Middle East
Quick wins on cutting methane dogged by a slow transition
The pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030 has been signed by 159 countries plus the EU. Many of them have developed, or are working on, methane action plans, and billions of dollars have been committed to the effort.
Nuberg EPC awarded 120-tpd chlor-alkali and calcium chloride plant project in Oman
The development marks the second phase of Al Ghaith’s integrated chemical complex in Sur and represents the first-of-its-kind large-scale chlor-alkali expansion in Oman, underlining Nuberg EPC’s pivotal role in advancing the Sultanate’s industrial transformation and chemical self-reliance.
TA’ZIZ awards $1.99-B EPC contract to build one of the world’s largest PVC complexes
TA’ZIZ announced the award of a $1.99 billion engineering, procurement and construction to build the UAE’s first, and among the top three largest integrated single-site polyvinyl chloride production complexes in the world.
Research: Middle East sets the pace for autonomous operations in energy sector
The Middle East findings of Schneider Electric’s Autonomous Maturity research indicates a shift in autonomous readiness within the region’s energy sector, with many organizations claiming to operate at Level 4 of the ARC Autonomous Operations Maturity Model.
- New Emerson industrial AI platform delivers enterprise-scale AI 5/11
- Worley to deliver FEED for Dow’s Path2Zero cogen project in Canada 5/11
- L&T awarded EPC contract for BCGCL's coal-to-ammonium nitrate project in India 5/11
- Loop Chemicals licenses chemical looping ammonia technology from Sandia National Laboratories 5/11
- LanzaTech selects North Sea Port, Ghent as site for Europe’s first commercial alcohol-to-jet SAF facility 5/11
- ControlAir releases new signal operated back pressure regulators 5/11

