Oil, Gas, Petrochemicals & Renewables

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

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).

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

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.

Energy, Oil & Gas

QatarEnergy, partners sign agreement for Angola offshore Blocks 8, 22

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

QatarEnergy, alongside its partners Shell and Sonangol E&P signed an agreement with Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG) pertaining to Blocks 8 and 22 offshore of Angola.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Trelleborg, Simwave launch transfer equipment training programme

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure and Simwave have launched the first modules of a specialised transfer equipment training programme at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok, targeting crew competency gaps as LNG bunkering and alternative fuels expand across the maritime industry.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Heisco wins $359m EPC contract for Kuwait Oil's Jurassic facilities

Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has announced that it has secured a contract valued at KD111.05 million ($359 million) for delivering engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of tanks for Kuwait Oil Company‘s Jurassic Light Oil export facilities.