The appointment of Gholamhossein Nejabat as head of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) and deputy oil minister has been welcomed by local contractors, raising hopes that there will be a prompt revival in project activity after a year of virtual paralysis. Nejabat replaces Asghar Ebrahimi-Asl, who had been in the job for just nine months (MEED 13:1:06).
Unlike the outgoing Ebrahimi-Asl, Nejabat has been working in the sector for years, heading NPC's tendering arm, Petrochemical Industries Development Management Company (Pidmco). He was also closely involved with the development of Bandar Imam into a major centre of petrochemicals production.'The whole sector has just ground to a halt in the past few months,' says a senior manager at a major local contracting company. 'I really hope the change in management can make a difference and get some projects moving again.'Nejabat was a key adviser to Ebrahimi-Asl, sharing a conviction in the strengths of local contractors. It was partlyon his advice that the olefins11 contract with a consortium led by Germany's Linde wascancelled earlier this year (MEED 28:4:06).
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