Middle East downstream news
Middle East Oil: back to the present
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses why oil producers in the Middle East are aiming to recapture traditional strengths in the oil and gas industry before they look to move beyond fossil energy.
CPChem and QatarEnergy secure financing on petrochemicals project
Ras Laffan Petrochemicals, a joint venture (JV) company owned 30% by Chevron Phillips Chemical and 70% by QatarEnergy, has secured US$4.4 billion to finance an integrated polymers facility.
Masdar and Boeing to collaborate
Masdar have joined forces with Boeing to propel the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in the UAE and globally.
Baker Hughes announces milestone electric-LNG award
Baker Hughes has announced that it has received a letter of award by ADNOC Gas, for and on behalf of ADNOC, to provide two electric liquefaction systems (e-LNG) for the Ruwais LNG project in the UAE.
ADNOC selects Carbon Clean’s carbon capture technology for UAE project
ADNOC has selected Carbon Clean’s innovative modular CycloneCC technology for a carbon capture project at Fertiglobe’s plant located in the Ruways Industrial Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Emirates and Shell Aviation sign agreement for SAF supply
Emirates has announced an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300 000 gal. of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai (DXB).
EIA: Kuwait's oil exports shift from crude oil to petroleum products
Kuwait’s oil exports are shifting from crude oil to refined petroleum products following the addition of new refining capacity, according to data from the EIA's Country Analysis Brief: Kuwait.
Samsung Engineering receives FEED contract for Saudi petrochemical project
Samsung Engineering has received the NoA (Notice of Award) for the FEED contract for a petrochemical plant from Alujain National Industrial Co. (LNIC) in Saudi Arabia.
Worley awarded FEED for QatarEnergy LNG’s CO2 sequestration project
Worley has announced that is has been chosen to develop the FEED for QatarEnergy LNG’s carbon dioxide sequestration facility, capable of capturing 4.3 million tpy of carbon dioxide.
ADNOC to invest in carbon capture projects in MENA
ADNOC has announced a final investment decision (FID) to develop one of the largest carbon capture projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.