Environment & Energy | Thursday 8 November, 2018 5:07 am

Heavy rain expected till Sunday

Most regions of the Kingdom will witness moderate to heavy rain from Thursday till Sunday, according to a statement of The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection. The authority has forecast that the rain would be accompanied by thunder, sandstorm and snowfall, the Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 6 November, 2018 5:28 am

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Announces $132 Billion CAPEX Program, Integrated Gas Strategy and an Increase in Oil Production

TheAbu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC)announced its plans to launch a new integrated gas strategy and increase its oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by the end of 2020 and 5mmbpd by 2030, following approval from the Supreme Petroleum Council...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 5 November, 2018 1:51 am

(ZMI) Concludes First of its Kind Regional Acquisition and Financing in the Offshore Marine Sector

Abu Dhabi-based Zakher Marine International Inc. group (ZMI) recently announced the conclusion of a first-of-its-kind financing in the shipping industry worth US $125 million. It is the first China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, aka, Sinosure supported transaction in the region for a...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 4 November, 2018 1:56 pm

Iraqi Minister of Electricity discusses next steps to drive Principles of Cooperation signed with GE

Iraq’s Minister of Electricity HE Luay Al Khateeb met a delegation of GE Power (NYSE: GE) led by Joseph Anis, President & CEO of GE’s Power Services business in Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, at his office today. He discussed next steps to drive the Principles of...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 4 November, 2018 12:45 am

ACWA Power and EETC ink PPA for gas-fired combined cycle plant

A CONSORTIUM led by ACWA Power has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for a gas-fired combined cycle plant in the presence of Prime Minister of Egypt, Eng. Mustafa Madbuoly, the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohamed...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 2 November, 2018 3:50 am

Aramco, SABIC announce Yanbu as the site for integrated industrial complex

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have announced their selection of Yanbu, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, as the site for the development of an integrated industrial complex to convert crude oil to chemicals (COTC).   The announcement by Saudi Aramco and SABIC, the two largest industrial...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 November, 2018 1:24 pm

The two major Saudi water entities sign agreement on quality and performance excellence

Furthering transparent governance, an important pillar of the Vision 2030, the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) signed today an organizational agreement with the National Water Company (NWC) on achieving quality and performance excellence.   Both HE Eng Ali Bin Abdulrahman...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 November, 2018 4:00 am

German Leading Pump Manufacturer Wilo participates in WETEX 2018

Wilo Middle East FZE, the leading pump manufacturer headquartered in Dortmund, Germany took part in the 20th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) held during 23-25 October 2018 under the theme ‘At the Forefront of Sustainability.’ Marking its sixth...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 30 October, 2018 11:00 pm

Culligan Middle East launches Bio-Refresh water dispenser to provide higher quality drinking water to UAE consumers

Culligan Middle East will use this week’s Gulf Host exhibition at the Dubai World Trade Centre to debut a new drinking water dispenser which combines UV out technology and a carbon block filter to provide high quality water. Exhibiting on the Gulf Host show floor stand S1-A71 from 30...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 29 October, 2018 2:16 pm

RAKGas signs agreement for Zanzibar’s first oil and gas exploration project

RAKGas, through its international subsidiary RAKGas Zanzibar Limited, has signed an oil and gas Production Sharing Agreement with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, the first such agreement Zanzibar has signed following its implementation of the Oil and Gas (Upstream) Act of...

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