints and lower global inventories, the discount of 180-centistoke fuel oil in Asia to Dubai crude oil is at its narrowest in almost 8 months.

Amarinth delivers API 610 VS4 pumps for STAR refinery in Turkey

Amarinth has delivered its first order of exotic alloy API 610 VS4 pumps for use in the STAR in Turkey.

Siemens manufactures world’s largest geared compressor rotor for Jazan IGCC

Siemens has manufactured and tested the largest geared compressor rotor in the world at its facility in Duisburg, Germany.

SOCAR Polymer to use INEOS HDPE process for Azerbaijan project

INEOS Technologies has licensed its Innovene S process for SOCAR Polymer’s HDPE project in Sumgait, Azerbaijan.

Saudi Aramco contains fire at Ras Tanura, eight injured

Eight workers were injured in a fire of unknown origin at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura terminal.

India to buy 6 MMbbl of Iran oil for emergency reserves

India is set to buy 6 MMbbl of Iranian crude for its strategic oil reserves as negotiations with the United Arab Emirates' national oil company for supplies are stuck over commercial terms.

Technip awarded EPC contract for ENOC refinery expansion

Technip will serve as the main EPC contractor for Emirates National Oil Co.’s $1 B expansion of its Jebel Ali refinery.

Iran sends 1 MMbbl of oil to Austria's OMV in spot delivery

Austria's OMV received 1 MMbbl of crude oil from Iran which will be delivered to its two refineries in Austria and Romania.

India's Iran oil imports surge to highest in at least 15 years

India's daily oil imports from Iran in August surged to their highest in at least 15 years as the OPEC producer boosted its shipments to recoup market share ceded to rivals Saudi Arabia and Iraq under pressure from economic sanctions.

Four injured in fire at Iran petrochemical plant

A fire broke out at Iran's Mobin Petrochemical refinery complex in the southern port of Assaluyeh, leaving four people injured.