Environment & Energy | Sunday 29 April, 2018 11:07 am

Saudi Arabia gets 1st solar-powered gas station

Saudi Arabia’s first solar-powered gas station has just been opened in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. The inauguration comes on the heels of the Kingdom’s switching on its drive towards solar power, kicked of in February with the Ministry of Energy’s announcement of a solar...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 28 April, 2018 7:00 am

Saudi youth on mission to clean up Red Sea

The Red Sea offers much for divers to discover — corals, marine life, pearls and more — but they also see the plastic bottles, old furniture and fishing tools that impact marine life and kill coral reefs. Three Saudi youth initiatives have raised awareness of the problem by marking...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 25 April, 2018 4:24 pm

Saudi Aramco Co-Hosts ‘Governance in Focus’ Forum with the Pearl Initiative

Saudi Aramco co-hosted the “Governance in Focus” forum with the Pearl Initiative at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Riyadh, under the patronage of His Excellency Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources. Addressing an...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 25 April, 2018 1:49 am

Game Changing technologies take centre stage at (ME Static)

The oil and gas industry has long recognised the importance of understanding and influencing the role of innovation and technological advancements for static equipment.  As the equipment’s performance is key to increased profitability, experts who gathered at the Middle East Static...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 22 April, 2018 1:00 pm

Siemens to add 700 MW to Rumaila power plant in Iraq

As Iraq seeks to rebuild its power infrastructure, Siemens is supporting the country with upgrading one of its largest gas-fired power plants. The company has won a contract to add 700 megawatts (MW) to the Rumaila Gas Power Plant, which currently has a power generation capacity of 1500 MW. Siemens ...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 21 April, 2018 3:30 am

Market to absorb higher oil prices, says Saudi Arabia

THE global market has the capacity to absorb higher oil prices, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khaled Al-Faleh has said. Faleh’s statement at a meeting of oil producers in Jeddah on Friday came as crude hit the highest level in more than three years. The statement...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 20 April, 2018 1:01 am

Oil price soars to highest level in years

Oil surged Thursday close to three and a half-year peaks on simmering Mideast tensions and keen US demand. World oil prices extended Wednesday’s gains on the back of data showing a drop in US stockpiles — indicating improved demand — and expectations that a Russia-OPEC output...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 17 April, 2018 12:35 pm

Rexton Technologies Middle East Inaugurated The Region’s Largest LED Light Fittings Manufacturing Facility

Rexton Technologiesofficially inaugurated its new facilities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by H.E. Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of Sharjah Chamber of  Commerce & Industry  and  H.E. Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Saif Zone...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 17 April, 2018 11:38 am

Saudi Electricity Company and GE sign MoU to further drive the digital transformation of the Kingdom’s power sector

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE (NYSE: GE) at the second annual Saudi-US CEO Forum held under the theme, ‘An Era of Transformation: From Vision to Implementation’ and the patronage of the Crown Prince, HRH Prince Mohammed bin...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 17 April, 2018 1:38 am

GE Power and GESAT host Saudi Power Efficiency & Flexibility Day

GE Power and GE Saudi Advanced Turbines (GESAT), hosted Saudi Power Efficiency & Flexibility Day in Riyadh on April 16. The event convened over 70 energy sector experts, including representatives of the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Electricity &...

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