Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi-based Allied Biofuels Holding to explore the offtake and distribution of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and electro-synthetic SAF (e-SAF), Dubai's state-owned energy player confirmed this week (per Zawya).
What is in the agreement
The MoU establishes a framework for ENOC and Allied Biofuels to evaluate a long-term commercial supply arrangement, with a dedicated joint working group set up to assess feedstock economics, blending logistics and offtake structure (per Hydrocarbon Processing). Both parties have signalled an intent to convert the MoU into a binding supply contract ahead of the production facility's commercial start-up.
Where the fuel will come from
Allied Biofuels is developing an integrated SAF and e-SAF production facility in the Republic of Uzbekistan, engineered to manufacture both advanced biofuels and next-generation synthetic aviation fuel (per BioEnergy Times). Targeting Uzbekistan reflects feedstock availability and proximity to both Central Asian and Gulf aviation markets.
Why this matters for the UAE
The deal aligns with the UAE's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap, which sets a national pathway toward higher SAF blending at UAE airports, and with the country's Net Zero 2050 strategy (per Business Traveller). ENOC supplies jet fuel to a range of carriers across Dubai's airports, so an additional SAF stream broadens the supply base beyond purely petroleum-derived kerosene.
What ENOC says
ENOC framed the partnership as a step toward operationalising � not just talking about � lower-carbon jet fuel in the region (per local reports). The company has been gradually expanding its sustainability portfolio, and SAF distribution is consistent with that direction.
What is still unknown
The MoU does not yet disclose volumes, pricing or the specific Gulf airports that would receive SAF and e-SAF first (per ARN News Centre). Allied Biofuels has not published a firm commercial-operations date for the Uzbekistan plant, and global SAF supply remains tight, which means real-world UAE blending percentages will depend on how quickly the facility ramps up.
For now, the agreement adds another Gulf-anchored supply line to a global SAF market in which demand is running well ahead of installed production capacity.
