In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reported that Qatar is investing $200 million to build a SAF production facility in the Ain Sokhna Integrated Zone, marking the first Qatari industrial investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone). The project, led by Al Mana Holding Company, will use cooking oils to produce 200,000 tons annually of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), biopropane, and bionaphtha, all linked to SAF, according to the report.
The SAF facility will be built on a 100,000-square-meter site in Ain Sokhna, including 70,000 square meters in the industrial zone and the remaining area at Ain Sokhna Port. Al Mana Holding has signed a long-term offtake agreement with Shell to purchase the full output of the project, with commercial supply scheduled to begin by the end of 2027, according to the report.
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