Middle East downstream news

UAB-Online has announced a new partnership with Digital Port Agency Ltd (DPA), headquartered in the UAE.

Burckhardt Compressions has secured a major equipment order for a new chemicals storage facility in the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, located in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Aramco has advanced its strategic downstream expansion with the acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake in Petro Rabigh from Sumitomo for US$702 million (SAR 7 per share).

Aramco, Honeywell, and KAUST have signed a joint development agreement to develop technology to advance the capabilities of crude-to-chemicals, Saudi Arabia.

thyssenkrupp Uhde has commissioned the start-up of a hydrogen recovery unit (HRU) at the Fertil plant in Ruwais, UAE, owned by Fertiglobe.

Baker Hughes has announced an agreement with Halfaya Gas Co. (HGC) to strengthen their collaboration for a flare gas recovery system at the Bin Umar gas processing plant in southeastern Iraq.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) considers how geopolitical tensions across Europe and the Middle East have affected diesel and gasoline prices throughout the summer of 2025.

Veolia has announced the signing of an agreement between a consortium and SATROP to launch an industrial water initiative for the treatment and recycling of all industrial complex petrochemical effluents of Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia.

Borouge is set to collaborate with Yokogawa to conduct a proof-of-concept for AI-powered autonomous control room operations at Borouge’s Ruwais facility in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Wood is set to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to develop Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and associated terminal facility as part of the Ceyhan project.