Industrial AI and digital technologies are revolutionizing energy infrastructure, helping companies across asset-intensive sectors achieve operational excellence
Norwegian firm expects first cross-border transport of CO2 in 2025
Oslo, Norway -- Norwegian fertilizer group Yara International on Monday signed a contract to begin transporting CO2 produced at its Netherlands plant to Norway so it can be buried under the seabed, as of 2025. The agreement with Northern Lights, a joint venture grouping oil giants Equinor of Norway, Anglo-Dutch Shell...
Saudi Arabia explores carbon capture, storage potential
“Achieving success in this area will benefit everyone and align with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” he adds while attending the ministerial panel titled "Advancing Inclusivity and Circularity for Just and Equitable Energy Transitions" during the inaugural day of the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2023.
ADNOC, Fertiglobe to pilot cost-effective modular carbon capture technology
ABU DHABI, UAE – ADNOC and Fertiglobe on Tuesday announced the pilot deployment of the world’s first cost-effective modular CycloneCC carbon capture unit at Fertiglobe’s 100 percent owned nitrogen fertilizer plant in the Al Ruwais Industrial Complex here. Fertiglobe was formed as a strategic partnership between ADNOC and OCI Global....ADNOC and Occidental to advance direct air capture project in UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- ADNOC and international energy company, Occidental, announced today an agreement to undertake a joint preliminary engineering study for the construction of the first megaton-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility outside the United States. The agreement is the first project to reach the technical feasibility stage since...Middle East sets global standards in renewable energy
This TRENDS Explainer Video explores how the Middle East is fueling its economy with renewables like solar, wind, and green hydrogen, catalyzing a global clean energy shift.US to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air
The two projects -- in Texas and Louisiana -- each aim to eliminate one million tons of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent in total to the annual emissions of 445,000 gas-powered cars. It is "the world's largest investment in engineered carbon removal in history," the Energy Department said in a...US official meets UAE diplomats to discuss climate change
DUBAI, UAE - US special climate envoy John Kerry has met senior Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi, including the head of the United Nations' upcoming climate change conference, official media reported on Sunday. The choice of Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to head...Gulf oil giants turn to start-ups in bid to promote carbon capture
With little investment and few projects in operation around the world so far, the technology to capture carbon before it goes into the atmosphere as a potential global warming solution is currently nowhere near the scale needed to make a difference to global emissions.Technology helps accelerate industrial decarbonization
There are three main pillars to this approach: transforming existing industries with advanced technologies, creating the green industries of the future, and decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries. We believe that with the right enablers—policy, technology, access to finance, and partnerships—we can achieve climate targets, she adds.New tech taps oceans to tackle global warming
Scientists from University of California Los Angeles are working on a project aimed at using the oceans as a big sponge for carbon dioxide.
Trends Poll: Saudi will reach net-zero first in GCC
Gulf countries have substantial financial and other resources to achieve zero- emission goals but they need to identity and address the obstacles.
Saudi meet stresses carbon capture vital for net-zero goals
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Net-zero goal cannot be achieved without carbon capture and there is a need to scale up carbon capture and storage over the coming years to reach zero emission targets, Fahad Alajilan, President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), has said.KAPSARC co-hosted on...
TA’ZIZ signs ammonia agreement
The pact was signed with Fertiglobe, GS Energy and Mitsui & Co.Saudi Aramco, Energy ministry ink pact to build a carbon capture and storage hub
Saudi Arabia is embarking on initiatives such as the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative to meet its climate change commitments.Clean energy is key for Indonesian economy, says IEA
Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefits to its citizens in the process such as more secure and affordable energy supplies, according to a new IEA report.EGA, K Line green pact
They will work on projects to decarbonize bulk cargo shipping.Carbon capture tech finally gaining speed: IEA
For net-zero, carbon-capture tech cannot spend another decade on the sidelines of climate mitigation efforts, said the IEA.
Oil giant Saudi Arabia sees opportunity in climate crisis
Not only is the kingdom ramping up oil production, it is also making a major play for the trillion-dollar emerging industries touted as a route to cleaner air.
Bahrain says will achieve net-zero emissions by 2060
The announcement came on Sunday, October 24, a day after Saudi Arabia announced the exact same goal.OECD nations to ban export credits for coal power
With the latest international climate conference just days away, the proposed ban will halt support to new coal power stations that don't have systems that trap the carbon emissions responsible for global warming.
Mubadala Petroleum, Eni partner for energy transition
The scope of the cooperation covers potential joint opportunities in Mena, South East Asia, Europe, and other regions of mutual interest.
