Middle East downstream news

TotalEnergies and Bapco Energies have launched BxT Trading, an equally owned trading joint venture backed by flows from Bapco Energies’ Refinery.

Borouge Plc has announced the completion of a proof of concept for AI-powered autonomous operations at its Ruwais facility, UAE, delivered in collaboration with Honeywell.

KBR has announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PureMSM green methanol technology by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for a biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia for transforming landfill-gas into clean fuels.

Kelton has announced two new contracts in the Middle East, totalling over US$1.3 million for an initial scope of work.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers key geopolitical developments that have contributed to rising diesel prices in the final months of 2025.

Masdar and Tadweer Group have collaborated to develop Abu Dhabi’s first commercial scale hydrogen and waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel project.

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NMDC Energy to strengthen cooperation in the execution of onshore projects in Saudi Arabia.

ABB has been selected to provide advanced automation, electrical, and digital solutions for ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG facility in the UAE.

TA’ZIZ has announced the signing of two product sale agreement term sheets with The Sanmar Group, a global producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and specialty chemicals, for the supply of key petrochemical feedstocks.

TA’ZIZ has announced the award of a US$1.99 billion EPC contract to China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corp. to build a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production complex in the UAE.