Middle East

ADNOC to become majority shareholder in Fertiglobe to establish a global growth platform for ammonia

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company P.J.S.C. (ADNOC) and OCI Global have entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition by ADNOC of OCI’s entire majority shareholding in Fertiglobe.

ADNOC and MHI to explore opportunities to develop global low-carbon ammonia and H2 markets

ADNOC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement to explore potential opportunities to build low-carbon energy supply chains and advance carbon neutral solutions to accelerate decarbonization across the energy sector.

Levidian and Tadweer join forces to decarbonize methane emissions in Abu Dhabi

Levidian and Tadweer have announced an agreement to tackle emissions from one of Abu Dhabi’s largest landfill sites. The companies are working closely to install Levidian’s LOOP technology, which will produce a H2-rich blend gas that will be used to generate clean electricity onsite.

Masdar signs agreements for 1-GW wind and potential green H2 plant in Jordan

Masdar has signed a joint development agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to develop a 1-GW wind project with a battery energy storage system, and a memorandum to explore the feasibility of establishing a green H2 plant.

H2Tech: Global Projects Data

At the time of this publication, Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database was tracking nearly 1,490 active H2 projects around the world. More than 70% of active projects are in the planning/proposal stage.

Poten and BGC announce H2, ammonia and methanol energy transition business

Poten & Partners, a subsidiary of BGC Group, an integrated energy advisory, brokerage and business intelligence company, announced the launch of a new advisory group supporting global H2, ammonia and methanol markets.

ACWA Power breaks ground on green H2 project in Uzbekistan

Saudi-listed ACWA Power has broken ground on the first phase of a 3,000-tpy green H2 project in Uzbekistan. The first phase, a 3,000 t green ammonia pilot project, is already underway following the signing of the H2 purchase and power purchase agreements in May 2023.

Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit 2023: Highlights and insights from industry leaders

The 13th Dii Desert Energy Leadership Summit convened on November 28, 2023, at the prestigious W hotel on the Jumeirah Palm in Dubai. The summit commenced with a welcome address by Paul von Son, the President of Dii Desert Energy, followed by an insightful keynote from Marco Arcelli, CEO of ACWA Power, who delved into the "Energy Quadrilemma."

Masdar and Emirates Steel Arkan to develop MENA region’s green H2-based steel project

Masdar has partnered with Emirates Steel Arkan to develop an innovative green H2 project to decarbonize the hard-to-abate steel sector in the UAE.

BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

In cooperation with Siemens Energy, work on the water electrolysis at the Ludwigshafen site—the so-called Hy4Chem-EI project—is now entering the next phase of construction.

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