World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

Saudi Aramco's Wasit Gas Plant. Experts believe that Hydrogen could help the world reduce CO2 by making conventional hydrocarbon fuels sustainable. Aramco recently completed a blue ammonia supply chain demonstration. (Reuters/File)

Short Url

World energy supply must be sustainable, says Aramco officer

Sector has been a 'force for good' amid the chaos of the coronavirus disease pandemic

Updated 18 November 2020

Follow @arabnews

JEDDAH: Any successful vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would rely on the global energy sector for its mass production, said Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, chief technology officer at Saudi Aramco, on Tuesday.

"Fortunately, we have an energy system in place that can power the manufacture, transportation and storage of the billions of doses (of vaccine) required to defeat the virus,“ he said.

This came during a media briefing on meeting the dual global energy and climate challenges as part of the G20 Riyadh Summit, where Al-Khowaiter talked of how the world's energy supply, though it had been "a force for good“ and was reliable and affordable, needed to be more sustainable.

"The question is not if we reduce our emissions, but how? And for