Environment & Energy | Sunday 21 October, 2018 3:11 pm

GE signs Principles of Cooperation to support the government’s vision in building Iraq’s energy sector and revitalizing the economy

GE (NYSE: GE) signed Principles of Cooperation (POC) with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to develop the country’s power sector. The plan is expected to generate up to 14 gigawatts (GW) of power, create up to 65,000 direct and indirect jobs, support the government to realize savings and...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 20 October, 2018 4:27 am

Saudi Aramco signs MoU with Zhejiang Petrochemical

Saudi Aramco recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the Chinese province of Zhejiang during the Second International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises Conference (IPEC) to acquire a stake in a new refinery project of Zhejiang Petrochemicals Corporation, Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 18 October, 2018 3:00 am

Aramco boosts export capacity of Yanbu unit

The commissioning of Yanbu South Terminal (YST) marked the addition of 3 million barrels per day to the West Coast export capacity when the first VLCC was loaded on Oct. 12, according to Saudi Aramco officials here. Yanbu South Terminal, which is located south of Yanbu City on the West Coast...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 16 October, 2018 5:30 am

Dewa Organises 20th Wetex & 3rd Dubai Solar Show From 23-25 October 2018

In a press conference held in Dubai, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced details of the 20th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2018) and the 3rd Dubai Solar Show. DEWA organises the two exhibitions at the...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 October, 2018 5:13 pm

Enoc Honors the Elderly at the International Day for Older Persons Celebrations

ENOC Group celebrated the International Day for Older Persons, in collaboration with Beit Al Kheir Society, as part of the nation’s ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative. ENOC has created a new activity each month for this initiative and the theme for October is the ‘Month of...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 October, 2018 2:45 pm

World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 outlines a strategic roadmap to accelerate green economy

The organising committee of the fifth edition of The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 held a press conference today (Monday, 15thOctober) in Burj Al Arab to announce its readinessfor holding the summit which support the UAE’s efforts in sustainable development and consolidates...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 October, 2018 3:35 am

Saudi Arabia supports international efforts to fight hunger and poverty in UN speech

Saudi Arabia has told the UN that food security is one of the most important issues of the 21st century.  Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qadi, first secretary of the Saudi Arabian Mission to the UN in New York, added that the Kingdom supports international efforts to fight hunger and poverty, ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 14 October, 2018 3:25 am

‘Middle East Electricity Saudi’ event set as Kingdom seeks $7b investment in renewables

Informa Exhibitions Saudi, a newly opened country branch of Informa Exhibitions, will be officially launching the first edition of Middle East Electricity Saudi next week (Oct. 15-17) at the Riyadh International Convention Centre. Under the official patronage of Eng. Khalid A Al-Falih, the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 October, 2018 9:27 am

GCC to reap massive dividend as oil prices rise

Oil prices approaching $100 per barrel, as some forecasts suggest, would set in motion a “trickle down” effect, boosting GCC prosperity and growth in both the private and public sectors, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). In an interview with Arab News, Garbis...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 12 October, 2018 4:17 am

Bee’ah and EVOTEQ Introduce the UAE’s First Artificial Intelligence Platform for Offices of the Future

Bee’ah. a pioneer in sustainability in the Middle East, and Evoteq, its technology partner, have announced the launch of the UAE’s first advanced Artificial Intelligence platform, which will digitally transform offices and operations to maximise productivity, business excellence and...

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