A Saudi energy group is poised to create hundreds of North East jobs as part of a £1bn aviation fuel project.
Alfanar group plans to invest £1bn into the Lighthouse Green Fuels Project, amid aims to become the first in the UK to produce sustainable aviation fuel from waste at scale.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet with Alfanar today during a visit to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Ukraine and energy security.