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.
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.
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