Aramco expanded digitalized project delivery by awarding a five-year Program Management Consultancy framework to Worley, requiring AI, digital twins, AR/VR, robotics, and smart energy solutions in engineering and information workflows. Fluor secured a Long-Term Agreement for Program Management Consultancy covering pre-FEED through execution with digital project delivery. At the asset level, Axens and Egyptian Refining Company signed a long-term collaboration agreement to apply integrated technologies, catalysts and lifecycle services for operational optimization and digital transformation.
Rompetrol Rafinare reported refinery-wide gains from an APC digital process control system that recalculates optimal settings each minute, raising high-value yields and cutting costs. Evonik will modernize Tippecanoe Labs with Next Generation Technologies and greater automation to improve reliability and energy efficiency at its U.S. CDMO site. WuXi Biologics’ MFG8 facility cleared FDA PLI and uses digital platforms with single‑use scale‑out alongside rooftop PV to support compliant, lower‑impact manufacturing.
Eni and BMW agreed to fuel corporate diesel fleets in Italy with HVO; BMW is piloting a technical solution to trace vehicle refuelling data while Enilive reports a 79.5% CO2eq supply‑chain reduction versus fossil reference. ADNOC and INPEX signed a 15‑year SPA as the Ruwais LNG project plans to use artificial intelligence and other technologies to enhance safety, efficiency and emissions performance. UKAEA and Eni launched RH3OVA to deliver fusion fuel‑cycle services, including digital process models validated with fusion‑relevant data for tritium handling.
The EIB approved financing for Italgas to aggregate efficiency projects run by its ESCo; the program will leverage proprietary technologies and in‑house artificial intelligence systems to accelerate deployment. AkzoNobel reported reaching its Scope 1–2 halving target early and rolled out 100% renewable electricity at most sites, while Interpon introduced the Eco+ Cure energy calculator to quantify energy and carbon reductions during curing.
POSCO HOLDINGS set out a ‘Triple‑core’ business framework spanning industrial, strategic and energy resources, including plans to reach 173,000 tpa lithium capacity by 2033, expand overseas steelmaking and grow LNG and renewables. The company outlined capital allocation, governance measures and investor outreach under a ‘Triple‑core’ business framework to support supply security for battery materials and specialty gases.
