Air Liquide Arabia’s Yanbu pipeline network commences hydrogen supply n Air Liquide Arabia (ALAR), Saudi Arabia’s leading hydrogen, gas solutions and technologies provider, announced that it is starting commercial operations at its flagship pipeline network in Yanbu, on the West Coast of Saudi Arabia. The pipeline began supplying hydrogen to SAMREF, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Mobil Yanbu Refining Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. As one of the Middle East’s leading refineries, SAMREF represents ALAR’s first customer on the 16 km pipeline network which will also start supplying three other major industrial companies in Yanbu Industrial City in the coming months. The event is also a key milestone for ALAR’s hydrogen production site in Yanbu within Yasref. ALAR will produce the hydrogen supplied to SAMREF from its global-scale hydrogen production site located on the premises of YASREF refinery, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC). With its market leading hydrogen infrastructure on both coasts of Saudi Arabia, in Yanbu (in the Kingdom’s Western Red Sea coast) and Jubail (on the Kingdom’s Eastern Arabian Gulf coast), ALAR is not only bringing infrastructure and expertise in gas supply solutions and technology, but also driving local investments, talent opportunities and the development of the local supply chain.
LtoR Francois-Xavier Haulle, General Manager Air Liquide Arabia_ Mohammad N. Al-Naghash, President and CEO YASREF_ Othman Al Ghamdi, President and CEO, SAMREF and Olivier Randet, VP ME and India, Air Liquide. “ALAR is committed to expand further its investments and deliver further synergies around the circular economy created by its hydrogen pipeline infrastructure,” commented Francois-Xavier Haulle, General Manager, Air Liquide Arabia.
Dubai Customs to host key panel discussions at the WCO Global Conference n Dubai Customs will host a series of
Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General, Dubai Customs.
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high-level panel discussions during the 5th World Customs Organization (WCO) Global AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) Conference in Dubai. Set to be held from March 10 to 12, 2020 at the Festival Arena, the conference, which is taking place in the Middle East for the first time, will be hosted by Dubai Customs in cooperation with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Federal Customs Authority. The event will feature key sessions and round table discussions covering timely topics, including customs work and the development of a global customs system. The panel discussions are scheduled to be staged on the first day of the exciting three-day event, which is being organized to provide an international platform for sharing of ideas and exploring
opportunities required to take the flagship AEO programme to the next level. One of the panel discussions will focus on the important role of customs, government agencies, and intergovernmental institutions involved in international trade and supply chain security in the success of the AEO program. “We need to establish a strong partnership among relevant authorities to ensure effective and efficient response to supply chain security challenges,” stated Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General, Dubai Customs. The conference is seen to drive the global customs sector as well as strategically contribute to the fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The World Customs Organization represents 183 Customs administrations across the globe.
