Middle East
Kuwait's al-Zour refinery now fully operational
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company said in a statement that the third and final units at the al-Zour refinery are now operational.
Vietjet and Novus Aviation Capital sign MoUs for aircraft financing, leasing, and SAF development
Vietjet and Novus Aviation Capital have signed Memorandum of Understandings to explore the establishment of an aircraft financing and leasing vehicle as well as collaborating on the supply of SAF in Vietnam alongside SAF One, Novus’s established and dedicated SAF platform.
Cloning design provides plug-and-play approach for carbon capture
Carbon capture has the potential to significantly decarbonize emissions from industrial facilities.
thyssenkrupp Uhde won contract for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd
thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a basic engineering package and front-end engineering design package for the establishment of a biopolymer plant on the Arabian Peninsula.
Neste and ENOC Group enter into collaboration to drive SAF initiatives in Dubai and the MENA Region
Neste and ENOC Group, a leading integrated global energy player, have agreed to collaborate to explore the possibilities of supplying and purchasing SAF in Dubai and the wider Middle East North Africa region in the coming years.
OPEC head accuses IEA of vilifying fossil fuel industry
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais accused the International Energy Agency of vilifying the oil and gas industry, in the latest clash between the groups over climate policy.
BASF shares rise on report ADNOC exploring Wintershall Dea deal
Shares in chemicals giant BASF rose after a report that ADNOC is exploring an acquisition of the German group's energy business Wintershall Dea.
UN-led talks weigh goal to reduce aviation emissions
A UN-led conference in Dubai is weighing goals to reduce carbon emissions from international aviation through less polluting fuel, as a rebound in traffic thrusts airlines back into the conversation over carbon emissions.
ADNOC opens the region’s first high-speed green hydrogen refueling pilot station
ADNOC has opened “H2GO”, the region’s first high-speed green hydrogen pilot refueling station, to test a fleet of zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Industry Primer: What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, are known as OPEC+ and will meet in Vienna, Austria, on Nov. 26 to discuss their joint output policy.

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- UN shipping agency strikes deal on fuel emissions, CO2 fees 4/11
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- U.S. targets China oil storage terminal in new Iran-related sanctions 4/11
- Russia's Novatek plans condensate processing complex in Murmansk 4/11