Following the ongoing regional tension, leading industry event - Middle East Energy Dubai 2026 - which was scheduled to be held next month - has been postponed to September. The region’s leading platform for the energy sector, is hosting its 50th edition this year.
Indian Oil Corp has booked crude cargoes from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu as the US-Israel war with Iran disrupts Middle East oil and gas exports, prompting Saudi Arabia to boost shipments via alternative routes.
The Kuwait army has reported fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport were targeted in a drone attack.
South Africa has endorsed the declaration to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050, joining 33 nations committed to expanding nuclear energy’s role in delivering clean, secure, and affordable energy systems.
India plans major plastics capacity expansion to meet rising domestic demand driven by industrialisation, urbanisation, and manufacturing growth, accounting for roughly 20 per cent of global additions by 2030, maintaining its key role in the global plastics market, according to GlobalData.
CRC Evans, a specialist in welding and coating solutions for energy and infrastructure projects, has announced a major investment in a new 90,000 sq ft facility in Burnley, UK. The site will be one of the largest end-to-end specialty welding, coating and engineering hubs across the EMEAA region.
ITT has finalised its $4.775 billion acquisition of SPX FLOW, a supplier of engineered equipment and process technologies for industrial, chemical, energy, nutrition, health, and personal care sectors, funded via cash and equity.
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract from long-term client DOF to supply four of its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the XLX EVO III. The agreement, signed in August 2025, schedules deliveries in April, June, July and August 2026, with the first two vehicles set to be mobilised in Singapore.
Global geothermal power capacity could almost double to nearly 14 GW in the next decade, as technological advances and streamlined permitting make geothermal a more viable and sustainable baseload alternative to fossil fuels, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM) Global Geothermal Power Tracker.
Clariant has announced a strategic collaboration with Vertimass to accelerate the development and commercialisation of advanced zeolite catalysts for the catalytic conversion of biobased alcohols using Vertimass’ Consolidated Alcohols Deoxygenation and Oligomerisation (CADO) process.
