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  • Iran replaces powerful chief of Guards’ intelligence unit – state TV

    Iran has dismissed the powerful chief of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence unit, Hossein Taeb, Iranian state TV said on Thursday, after a series of high-profile incidents Tehran has blamed on its arch-foe Israel. Iranian state media did not give a reason but state TV said Taeb would become an adviser to the Guards' Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami. Taeb will be replaced by Mohammad Kazemi, previously head of the Guards' Intelligence Protection unit.

  • Saudi Oil Major Aramco Aims to Generate 12 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030

    The oil company aims to establish a framework for in-company renewable applications supported by a mix of grid-connected and off-grid solutions, including office buildings, valve stations, cathodic pipeline protection, bulk plants, and production wells. The report also outlines a pathway for Aramco to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all its wholly-owned operating assets by 2050, delivering continued affordable and reliable energy solutions. The company is mulling strategies to mitigate more than 50 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent annually by 2035, both in its upstream and downstream segments.

  • Saudi Oil Major Aramco Aims to Generate 12 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030

    The sustainability report highlights Aramco’s plans to reduce the energy consumption at all of its facilities, design new energy-efficient units, and increase overall energy efficiency across domains. The oil company aims to establish a framework for in-company renewable applications supported by a mix of grid-connected and off-grid solutions, including office buildings, valve stations, cathodic pipeline protection, bulk plants, and production wells.

  • Gulf States Hedge Against Global Energy Transition, Now With Hydrogen

    In July 2020, Saudi Arabia announced a $5 billion green hydrogen plant, to be powered by renewables and built in the futuristic city of Neom. Jointly owned by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and Air Products, the plant is expected to produce 650 tons of hydrogen by 2025 for exportation. Further, in January, the Ministry of Energy signed eight memorandums of understanding with local authorities to implement pilot projects for sustainable aviation fuel and vehicles and buses that run on hydrogen fuel cells.

  • Saudi General Authority for Statistics appoints Fahad Al-Dosari as new president 

    Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics has appointed Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Dosari as president, effective 19 June, to succeed Konrad Pesendorfer. Al-Dosari will lead the authority’s work to achieve the transformation goals and complete the development of the statistical work system, according to a statement.

  • Photo of ex-Israeli FM with former Saudi intelligence chief generates headlines ahead of Biden trip

    A photo of Saudi Prince Turki Faisal Al-Saud and former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni generated headlines ahead of an expected visit by US President Joe Biden to the Middle East. Livni posted a photo on Sunday of herself standing next to Prince Turki, Saudi Arabia’s former intelligence chief, during a conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

  • KAPSARC identifies hydrogen opportunities in Saudi Arabia

    The KAPSARC researchers look at realistic cost scenarios based on realistic assumptions about the price of natural gas in Saudi Arabia, and the cost of electricity from renewable sources. The anticipated costs and capacity factors of electrolysis systems are also carefully considered.

  • The geopolitics of hydrogen is bringing Saudi Arabia and the GCC closer to Europe

    Strategically positioned between the large consumer-driven European markets and East Asian markets, the GCC area have proven, according to the World Shipping Council, its ability to benefit from its position by building and operating a strong export infrastructure, in the likes of Jebel Ali and Saudi Jeddah ports, ranking among the top 40 ports in the world. Simultaneously, Europe, who is leading the evolution of the new energy systems, has deployed ambitious targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • The geopolitics of hydrogen is bringing Saudi Arabia and the GCC closer to Europe

    Strategically positioned between the large consumer-driven European markets and East Asian markets, the GCC area have proven, according to the World Shipping Council, its ability to benefit from its position by building and operating a strong export infrastructure, in the likes of Jebel Ali and Saudi Jeddah ports, ranking among the top 40 ports in the world. Simultaneously, Europe, who is leading the evolution of the new energy systems, has deployed ambitious targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

  • Saudi Arabia Bets Big On Blue Hydrogen

    According to a recent report from a notable Riyadh-based research institute, green hydrogen produced from electrolysis could begin to ship to the Port of Rotterdam in 2030 at prices quite competitive with European hydrogen, depending partly upon the shipping method used.