ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG project is scheduled to commence commercial operations in 2028. (Image source: ADNOC)

ADNOC has signed a 15-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with IndianOil, India’s largest integrated and diversified energy company, for the supply of one million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG sourced mainly from ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG project, currently under development at Al Ruwais Industrial City

The agreement advances ADNOC’s LNG leadership ambitions as it seeks to capitalise on the growing global demand for LNG, particularly across the high-demand Asian LNG market, as well as furthering its energy transition objectives.

By 2029, IndianOil is set to become ADNOC’s largest LNG customer, with a total offtake of 2.2 mtpa.

ADNOC’s Ruwais LNG project is scheduled to commence commercial operations in 2028. To date, over 8 mtpa of the project’s 9.6 mtpa production capacity has been committed to international customers through long-term agreements. It will be the first LNG facility in the Middle East to run on clean power, making it one of the lowest carbon intensity LNG facilities in the world.

ADNOC Gas is planning to acquire ADNOC’s 60% stake in the Ruwais LNG project at cost, in the second half of 2028. Upon completion, the project, comprising two 4.8 mtpa liquefaction trains with a combined capacity of 9.6 mtpa, will more than double ADNOC Gas’ existing operated LNG production capacity to around 15 mtpa.

Rashid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, ADNOC senior vice president, Marketing, said, “This long-term agreement with IndianOil underscores the robust energy relations between the UAE and India. Through our world-class Ruwais LNG Project, ADNOC will continue to provide more lower-carbon gas to meet growing global demand, fuel industries and power homes.”

EnerMech will continue to provide Dubai Petroleum with crane maintenance services across its offshore assets. (Image source: EnerMech)

EnerMech has secured a two-year contract extension with Dubai Petroleum for the continued supply of crane maintenance services across the operator's offshore assets  

The contract scope includes planned and corrective maintenance with dedicated site personnel covering the multiple assets in the fields. This also includes additional call off services and onshore servicing and refurbishment of crane components, including procurement of spares and engineering upgrade solutions for obsolete equipment. 

The UAE and the wider Middle East constitute an important growth region for EnerMech, a specialist service company which delivers integrated solutions for complex energy projects. The company has been established in the Middle East since 2009 and has a presence in UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq and Oman. It has bolstered its presence in the Gulf with a series of contract wins as part of a long-term strategy to increase services to local clients.  In February, Enermech announced it had secured a five-year contract extension to provide Qatar’s North Oil Company (NOC) with leak testing and flange management services, for the Al Shaheen oilfield, Qatar’s largest oilfield. The contract covers a range of services, including bolt tensioning and torquing, pipe freezing and training.

Charles ‘Chuck’ Davison Jr., EnerMech CEO, said, “We are ambitious in our aims in the Middle East and the extension of this contract is material evidence of the fine work that our regional team has undertaken for Dubai Petroleum over the initial phase of work.  

“Our lifting solutions service line personnel are renowned for delivering safe, efficient operations which provide our customers with industry leading capabilities and I commend them for achieving this strategically important extension.” 

The Acrolon 680 single-coat topcoat delivers speed, efficiency and durability to coating an array of industrial- and marine-related assets. (Image source: Sherwin-Williams)

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has launched the Acrolon 680 single-coat topcoat for industrial and marine-related assets

The high-performance direct-to-metal (DTM) polyurethane coating reduces application time and material usage via its minimal surface preparation requirements, quick dry times and excellent one-coat coverage in an easy-to-apply formulation.

The high-solids polyurethane can be applied to marginally prepared surfaces, specifically SSPC-SP2 hand tool cleaned surfaces with tightly adherent rust. In addition, it can be applied direct to metal (DTM) in a single, high-build coat, eliminating the time required for installations of comparable multi-coat acrylic or alkyd systems. The coating can be applied by spray, brush or roller.

Acrolon 680 delivers outstanding chemical resistance and a tougher, more durable finish than traditional acrylics and alkyds. This volatile organic compound (VOC)-compliant coating features 65% volume solids and contains less than 340 g/L VOCs, making it a high-performance solution for a wide range of industrial applications. Suitable for use on tanks, piping, valves, structural steel, marine vessels and equipment exposed to harsh chemical processing environments, Acrolon 680 provides reliable protection and long-lasting performance.

This technology meets SSPC Paint 36 standards and provides a high-gloss finish and excellent colour retention to assets.

“Acrolon 680 provides simplified, yet robust, protection for surfaces not prepared with advanced methods, whether you’re producing new components, equipment or structures, or you’re cleaning up your existing assets,” said Paul Trautmann, marketing director, Infrastructure, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine. “It can be used anywhere steel needs a single-coat and long-term protection. Given its ease of application, Acrolon 680 is the premier choice for production efficiency.”

The initiative brings together a range of powerful, scalable, modular solutions designed for the Middle East’s manufacturing landscape. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Omnix International, a leader in digital transformation and innovative technology solutions, is expanding its its Digitization in Manufacturing initiative to address the growing demand for intelligent, immersive, and future-ready production ecosystems and help manufacturers move into the era of Industry 5.0

Omnix’s Digitization in Manufacturing initiative brings together a range of powerful, scalable, modular solutions designed for the Middle East’s manufacturing landscape, that can be tailored for manufacturers across sectors such as oil and gas, automotive, aerospace, electronics, and other manufacturing. Offferings range from smart factory enablement to enable predictive and autonomous operations, to immersive technologies to boost collaboration and workforce efficiency, digital twin platforms for real-time monitoring, optimisation and predictive maintnance, and AI-powered insights for proactive decision making. The platform offers the ability to converge immersive design, engineering-grade simulations, advanced automation, and real-time operational visibility into a single, scalable framework, with a focus on helping customers integrate the most appropriate technologies for their needs.

The move comes at a time when increasing global challenges such as supply chains, rising energy and operational costs and skilled labour shortages are accelerating the move to agile, data-driven environments.

Walid Gomaa, CEO of Omnix said, “As a long-standing provider of solutions to the manufacturing industry, we see that many companies are under pressure to work towards incorporating faster, smarter and more sustainable solutions. Our goal is to help them reimagine production through intelligent digitisation where the focus is not only on automating processes but moving away from a fragmented production ecosystem to one which is integrated, predictive and human centric.”

Rizwan Kareem, business unit manager - Industry Support Solutions at Omnix, added, “We see value being provided by offering solutions that can help bridge our customers physical and digital needs and help them raise their decision making capabilities, increase operational efficiency and strengthen their work-force productivity. It is our way of seeing manufacturers pave their path towards Industry 5.0. Our strength lies in unifying design, automation, AI and XR into a single platform that helps customers achieve their strategic goals.”

Integrated pilot environments are underway at key customer sites that are incorporating the new capabilities, across the UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman.

The company aims to work alongside regulators, academia and technology partners to foster a regional ecosystem, enabling upskilling through immersive learning and being in a strong position to deliver full lifecycle digital services from consulting and solution architecture to deployment of change management.