Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 August, 2016 8:12 am

Saudi Aramco appoints chief of PIF to board

Saudi Aramco has appointed to its board Yasir Al-Rumayyan, managing director of its top sovereign wealth fund, in a sign that the two institutions plan to cooperate closely to restructure the economy in an era of low oil prices. Saudi Aramco updated its website to show Al-Rumayyan as a new board...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 5:13 pm

Averda is Set to Build Republic of Congo’s First Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

members of the Parliamentary Committee of the Congolese Government and the Economic and Financial Commission of Congo National Assembly, representatives of Brazzaville Municipality and the Mayors of Pointe Noire and Brazzaville, visited Lifoula landfill site – this will become Republic of...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 10:35 am

Newest, most powerful in Russia nuclear reactor of Novovoronezh NPP has released first electricity to the grid

On the 5th of August 2016, the innovative power unit of Generation III+ at Novovoronezh NPP has been connected to the national grid and produced first 240 MW of electricity. At 03 hours 35 minutes (MSK) one of the most important and critical operations at the stage of the first power was carried...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 9:31 am

Oil sector less optimistic with 55% indicating no plans to invest further

Forty four percent of businesses in Saudi Arabia are not aware of the national vision of the economic transformation 2020, National Commercial Bank (NCB) said in its “Saudi Arabia Business Optimism Index (BOI)” survey for the third quarter of this year. The survey is issued by NCB in ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 August, 2016 3:31 pm

Empower warehouses in Al Qouz achieve LEED Gold Certification from US Green Building Council

 As part of its commitment to enhance sustainability activities in Dubai, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), world’s largest district cooling company, has achieved LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council for its warehouses located in Al Qouz,...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 4 August, 2016 8:30 am

KSA set to get 48 German patrol boats

Germany is all set to supply 48 patrol boats to Saudi Arabia within the framework of its border security project. The first patrol craft will arrive soon as controversies surrounding the export of defense and security equipment to the Kingdom have begun to die down, said Dieter Walter Haller,...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 31 July, 2016 5:26 am

Aramco opens massive platform for marine work

Saudi Aramco has launched the largest platform for its marine operations which has been manufactured at the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam. The platform is fixed in the undersea coral reef and will receive the production of eight marine oil platforms, which will be transferred through pipeline to...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 30 July, 2016 4:34 am

Oil industry suppliers see light at end of the tunnel

European suppliers to the oil industry, hit by their customers’ spending cutbacks over the past two years, have produced stronger than expected second-quarter earnings and are cautiously pointing to signs of recovery in demand. These companies, which encompass oil drillers, engineering...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 July, 2016 11:40 am

Al Salem Johnson Controls Provides YORK Cooling and Air Conditioning Rental Solutions

 Al Salem Johnson Controls is a cooling industry expert and a pioneer provider of a complete line of YORK chillers, and air conditioner/air handler rentals, which are the best solutions when a chiller goes off-line for maintenance or your system suddenly goes down, or when additional or backup ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 July, 2016 6:02 am

SADAFCO launches solar power project

In a unique initiative for achieving a sustainable energy mix through a comprehensive renewable energy program, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) launched a solar power project in Riyadh atop the car parking of its regional distribution center (RDC) in the capital. The new commercially...

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