Abu Dhabi National Chemicals Co. has let a contract to Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering & Construction Group covering production management consultancy services for an aromatics complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
The complex will convert almost 3 million tonnes/year of heavy and medium naphtha from the 350,000-b/d Takreer Ruwais refinery into paraxylene, mixed xylenes, and benzene.
It will be built in the chemical company’s Madeenat Al Gharbia site.
Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa.
