QatarEnergy is building an integrated polymer olefins and polyethylene complex in Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. The Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex will be located in the Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC), 80km north of Doha in Qatar. RLIC is a 294 km sq industrial hub owned and operated by QatarEnergy. It is home to many international […]
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Update: Aramco clarifies stand on slowing down hydrogen plans
Saudi oil giant Aramco clarified it is not pausing its plans for blue hydrogen, adding that media reports with these “claims are inaccurate.” “The company’s goal of producing up to 11 million tons of blue ammonia, a carrier of blue hydrogen, by 2030 remains unchanged,” Aramco noted in a press release. In a call with […]
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Italian company wins $439 million contracts for Aramco’s Zuluf development
Italian company Fisia Italimpianti has announced winning two contracts worth $439 million for the construction and management of a water treatment plant for Aramco’s giant Zuluf development program. The contracts mark Fisia Italimpianti’s entry into the oil and gas industry and return to the operation and maintenance segment of the water sector. The first contract, […]
Canrig opens expanded manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
Global supplier of rig technology Canrig has opened its newly expanded manufacturing and repair facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On Thursday, May 11, Canrig hosted executives and customers onsite to participate in interactive demonstrations of the Automated Power Catwalk and to hear how Canrig can elevate drilling operations while providing regional value and […]
‘Very expensive’: Aramco puts blue hydrogen plans on hold as high cost puts off buyers
Saudi oil major Aramco is putting its ambitious blue hydrogen plans on hold due to the high costs involved and the lack of off-takers, CEO Amin Nasser told analysts on Tuesday. Even though Aramco has already sent shipments of blue hydrogen (in the form of blue ammonia) to both Japan and South Korea, Nasser said […]
Oil companies evacuate workers as Sudan clashes worsen
Oil workers employed by China National Petroleum Corp and Sinopec have fled Sudan amid continued armed conflict in the African country. As of early May, the two state-owned giants have evacuated 189 workers by air or sea — 114 employed by CNPC and 75 by Sinopec, according to an Upstream report. China has deployed its […]
ADNOC, Baker Hughes sign deal for green tech solutions
ADNOC and Baker Hughes signed today an agreement to accelerate the development and commercialisation of technology solutions for green and low-carbon hydrogen, as well as graphene. The agreement, which follows a strategic technology collaboration agreement signed between the two companies in November 2022, will see ADNOC collaborate with Baker Hughes as a strategic partner to […]