Middle East
OMV in talks with ADNOC on chemicals business merger
OMV is actively in negotiations with the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company about a possible merger of their chemicals business.
First Emirates flights cleared for take-off with SAF from Dubai
The first Emirates flights operating with SAF provided by Shell Aviation have taken off from Dubai International Airport.
Iran's petrochemical ambition: aiming for 130 MMt annual production
Iran is aiming to create a formidable 130 MMt of annual petrochemical production capacity by the end of its 7th development plan.
Safir Petchem Project set to launch by the end of 2023
The Managing Director of the Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company, Abdul Ali Ali Asgari, has announced that the "Safir Petrochemical Project" is on the verge of commencing its operations in the near future.
Aramco and ENOWA to develop first-of-its-kind e-fuel demonstration plant
Aramco and ENOWA have signed a joint development agreement to construct and establish a first-of-its-kind synthetic e-fuel demonstration plant.
Wizz Air wins 2nd consecutive CAPA Asia Aviation Summit award for SAF usage
For the second year in a row Wizz Air has been awarded the CAPA Global Environmental Sustainability Airline/Airline Group of the Year.
Editorial Comment: Celebrating the technologies and people in the global hydrocarbon processing industry
On October 11, Gulf Energy Information celebrated the inaugural Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards.
SATORP completes MENA region’s first conversion of used cooking oil into ISCC+ certified SAF
SATORP, platform jointly owned by Aramco and TotalEnergies, has for the first time in the region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified SAF.
Kuwait's October fuel oil exports drop by a third from record in September
Kuwait's October fuel oil exports tumbled more than 30% after hitting a record high in September as some supply was diverted to domestic power generation.
Kuwait's KIPIC in talks with potential partners on petrochemicals complex
State-owned Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company is in early talks with companies to partner on an integrated petrochemicals complex worth up to $9.70 B.
- China's March jet fuel exports jump 77.4% from a year earlier 4/18
- Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply $3.8-B methanol project 4/18
- Singapore fuel oil stockpiles rebound to 8-week high on higher imports 4/18
- Clariant launches new CATOFIN 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst 4/18
- Solvay inaugurates new blowing agent production unit in Rosignano, Italy 4/18
- Meridian Energy Group’s Davis Refinery Project in North Dakota (U.S.) will be the world’s first net-zero carbon refinery 4/17
