Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 7:37 pm

Aramco agrees $69bn SABIC purchase in Saudi deal of the decade

Saudi Aramco has agreed a $69.1 billion deal to acquire a majority stake in SABIC, the region’s biggest petrochemical company. It is part of a plan by the world’s largest national oil company to diversify away from pumping crude oil to generating more of its profits from high-value...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:06 pm

Bahri signs agreement with SWCC to ship desalination plants spare parts to Eastern and Western Coasts

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation,and Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi Government Corporation responsible for the desalination of seawater, producing electric power, and supplying various regions in the Kingdom with desalinated water, have signed an...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:49 am

Saudi Aramco, Mcdermott sign deal for new oil services facility

Saudi Aramco signed a land lease agreement with McDermott Arabia Company on Tuesday to establish an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation facility in the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia.  A joint press release said...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:30 am

Distinguished International Experts Share Latest Water, Energy and Environmental Research at Sixth Icwee Held at Aus

Distinguished academics and experts from around the world have assembled at the Sixth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment 2017 (ICWEE) at American University of Sharjah (AUS) to discuss important issues related to energy, water and the environment. Being held under the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 24 March, 2019 1:04 pm

NWC launches 1st phase of water network in Al-Laith

The National Water Company (NWC)’s General Directorate for Water Services in Makkah completed working on the first phase of water networks and domestic connections project in Al-Laith governorate. An additional 10,000m3/day of water is currently being pumped through 5,000 domestic connections ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 21 March, 2019 2:30 pm

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Joins Forces with GEMS Education to Support Special Olympics World Games 2019 Carbon Offset Initiative

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has partnered with GEMS Education, the largest operator of KG-12 schools in the world,to support its Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Carbon Offset Initiative through cultivating local plants at some of the group’s...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 21 March, 2019 2:13 pm

GE Showcases Innovative Solutions to Complement UAE Energy Strategy 2050

GE Power (NYSE: GE) showcased a suite of innovative technologies shaping the future of the energy sector, at the ‘UAE Advanced Power Technology Day’ organized in collaboration with the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi. The solutions presented complement the direction under UAE Energy Strategy...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 21 March, 2019 1:40 pm

NWC tops results of RDA’s annual report on the Saudi public sector

Having adopted an array of professional corrective procedures over the last two years (2017-2018), the National Water Company (NWC) managed to reduce troubled and delayed projects in Riyadh.   The Riyadh Development Authority (RDA), which uses specific standards and indicators to gauge...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 21 March, 2019 2:10 am

Enviroserve Launches World’s Largest Integrated E-waste and Specialised Recycling Plant at Dubai Industrial Park

Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Dubai Industrial Park inaugurated the official opening of the world’s largest integrated electric and electronic waste (e-waste) recycling facility ‘The Recycling Hub’ by...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 20 March, 2019 2:39 pm

Masdar and the Australian Antarctic Division collaborate to install the first solar panel system at an Australian Antarctic research station

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) have successfully installed the first solar panel system at an Australian Antarctic station, it was announced today.   The solar installation will provide up to 30 kW of electric power to the Casey...

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