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SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Sahara International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) and industrial gas firm Linde have signed an exclusive agreement to set up a joint venture for developing industrial gas projects…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

HOUSTON (ICIS)–The global crude oil demand forecast has been revised to 96.9m bbl/day in 2021, up from 91.2m bbl/day in 2020, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The smaller rise is…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

BARCELONA (ICIS)–Brexit can be compared to a slow puncture where future decisions on investment might cause the country’s chemicals industry and value chain gradually lose out to other…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–Crude oil demand in 2021 is expected to rise by 5.90m bbl/day, down slightly from previous estimates, on the back of woeful transportation, but demand for petrochemicals is set to…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Shipping company Hafnia said on Monday that one of its oil tankers in Saudi Arabia was hit by an “an external source”, “causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard”…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has urged governments to designate seafarers as key workers so the estimated 400,000 stranded on ships can return home. On Human Rights…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) continued to climb in November, increasing by 11.18% for the month, tracking price increases for most of the major petrochemical and plastics…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east