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Fertiglobe signs deal with top German firms to explore ammonia supply chain

Sat, 12 Sep 2026

Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe has joined hands with leading German groups Covestro, one of the world’s top manufacturers of polymer materials, and MB Energy, a leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials, to explore joint collaboration across the ammonia value chain in Europe.

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Oil surges above $108 as Iran war, Houthi advance threaten key shipping routes

Fri, 11 Sep 2026

Oil prices surged to their highest levels since May on Friday as the widening US-Iran conflict and a rapid Houthi advance in Yemen raised fears of a prolonged disruption to global crude supplies through the two strategic waterways of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb.

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Clariant selected for major propane dehydrogenation project

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Clariant has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) to supply its CATOFIN catalyst and Heat Generating Material (HGM) for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Zhejiang Province, China.

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Lummus Technology to license world’s largest PDH unit in China

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Lummus Technology has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) to license its CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation (PDH) technology for a new unit in Zhejiang Province, China. The unit will have a capacity of 1.2 million metric tonnes per annum, making it the world's largest licensed PDH unit.

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Unity completes complex well intervention project in Central Italy

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Well integrity and decommissioning specialist Unity has completed a technically challenging well intervention project in Central Italy for SMAPE, deploying a bespoke thru-tubing solution to achieve well isolation for a major international oil company.

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DOCOMO technology raises solar power use by 23 points in Philippines

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

NTT DOCOMO, PLDT and Smart Communications have demonstrated weather-linked battery technology at Philippine telecom base stations, boosting solar-power utilisation by 23 percentage points. The deployment marks the first overseas application of DOCOMO’s green base station technology.

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Harbin Electric completes key Saudi gas turbine unit installation work

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Chinese group Harbin Electric International is delivering the Rumah-2 Combined-Cycle Power Plant in Saudi Arabia as part of the kingdom's efforts to advance its energy transition under Vision 2030. The company recently hoisted the Gas Turbine Unit 1 into position, thus kicking off the project's installation work.

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Oman signs mining agreements worth $15.4m in exploration investments

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals has signed two agreements to develop mining concession areas covering a combined 1,687 square kilometres, with planned exploration investments of about RO6 million ($15.4 million).

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Alfa Laval launches ‘Made in Saudi’ assembly line for heat exchangers

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Alfa Laval, a global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, has launched its ‘Made in Saudi’ assembly line for heat exchangers.

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TotalEnergies announces Angola exploration success, new offshore interests

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

TotalEnergies has announced several exploration developments in Angola, including a new oil discovery on Block -field discovery on Block 17, where TotalEnergies holds a 38 per cent operated interest, is expected to reach first oil just three months after its June 20217 and agreements to enter two additional offshore exploration blocks.