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Dow to invest in water desalination and reuse technologies in Saudi Arabia

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The Dow Chemical Company plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for Dow FILMTEC reverse osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shoaiba Barge SeaWater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest RO seawater desalination plants and utilizes FILMTEC membrane elements.

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Aramco awards $10B in contracts for vast Jafurah shale gas field development

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In late November, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) announced the start of development of the vast Jafurah unconventional gas field, the largest non-associated gas field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will make Saudi Arabia one of the world’s largest natural gas producers.

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Hyzon Motors, NEOM and Modern Group to collaborate on development of assembly facility for hydrogen-powered vehicles; up to 10,000 pa

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NEOM is a $500-billion giga-project in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Hyzon aims to be at the forefront of providing heavy-duty commercial fleet vehicles into NEOM which would act as a showcase to the wider Kingdom and beyond.

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Drones strike Saudi Aramco Abqaiq and Khurais sites; temporary production suspension of 5.7M barrels per day

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Drones attacked two key Saudi Aramco sites in Saudi Arabia—the Abqaiq processing plant and the Khurais oil field—on Saturday; Houthi rebels claimed credit for the strikes. Saudi Aramco emergency crews contained the fires at the plants; the company announced the production suspension of 5.7 —Amin H.

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Haldor Topsoe establishes focused green hydrogen organization to accelerate electrolysis business

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Chokri brings great leadership and commercial experience from a highly successful tech startup and will lead our work to accelerate the commercialization of our green hydrogen business. NEOM Helios project, Saudi Arabia; Topsoe delivers ammonia technology for the world’s biggest green hydrogen facility being built in Saudi Arabia.

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Haldor Topsoe and Nel ASA to offer end-to-end green ammonia and eMethanol solutions

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—Amy Hebert, Chief Commercial Officer of Haldor Topsoe. An example is the Helios project in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, announced in July 2020, which includes the world’s largest ammonia loop (1.2 Topsoe is currently engaged in several projects to produce green hydrogen, green ammonia, eMethanol, and green fuels.

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IHS Markit says outlook for crude oil prices strengthens through 2021

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The record cuts set in motion in May and June by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ partners played a pivotal role in accelerating the improbable rebalancing of global oil markets. This could start as early as the second half of 2021, when Brent prices could conclusively pass the $50/bbl mark.