Environment & Energy | Monday 24 September, 2018 6:00 am

World Green Economy Summit 2018 to underscore role of youth in global green economy movement

The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 is set to emphasise the role of young men and women in global efforts to build a green economy when it opens in Dubai in October. Organizers of WGES made the announcement as the UAE joins the worldwide celebration of the United Nations’ International ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 20 September, 2018 7:53 am

New fuel oil regulations for shipping industry to create winners and losers

The decision this year of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, to introduce new rules aimed at reducing the cap on the sulfur content of marine fuel has an impact on the Gulf’s oil dynamics, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 15 September, 2018 4:30 pm

Sipchem Innovation Club wins the Year Award for Best Social Responsibility Initiative

The Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) was awarded yesterday, September 12, 2018, as the Best Social Responsibility Initiative in the Middle East for Sipchem Innovation Club initiative program. Sipchem achieved this award at the level of companies working in the field of energy, ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 9 September, 2018 12:34 pm

The Steering Committee of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) Held its Third Coordination Meeting

The Steering Committee of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), chaired by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Managing Director and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and Chairman of WGES, held its third coordination meeting. The ...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 7 September, 2018 6:04 am

Saudi Aramco awards BHGE the integrated services contract for Marjan offshore field

Saudi Aramco has awarded today the first large-scope integrated services contract for its Marjan oilfield – the first of three major offshore expansions in Saudi Arabia, and the company’s largest upstream development project this year – to Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). Under...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 5 September, 2018 10:00 am

WORLD HEAVY OIL CONGRESS & EXHIBITION LAYS ROADMAP TO ENERGY MIX OF THE FUTURE

More than 3,000 international industry professionals and experts are addressing challenges and discussing opportunities across the heavy oil value chain at the 2018 World Heavy Oil Congress & Exhibition (WHOC).  Held for the very first time in the Middle East at the Oman Convention &...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 3 September, 2018 3:49 pm

Oman and Bahrain Ministers of Oil Open World Heavy Oil Congress and Exhibition in Muscat

His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil & Gas of the Sultanate of Oman, and His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil of the Kingdom of Bahrain, officially opened the 2018 edition of the World Heavy Oil Congress & Exhibition (WHOC) at the ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:41 am

Consumers can pay outstanding electricity bills in installment of six months

Electricity consumers can pay in installments spread over a period of six months the outstanding amount for the whole year after the payment of their monthly average electricity bill in the Tayseer program of the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). Announcing this on Saturday, SEC said this...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 31 August, 2018 4:05 am

NWC, Tatweer sign MoU to educate students about water conservation

National Water Company (NWC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tatweer Company for Educational services to address the issue of water scarcity in schools. The MoU aims to carry out a community outreach program with the objective of educating students about the importance of water...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 31 August, 2018 1:58 am

Saudi environment ministry completes olive project

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has announced that the Camel and Pasture Research Center in Al-Jouf, represented by the Olive Research Unit, has successfully produced more than 30 varieties of olives trees from different countries. The Ministry pointed out...

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