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Nominate yourself for the Utilities Project of the Year at the Middle East Energy Awards

Nominations will close on 14 October!

The Middle East Energy Awards are set to take place on 24 November in the UAE as a physical event. We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response from the industry, with nominations pouring in, and so we’re giving everyone another week to get their nominations in. Nominations will close on 14 October. The awards event […]

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Bentley Infraweek for the Middle East and Turkey highlights the value of digital twins

Thought leaders and experts from the energy sector who attended the recently concluded Bentley Infraweek for the Middle East and Turkey agree that digital twins bring significant value to their organizations, changing the way that they operate. The event was an sponsored by Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, to share emerging technologies, products, […]

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APICORP launches its inaugural Green Bond Framework

Paves the way to the issuance of a Green Bond in the near future as one of the first energy focused institutions in the world to do so

The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution focused on the energy sector in the MENA region, today announced that it has launched its inaugural Green Bond Framework (Framework). The Framework will serve as a means to raise Green Bonds/Sukuk which reinforce the institution’s commitment to projects that are aligned with its […]

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ADNOC CEO: Natural gas pivotal to UAE economic growth for next 50 years

H.E. Dr. Al Jaber noted LNG and broader gas markets globally are tightening, with demand outpacing supply

Natural gas is set to play a pivotal role in powering economic growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the next 50 years, according to His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Delivering […]

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Energy sector can turn to circular economy to boost value

Against the backdrop of a growing population, increasing energy demand, and the heightened threat of climate change in the region, PwC Middle East details how private and public Energy, Utilities and Resources (EUR) players in the GCC can turn to circularity for long-term value

In a newly published paper titled ‘The rise of circularity: How the GCC is transforming from the inside for the outside’, PwC Middle East outlines the benefits of a circular economy in the region. With high consumption and heightened environmental threats, the ‘take-make-dispose’ industrial model is no longer sustainable for the GCC. As such, organisations […]

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bp, ADNOC and Masdar to form strategic partnership to provide clean energy solutions for UK and UAE

bp and ADNOC intend to continue decarbonizing existing oil and gas operations through the use of methane detection, CCUS and pioneering digital technologies

bp, ADNOC and Masdar have signed three agreements with the potential to lead to billions of dollars of investment into clean and low carbon energy, creating potentially thousands of energy jobs.  The first agreement would see the companies collaborate to initially develop 2GW of low carbon hydrogen across hubs in the UK and UAE, with […]

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SPARK to feature first dry port of its kind to enable global connection

The three-square-kilometre dry port will enable the future joint venture to capture the growing demand for logistics services for energy-related products in the Middle East and beyond while also serving the neighboring industrial cities

SPARK and Hutchison Ports are pleased to announce the signing of a shareholders’ agreement for the formation of a joint venture to manage and operate the dry port and bonded logistics zone in the SPARK energy industrial city. Designed to ensure ease of access to global markets, the three-square-kilometre dry port will enable the future […]

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Leading renewable energy executive to head bp low carbon business

bp’s strategy aims to significantly expand its low carbon energy interests, with a target of having developed 20GW net of renewable assets by 2025

bp has announced the appointment of Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath as its new executive vice president, gas and low carbon energy, and member of bp’s leadership team. Until recently she was chief executive officer of RWE Renewables, one of the world’s leading renewables businesses. Anja-Isabel will join bp on March 1st 2022.    Bernard Looney, bp chief executive, […]

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3D printing stainless steel now a reality for oil and gas

Financial support enables Australian company to print stainless steel

An innovative 3D metal printing process developed by a Melbourne-based manufacturing technology business enables the printing of corrosion resistant, stainless-steel components on site, thanks to a vital funding injection. SPEE3D was established in 2015 by Byron Kennedy and Steven Camilleri with the specific aim of overcoming the challenges of making metal parts more conveniently. Today, […]

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AVEVA and Aramco plan to partner to realize key sustainability goals through digitalization

Partnership would leverage digital transformation to support Saudi Arabia’s Energy Transition and expand its knowledge economy

Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, and AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, have today announced their intention to form a strategic alliance. Focused on driving sustainability in the region through digital transformation, the partnership will help enable AVEVA to establish their largest digital […]