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Examining the Middle East as a hydrogen hub

by Matthew Amlot

Oil & Gas Middle East’s first hydrogen thinktank series discussed the challenges ahead for hydrogen adoption, including difficulties in categorisation and the competition between blue and green hydrogen

Climate change and the energy transition have been top of the agenda for the energy industry, with discussions at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, and ADIPEC 2021 focusing heavily on how to move to a lower carbon future. A recurring topic in these discussions has been hydrogen, be it green, blue, or any of the […]

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Will hydrogen finally live up to the hype?

by Tsvetana Paraskova

Investors have seemed to realise that the bright future for green hydrogen still depends on achieving significant cost reductions and becoming a competitive energy source

Low-carbon hydrogen could play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries and in helping nations to reduce emissions and move closer to their net-zero emission targets, analysts and forecasting agencies say.  The number of announced green hydrogen projects—those looking to produce hydrogen from water electrolysis using renewable energy—has soared over the past year, […]

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Everything you need to know about WEG

by Matthew Amlot

Raphael Torrano, managing director Middle East at WEG explains to Oil & Gas Middle East the history behind the Brazilian electric engineering, power and automation firm

WEG has been developing its presence in the Middle East, and has recently been awarded the contract to supply specialist electric motors and drives for the pumps at the Ras Markaz Oil Park Project in Oman as well as the supply of motors and drives for the Duqm refinery. The Middle East arm of the […]

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ADNOC awards nearly $1 billion EPC contract to NPCC to develop Umm Shaif field

by Matthew Amlot

The contract covers the strategic long-term development of ADNOC’s Umm Shaif field and is part of the company’s plan to boost oil production capacity to five million barrels per day by 2030

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced Wednesday that it had awarded a $946 million engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC). The contract covers the strategic long-term development of ADNOC’s Umm Shaif field and is part of the company’s plan to boost oil production capacity to five million barrels […]

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Larsen & Toubro awarded hydrocarbon contracts in Q3 FY22

by Matthew Amlot

The firm announced "significant" contracts with two Middle East hydrocarbon customers.

Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) heavy engineering unit announced that it had won several contracts across various business segments in the third quarter of the 2022 financial year (ending March 2022). In a statement, L&T said that its modification, revamp and upgrade (MRU) business had won a contract from “a key hydrocarbon sector customer in the […]

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Aramco-sponsored hydrogen truck enters Dakar Rally

by Matthew Amlot

The truck was developed by French manufacturer Gaussin

The first hydrogen-fuelled racing truck was introduced to the Dakar Rally on Saturday. The truck is sponsored by Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco and developed by French manufacturer Gaussin. “This is a milestone in the development of hydrogen as a lower-carbon fuel and the first time a hydrogen truck has entered the Dakar Rally,” Ahmad […]

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QatarEnergy awards huge EPCI contract for North Field Expansion Project to McDermott

by Matthew Amlot

The contract’s scope includes 13 normally unmanned wellhead platforms topsides, as well as pipelines, beach valve stations and buildings

QatarEnergy announced Monday that it had awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract to McDermott Middle East for the offshore scope of its North Field Expansion Project. The North Field Expansion Project will increase Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity significantly, from 77 million tons per annum to 126 million tons per […]

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Aramco, AEC announce partnership focused on accelerating Saudi Arabia’s digital ecosystem

by Matthew Amlot

The announcement comes as Aramco pursues several business digitalisation programmes

Saudi Arabian energy giant Aramco and Saudi-based Advanced Electronic Company (AEC) announced late last week that they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help promote the localisation of digital businesses in the Kingdom. AEC, a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, and Aramco said that the MoU would support efforts to enable the […]

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Technology is the lever to move the energy industry forward: Expert

by Matthew Amlot

Corie Allemand, director of oil and gas business development at Stratus Technologies, discusses how technology is a key tool for the energy industry to grow

In the second of our three-part video series on the role of edge computing in the future of the oil and gas industry, we speak with Corie Allemand, director of oil and gas business development at Stratus Technologies, on the sidelines of ADIPEC 2021.

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US shale expenditure to surge

by Matthew Amlot

Expenditure will leap to a predicted $83.4 billion in 2022, up from an expected $69.8 billion this year

US shale expenditure is set to surge nearly 20 percent next year as the industry recovers from the unprecedented volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Expenditure will leap to a predicted $83.4 billion in 2022, up from an expected $69.8 billion this year, a 19.4 percent increase, according to energy research firm Rystad Energy. This […]