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Abukir

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Abukir see Abu Qir , Egypt.

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World scale, world class.(Abu Qir Fertilizers Co.'s ammonia-urea complex in Alexandria, Egypt)
Nitrogen & Methanol; 5/1/1999; More, Alexander; 5505 words ; Abu Qir Fertilizers Company's new ammonia-urea complex outside Alexandria, built by Krupp Uhde GmbH, went into operation late last year and was formally inaugurated on 25 February 1999. Alexander More was invited to take a look round the plant. The commissioning of Abu Qir III, the new Read more
EGYPT - Abu Qir Fields
APS Review Gas Market Trends; 1/29/1996; 160 words ; Three offshore fields at Abu Qir, near Alexandria, are now producing about 360 MCF/day of gas and 215 tons/day of LPG. Their capacity is being expanded so that total gas production should reach 480 MCF/day. Their proven reserves are estimated at 1.1 TCF. Abu Qir block is owned by the Western Desert Read more
EGYPT - Abu Qir/Naf Fields - WEPCO.
APS Review Gas Market Trends; 1/7/2002; 145 words ; Delta-related offshore fields at Abu Qir and Naf, near Alexandria, can produce 480 MCF/d of gas and over 315 t/d of LPG. Their capacity was expanded in 1998. Their proven reserves were then estimated at 1.1 TCF. Abu Qir block is held by Western Desert Petroleum Co. (WEPCO), a JV of ENGHC and Apache Read more
EGYPT - Abu Qir/Naf Fields.(Brief Article)
APS Review Gas Market Trends; 1/10/2000; 144 words ; Delta-related offshore fields at Abu Qir and Naf, near Alexandria, produce 480 MCF/d of gas and over 315 t/d of LPG. Their capacity was expanded in 1998. Their proven reserves were then estimated at 1.1 TCF. Abu Qir block is held by the oil producing Western Desert Petroleum Co. (WEPCO), a JV of Read more
EGYPT - The Abu Qir Complex
APS Review Downstream Trends; 2/5/1996; 183 words ; This fertiliser complex, in Alexandria, came on stream in 1979 and is operated by the Abu Qir Fertiliser and Chemical Industries Company. It receives gas feedstock from the nearby Abu Qir field. A third phase of expansion, called Abu Qir III, is currently being implemented at the complex. It Read more
Egyptian Firm Approves Ammonium Nitrate Project.(Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries)(Brief Article)
Chemical Week; 11/7/2001; 86 words ; Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries (Abu Qir, Egypt) has approved plans to build a fourth fertilizer plant at Abu Qir. The company says it will invest E[pounds]1.2 billion ($289 million) to build the complex, which will produce 265,000 m.t./year of ammonium nitrate. Completion is Read more
New granulation process makes its debut in two major urea projects: Uhde GmbH has won the contracts for two major ammonia/granular urea installations in Egypt. The two identical plants will incorporate the first full-scale embodiment of the new Stamicarbon urea granulation process.(Construction Projects)
Nitrogen & Methanol; 3/1/2004; 1744 words ; Uhde's relationship with the Egyptian fertilizer industry dates back to the end of the 1970s, when the company designed, engineered and constructed a nitrogen complex (Abu Qir I) comprising a 1,100-t/d ammonia plant and a 1,550-t/d prilled urea plant for Abu Qir Fertilizers Co. (AFC) just outside Read more
Egyptian firm to self-finance nitrogen fertilizers complex. (New Construction Projects).(Brief Article)
Chemical Week; 8/21/2002; 77 words ; Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries (Abu Qir, Egypt) says it plans to finance a previously announced nitrogen fertilizers complex at Abu Qir from its own resources (CW, May 15, p. 17). Abu Qir will reduce its annual dividend for the next four years as a result. Uhde and Snamprogetti have Read more
EGYPT - The Nitrogenous Fertiliser Industry.
APS Review Downstream Trends; 1/14/2002; 264 words ; The nitrogenous fertiliser industry in Egypt is the second biggest consumer of gas next to the power sector, with methane being its feedstock for the production of ammonia and urea. This sector consume more than 3 BCM/y in 2002, from 2 BCM/y in 1997. Demand for fertilisers in Egypt is to increase Read more
Krupp Uhde, Snamprogetti bid for AN plant in Egypt. (New Construction Projects).(ammonium nitrate)(Brief Article)
Chemical Week; 3/20/2002; 48 words ; Krupp Uhde and Snamprogetti have submitted proposals to the Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemical Industries Co. (Abu Qir, Egypt) to build a previously announced ammonium nitrate (AN) complex in Abu Qir (CW Nov, 7, 2001, p. 22). The unit will be designed to produce 265,000 m.t./year of AN and Read more

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