Environment & Energy | Saturday 27 May, 2017 4:15 pm

Riyadh governor launches campaign to plant 4 million trees in Kingdom

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar has launched an initiative of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to plant 1 million trees in Riyadh, as part of the ministry’s initiative to grow 4 million trees in the Kingdom by 2020. During the inauguration of the campaign, the governor ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 23 May, 2017 2:29 am

Applicants to Emirates Energy Award (EEA) doubled compared to previous Cycle registering great turnout

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) announced that it has received double the requests for participation in the Emirates Energy Award (EEA) 2017 compared to the previous edition of the award as it closed window for applications. The award is being held under the patronage of His Highness...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 21 May, 2017 5:23 am

Saudi Aramco and Jacobs Create Joint Venture for Social Infrastructure Program Management Throughout Saudi Arabia and Across Region

Saudi Aramco entered into an agreement today with Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) to form a Saudi Arabia-based joint venture company to provide professional program and construction management (PMCM) services for social infrastructure projects throughout the Kingdom and across the Middle East and North Africa....

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 21 May, 2017 3:42 am

ATLANTIS, THE PALMand 104.8 Channel 4 BREAK THE Guinness WORLD RECORDs™ TITLEFOR LONGEST UNDERWATER live RADIO BROADCAST

On Saturday 13th May, 104.8 Channel 4 radio host Stu Tolanbroadcasted LIVE from thebottom of The Ambassador Lagoon at Atlantis, The Palm for a total of 5 hours, 25 minutes and 25 seconds, smashing the Guinness World Records title for the Longest underwater live radio broadcast (unsupported)in the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 17 May, 2017 4:21 pm

Saudi woman appointed to lead national water consumption rationalization program

  As part of initiatives of the National Transformation Program 2020 launched under Saudi Vision 2030, the Water Distribution Services Sector of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has appointed a woman to lead a comprehensive national program to rationalize water consumption ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 May, 2017 5:45 am

SASREF Demonstrates Global Leadership in Digital Refineries

Ahead of its participation at the SAP Energy and Natural Resources Forum held in Khobar this week, SASREF announced that it has achieved global leadership in digital refineries and supporting Saudi Vision 2030’s energy competitiveness goals.   Unit-level product profitability...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 May, 2017 10:49 am

Oil output cuts may be extended beyond 2017: Falih

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday that oil markets were rebalancing after years of oversupply, but that he still expected an OPEC-led deal to cut output during the first half of the year to be extended to all of 2017. The...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 6 May, 2017 10:30 am

15 Saudi teams advance to NASA’s global Space Apps Challenge

JEDDAH last weekend played host for the first time ever to the Saudi leg of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge, one of the world’s biggest event for the development of innovative and space oriented ideas. The 48-hour space-themed hackathon hosted...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 4 May, 2017 3:45 am

Latest technology addressing environmental and energy issues in the Kingdom

  As the summer approaches, conversations about energy consumption and efficiency arise, especially as the climate in the Kingdom prompts the search for solutions to alleviate the burden of the extreme heat and to help reduce electricity bills that tend to rise. Climate change in the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 3 May, 2017 7:06 am

Launch of fish stock promotion program

Lt General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy chairman of police and Public security in Dubai, the Honorary Chairman of the Protection of Maritime Environment Society launched on Sunday the first phase of fish production enhancement program in the presence of Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World...

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