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Middle East

Italy, Saudi Arabia sign energy cooperation agreement, including low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia and CCS

The cooperation focuses on renewable energy, reducing methane emissions, power interconnections, renewable and low-emissions hydrogen and ammonia, and carbon capture and storage systems

India refiners ask ADNOC to offer oil delivered price as freight spikes

Indian state refiners have asked Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) to offer pricing its crude on a delivered basis as well to manage costs, after fresh U.S. sanctions disrupted supplies and caused freight rates to spike.

Sungrow Hydrogen wins supply contract for 320-MW green ammonia project in Oman

Sungrow Hydrogen has signed a supply agreement with ACME Group and will provide water electrolysis hydrogen (H2) production equipment for the 320-MW green ammonia project in Oman.

Oman Oil Marketing Co. and TFG Marine establish bunker fuel supply JV

Oman Oil Marketing Co. (OOMCO) and TFG Marine, a leading international marine fuel joint venture (JV) founded by Trafigura, Frontline and Golden Ocean, have established a bunker fuel JV to supply vessels visiting Oman’s ports of Duqm, Muscat and Sohar.

Digital Exclusive: Managing reliability and asset management performance in the Yanbu refinery through the implementation of a reliable operations committee program

One of the most important aspects in having successful reliability and asset management performance is to establish a tracking mechanism to monitor, control and manage key performance indicator (KPI) performance, which is the focus of this article.

U.S. to impose further sanctions on Russian oil fleet and traders

The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions yet on Russia's oil industry, according to a purported U.S. Treasury document circulating among traders in Europe and Asia that drove global oil prices 3% higher on Friday.

SOCAR's STAR oil refinery to supply jet fuel for Istanbul Airport

Azerbaijan SOCAR's STAR oil refinery will supply 700,000 metric tpy (about 15,000 bpd) of jet fuel to Istanbul Airport for three years starting from 2025.

China's Shandong Port, entry point for most sanctioned oil, bans U.S.-designated vessels

Shandong Port Group has banned U.S.-sanctioned tankers from calling into its ports in the eastern Chinese province, home to many independent refiners that are the biggest importers of oil from countries under U.S. embargo.

Iraqi cabinet approves $4.6-B Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project

The Iraqi cabinet has given approval for a Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project, a statement from the Prime Minister's office said on Monday.

Update: India's BPCL buys Middle East grades to replace Russian shortfall

State-run Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp. (BPCL) is buying Middle Eastern crude to make up for less supply of cheaper Russian oil, its head of finance Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta said in a recent interview.