Environment & Energy | Saturday 30 March, 2019 2:39 am

Saudi Arabia seeks EOIs for big desalination project

Saudi Arabia's Water & Electricity Company (WEC) has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) for the development of an independent water project (IWP) in Yanbu province using reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination technology. The desalination plant will be located near the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 30 March, 2019 2:35 am

Saudi Arabia’s SABIC sticking with growth plans, will discuss synergies with Aramco

Saudi Basic Industries Corp’s (SABIC) investment plans will not be affected by oil giant Aramco’s purchase of a 70 percent stake in the company, its chief executive said on Friday, adding SABIC would look to integrate assets with Aramco to boost growth. Saudi Aramco, the world’s...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 29 March, 2019 4:29 am

Arab nations facing ‘serious’ challenges over food security: agriculture chief

Arab countries must pay “serious” attention to improving the management of water and land resources to reduce the “food gap” in the region, a senior agriculture official has warned. Food security was one of the major challenges facing the region’s agricultural sector, ...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 29 March, 2019 4:15 am

Governmental qualification document for consortia and companies to participate in Management, operation and maintenance of the Saudi water sector

The National Water Company (NWC), a Saudi company fully owned by the government, announced the issuance of a Request for Qualification (RFQ), which requires interested contractors, consortia and companies to provide their Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) via the NWC website at (www.nwc.com.sa)....

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 March, 2019 4:00 pm

Lights out: Meraas embraces Earth Hour

Meraas confirmed that it will be taking part in Earth Hour this year as part of a concerted effort to raise awareness in the region of Mother Earth’s precious resources that are under pressure and threat. Meraas will switch off lights on Saturday, 30 March at 8:30pm across nine...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 March, 2019 10:32 am

Arab Investment and Development Authority (AIDA) and STC ENERGY INK deal to build 170 MW and 1 GW Solar Power Plants in UKRAINE

AIDA and STC Energy have signed a Development Framework Agreement for the development of 170 MW solar power plants and 1 GW for both on grid and micro off grid solar power plants in Ukraine that will be backed by a development investment commitment of a min US$ 2 Billion by The Arab Investment...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 7:37 pm

Aramco agrees $69bn SABIC purchase in Saudi deal of the decade

Saudi Aramco has agreed a $69.1 billion deal to acquire a majority stake in SABIC, the region’s biggest petrochemical company. It is part of a plan by the world’s largest national oil company to diversify away from pumping crude oil to generating more of its profits from high-value...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:06 pm

Bahri signs agreement with SWCC to ship desalination plants spare parts to Eastern and Western Coasts

Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation,and Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a Saudi Government Corporation responsible for the desalination of seawater, producing electric power, and supplying various regions in the Kingdom with desalinated water, have signed an...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:49 am

Saudi Aramco, Mcdermott sign deal for new oil services facility

Saudi Aramco signed a land lease agreement with McDermott Arabia Company on Tuesday to establish an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation facility in the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia.  A joint press release said...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 27 March, 2019 3:30 am

Distinguished International Experts Share Latest Water, Energy and Environmental Research at Sixth Icwee Held at Aus

Distinguished academics and experts from around the world have assembled at the Sixth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment 2017 (ICWEE) at American University of Sharjah (AUS) to discuss important issues related to energy, water and the environment. Being held under the...

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