Browsing: Middle east

The Sultanate of Oman and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg recently held bilateral talks on investment opportunities in the green hydrogen sector. The session was chaired by H.E. Engineer Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, and H.E. Claude Turmes, Minister of Energy and Spatial Planning, respectively.

Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of green energy and hydrogen.

Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced that it is putting its plans for blue hydrogen on hold due to high costs and the lack of off-takers.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and US-based energy services company Baker Hughes have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of technology solutions for green and low-carbon hydrogen and graphene to drive sustainable energy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

DEME, the Belgian engineering firm specializing in renewable energy, has partnered with OQ, a leading energy company in Oman, to establish a pilot project for the certification of green hydrogen.

Five energy companies in Pakistan, mainly state-owned enterprises, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore green hydrogen opportunities, according to recent media reports.

Renewable energy development company CWP Global and German hydrogen carrier pioneer Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of a 500 tons per day hydrogen transport chain from Morocco to Europe.

The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have held a meeting to discuss bilateral cooperation in hydrogen, as part of the UAE-France Comprehensive Strategic Energy Partnership.

Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom) is set to sign official contracts with the developers of six multibillion-dollar green hydrogen projects in Oman. The signing of the first contracts is scheduled for May, with the remainder to be signed in June.

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra met with Saudi ministers of foreign affairs and energy to discuss cooperation between the two countries in various areas.