Technip Energies and National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have signed an MOU to advance energy transition in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region.

The partnership will focus on capturing opportunities in energy transition and on fostering the best engineering practices. It will also enhance cooperation in blue and green hydrogen and related decarbonization projects, CO₂ capture in addition to industrial projects in the fields of waste-to-energy, biorefining, biochemistry, ammonia as well as other energy transition related themes.

In addition, the companies plan to create a Joint Venture (JV) to drive the energy transition journey.

"This partnership will encompass the right mix of identification capability for concrete opportunities like CO₂ capture, blue/green hydrogen and ammonia, of technology know-how, technical capabilities, global and local execution experience and financial strength for providing holistic solutions to accelerate the transition towards a low-carbon society," said Arnaud Pieton, CEO of Technip Energies.