Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, has visited the Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, WAM reports. The Saudi pavilion is characterized by its innovative and sustainable design, enabling it to acquire a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in energy and environmental design. During the visit, Al Mazrouei explored […]
There was common ground at COP26 and ADIPEC. Both conferences covered the same ground, but a conundrum sits at the heart of sustainability debate, writes Badar Chaudhry, Senior Vice President, Unit Manager at Energy Sector, Mashreq. (The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) is one of the world’s most influential events for the […]
Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco announced on December 4 that it had signed five agreements with French companies on a variety of projects, Oil and Gas Middle East reports. The agreements included an announcement between Aramco and French renewable energy technology firm Gaussin to establish a modern manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia focused on on-road […]
Al Shamal Municipality opened a new beach for women in the Al Ghariya area on December 14, in an effort to provide the “best and high-quality services to all members of society.” This is now the second women’s only beach in Qatar, Doha News states. Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality said on Twitter that the move […]
Pollution stemming from the conflict in Syria is posing ‘acute health risks for civilians’, Middle East Eye reports. Leaks from moored tankers, underwater pipelines and wastewater systems have turned the Syrian coast into a major “conflict-linked pollution flashpoint”, said a report released on Tuesday. The study by PAX, a Dutch peace-building organization, analyzed public and […]
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that James Willn has joined the firm as a partner in its Energy & Natural Resources Group in Dubai, Oil and Gas Middle East reports. With more than 14 years’ experience, Willn advises a broad range of clients, primarily within the offshore oil, gas, construction, energy and maritime industries, […]
Egypt will have its first green hydrogen production plant up and running next November, Ayman Soliman, CEO of Egypt’s Sovereign Fund, said. This comes in accordance with the agreement signed last October with the Norwegian Scatec alliance, Fertiglobe, and the Emirati Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, where quantities of 50 to 100 megawatts will be […]
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that the UAE is a significant partner to the IAEA, noting that it is the first Arab country to own and operate integrated and advanced nuclear power plants, within the framework of its Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, WAM reports. In an interview […]
Electrification within mining is on the rise, and operators are on board with the transition, which is essential if the industry is going to supply the many minerals and metals required for electric devices, vehicles and infrastructure more sustainably. This is the first idea of the article by Mohammed AlMousa, country managing director, ABB Saudi […]
Hydrogen solutions provider, BayoTech, Inc has signed an agreement with New Mexico Gas Company to deploy a new highly-efficient hydrogen production facility in the Southern state of Albuquerque, USA. Hydrogen produced at the hub will be used by New Mexico Gas in a pilot project to demonstrate the safe and effective blending of hydrogen into […]
