Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy announced on Wednesday a final decision to invest $8.5 billion to build the world’s largest polymers facility in Orange, Texas, near the Gulf Coast.
“We are excited to announce taking the FID [final investment decision] on our largest petrochemical investment ever, highlighting QatarEnergy’s integrated position as a major player in the LNG [liquefied natural gas] and international exploration sectors, as well as being a global petrochemicals producer,” Saad Sherida Al-Kaab, energy minister, president and CEO of QatarEnergy, said in a news release.