[Interview]
Driving CCUS Forward in the Gulf: Linde’s Vision for Regional Collaboration and Scalable Infrastructure
In this exclusive interview recorded at the Carbon Capture MENA Summit 2025, Dr. Steffen Richter, Managing Director and Head of Cluster Middle East/Turkey at Linde, shares valuable insights into the company’s growing role in shaping the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) ecosystem in the MENA region. Dr. Richter explores Linde’s strategic partnerships, ongoing projects such as the Jubail CCS initiative, and the policy and technological advancements needed to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors across the Gulf.
In this interview, we discuss:
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Linde’s collaboration with Aramco and SLB – building a CCS network in Saudi Arabia with a 9 Mtpa capacity
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Advances in CO₂ capture – enabling cost-effective capture from both high and low concentration streams
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The Jubail project – key lessons from technology deployment and multi-party collaboration
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Economic drivers and policy gaps – how EU CBAM is influencing regional CCUS readiness
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The future of CCUS in MENA – shared infrastructure, regulatory progress, and innovations to prevent CO₂ generation
Dr. Steffen Richter
Managing Director, Head of Cluster Middle East/ Turkey
Linde
“The future of carbon capture is not only about the technology but also about the partnerships we form to scale up solutions and make a real impact on industrial decarbonization.
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