Petrochemicals

Canada’s oil hub looks to the future amid a supportive geological and investment environment

International commitments to its expanding petchems and LNG industries are a huge boon

Refining, petchems and distribution businesses are feeling the investment impact of sustained oil market strength

Doha’s gas is ready to go downstream again

Record profits allow for investment drive not just in the upstream but also the downstream and in lower-carbon

Iran aims to channel the fruits of accelerating upstream oil development into refining and petchems integration

The Emirati oil heavyweight’s downstream strategy takes firmer shape

The major’s downstream economics are almost 300pc improved year-on-year

The move away from fossil fuels will cap refinery capacity expansion in Asia-Pacific, but petrochemical demand gives the sector options

The commissioning of Oman’s largest petrochemicals plant has coincided with Saudi Arabia’s potential rescue of an even bigger one

The Saudi heavyweight’s international downstream expansion strategy will need another reboot

The firm still faces challenges balancing economics with politics

Industry responds to EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package with new business models and alliances with other sectors, says PwC’s global head of chemicals

Industry responds to EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package with new business models and alliances with other sectors, says PwC’s global head of chemicals

Global decarbonisation pressures notwithstanding, the Emirati giant is determined to extract maximum residual value from its crude oil endowment