Middle East

Air Products and Yara to partner on low-emission ammonia projects

World-leading hydrogen supplier and global industrial gases company Air Products and world-leading crop nutrition and ammonia company Yara International ASA are working to combine Air Products’ industrial gas capabilities and low-emission hydrogen with Yara’s ammonia production and distribution network.

Exxon, Aramco, Samref to explore major upgrade of Yanbu refinery

The companies intend to explore capital investments to upgrade and diversify production, including high-quality distillates that result in lower emissions and high-performance chemicals.

UAE's Brooge Petroleum to perform pre-project planning for Fujairah gasoline plant

The proposed refinery would be the first in the region to upgrade naphtha into Euro 5-grade gasoline, with the first phase projected to produce an initial 15,000 bpd.

Masdar and Tadweer to develop Abu Dhabi’s first commercial-scale waste-to-SAF project

Masdar and Tadweer Group have announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). This agreement aims to progress the development of the first commercial-scale Waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Abu Dhabi.

EIL signs MoU with Aramco Asia India Pvt. Ltd. for cooperation in various oil/gas activities

Borouge to supply advanced polyolefin solutions for next-generation vehicles

Global oil refining profits surge and may stay strong

The strength in margins contrasts with crude oil markets coming under pressure from an expected oversupply, and has defied expectations earlier this year that the rally could prove to be a short-term blip due to the impact of tariffs.

Iran confirms seizure of tanker with petrochemical cargo headed for Singapore

Quick wins on cutting methane dogged by a slow transition

The pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 has been signed by 159 countries plus the EU. Many of them have developed, or are working on, methane action plans, and billions of dollars have been committed to the effort.

Nuberg EPC awarded 120-tpd chlor-alkali and calcium chloride plant project in Oman

The development marks the second phase of Al Ghaith’s integrated chemical complex in Sur and represents the first-of-its-kind large-scale chlor-alkali expansion in Oman, underlining Nuberg EPC’s pivotal role in advancing the Sultanate’s industrial transformation and chemical self-reliance.