Category: Middle East

Sultech Global Innovation Corp., a Canadian agricultural technology company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ADNOC Sour Gas for its micronised elemental sulphur technology. Under the MoU, the companies will conduct a feasibility study and pilot production program to establish the UAE’s first commercial micronised sulphur manufacturing facility. The initiative will integrate Sultech’s patented micronisation process within ADNOC’s sulphur granulation at the Shah Gas Plant, the world’s largest ultra-sour gas operation.

ADNOC has received bids for its Ruwais Sulphur Terminal expansion. The project aims to expand the existing sulphur handling terminal facilities, SHT-1 and SHT-2, located in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. The purpose of the expansion is to increase the capacity of the Ruwais sulphur handling terminal to accommodate an additional 10,600 t/d of liquid sulphur from the Hail and Ghasha offshore sour gas field development.

First gas from Abu Dhabi’s 1.5 billion cfd Ghasha sour gas concession will be reached in early 2026, according to project partner PTTEP. The gas will come from the first phase 340 million cfd Dalma development. The Ghasha project is being developed by ADNOC (70%), Eni (10%), Thailand’s PTTEP (10%) and Russia’s Lukoil (10%). The outlook, published in PTTEP’s Q3 results, is a more cautious assessment than that provided by Eni in its own Q3 results. Eni said it was optimistic that the development would start up by the end of 2025.

India’s Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has won a $225.5 million contract from the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for setting up a new gas sweetening and sulphur recovery facility at West Kuwait oilfields. The project, to be developed on a build-own-operate basis with a buyback option for KOC, includes design, construction, operation and maintenance. It will be completed in two years, followed by a five-year operation and maintenance phase.

At least 43 people were injured after sulphuric acid fumes leaked from a chemical storage at the port of Aqaba in October, according to local press reports. Two of the injured were admitted to intensive care and another six were held in hospital. The remaining cases were described as mild and were treated either on-site or in nearby hospitals. Jordan’s Public Security Directorate (PSD) said emergency teams from the Aqaba Civil Defence Department, supported by the Aqaba Support Group, responded immediately to reports of a sulphuric acid vapour leak which created a fume cloud roughly 400 square metres in size. The operating company’s technical team managed to stop the leak before specialised hazardous materials units from the Civil Defence took over, implementing safety procedures in line with approved protocols. Investigations are under way to determine the cause of the leak, in coordination with the Public Security Directorate and other relevant agencies. Three years ago a sulphuric acid leak from a storage tank at Aqaba killed 13 and injured several hundred people.

thyssenkrupp Uhde says that it has successfully commissioned a hydrogen recovery unit (HRU) at the Fertil ammonia-urea plant in Ruwais, owned by Fertiglobe, a global exporter of urea and ammonia. The scope of work included engineering, procurement and site supervision during installation and start-up of the units.

Kent, a global leader in integrated energy services, has been appointed by ACWA Power as owner’s engineer for the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub, a major green hydrogen and ammonia export facility being developed in Saudi Arabia. Situated in the port city of Yanbu on the Red Sea, the project will feature full integration across the green hydrogen value chain. This includes its own dedicated renewable power generation, desalination plants, ammonia production lines and an export terminal. At full scale, the facility will deliver up to 400,000 t/a of renewable hydrogen, converted into over 2.2 million t/a of green ammonia for international markets. With more than 4 GW of electrolysis capacity planned, the Yanbu hub is expected to be nearly twice the size of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project.

ACWA Power appoint Kent as Owner's Engineer for green hydrogen hub set to deliver up to 400,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year.

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) opens Abu Dhabi office - a major milestone in the company's strategic expansion across the Middle East

Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) and Arab Potash Company (APC) have signed an agreement to develop an integrated industrial complex for the production of phosphoric acid, purified phosphoric acid, and specialised fertilisers. The facility will span sites in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone and Al Shediyeh, and represents a strategic collaboration between two of Jordan’s largest mining companies. The project aims to shift the country’s fertilizer sector from raw-material exports to value-added manufacturing, aligned with Jordan’s Economic Modernisation Vision. The complex will focus on high-purity phosphoric acid used in specialty fertilizers, as well as in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics applications. It is also expected to create both direct and indirect employment opportunities, with plans for training programmes for local engineers and technicians.