Middle East
Aramco sees increased Chinese demand for fuel
Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco sees increased demand for fuel from China and is discussing investments in petrochemicals with Chinese companies.
TA’ZIZ and Proman sign shareholders’ agreement to develop UAE’s first methanol facility
The facility has an anticipated annual capacity of up to 1.8 MMt and will meet growing domestic and international demand for this clean and versatile chemical commodity.
ADNOC allocates $15 B to low-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies
The announcement follows the guidance by ADNOC’s Board of Directors in November 2022 to accelerate delivery of its low-carbon growth strategy and the approval of its Net Zero by 2050 ambition.
ADNOC Acquires 24.9% Stake in OMV
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Mubadala announced a transaction involving OMV, a global energy and chemicals group, headquartered and listed in Vienna, Austria.
ADNOC accelerates delivery of low carbon growth strategy to continue responsibly meeting global energy needs
ADNOC is accelerating operationalization of its board mandated low carbon growth strategy, by establishing a new Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth vertical that will focus on renewable energy, clean hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.
Hot oil pump warm-up system best practices and failure case study
Many industries utilize pumps in hot applications, including oil and gas facilities.
Industry Perspectives: Despite reaching $180 B, new project announcements are down year-over-year
Over the past year, the Global Energy Infrastructure database has tracked more than $180 B in new project announcements.
Saudi Aramco to ship full oil contract volumes to Asia in December
Saudi Aramco has told at least four refinery customers in North Asia they will receive full contract volumes of crude oil in December.
ADNOC Refining secures new international partners furthering the UAE’s industrial growth
Under the agreement ADQ, Veolia, and Vision Invest consortium will own and operate two world-scale waste management plants, which sustainably treat and dispose of industrial waste generated from across ADNOC’s operations.
Site construction underway at TA’ZIZ and next major phase of growth launched
The centerpiece of the expansion will be a new world-scale, low-carbon footprint steam cracker to supply feedstocks for the various downstream production units.

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