Companies surveyed said demand had slowed and competition had increased, but market conditions were still positive overall.
The 400,000 bpd Yasref refinery started trial runs in September and had originally planned its first exports by November.
When fully operational, the mine is expected to produce 100 million pounds of copper in concentrate per year.
The company will use the murabaha-structured facility for capacity expansion plans in different projects.
Saudi Arabia’s index rose 0.7 per cent while other Gulf markets declined.
Brent hit a high of $71.46 a barrel on Wednesday before giving up some gains and moving close to $71.
Oil has fallen since June to reach its lowest since October 2009.
The operator said it owed Mobily only SAR13 million.
The government gets about 90 per cent of its revenue from oil exports.
Mobily and Zain Saudi are embroiled in a money dispute.
Oil prices rebounded three to four per cent after touching five-year lows on Monday.
Zain Saudi owed Mobily SAR2.2 billion as of Nov. 30, 2013, a statement said.
As per new rules, Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners and citizens who are not healthcare professionals to run hospitals and other medical institutions in the country.
The cabinet called for cooperation against market speculators and said that it was pleased with OPEC’s decision to keep output unchanged.
A circular from the Capital Market Authority said the suspension was due to a case involving an unidentified firm and would stay in place until its conclusion.
Saudi Arabia cut prices for crude sold to Asia in four of the past five months, part of its strategy in a fight for market share against non-OPEC producers.
One of the plants at the facility had been destroyed, while another had its structure partially damaged.
Saudi Arabia’s bourse took the biggest hit, dropping 4.8 per cent to 8,625 points, its lowest close since early January.
Sipchem’s proposed dividend is in line with what it paid in the corresponding period of 2013.
The builder announced the proposed rights issue last Tuesday, saying it will use the money to expand its business.
Al Naimi did not specify if the Gulf countries were in favour of a output cut ahead of a key OPEC meeting on November 27.
The complex had been scheduled to be completed in late 2016, but industry sources said that it faced delays of six to 12 months because work on associated infrastructure was behind schedule.
Oil ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meet on Thursday in Vienna.
Saudi has kept the market guessing about its response to crude’s fall amid rapidly rising U.S. shale output.
The Middle East market, specifically Saudi Arabia, holds strong potential for growth for the French tyre company, says COO.
Oil prices have fallen 30 per cent since June to below $80 per barrel.
Key will be what OPEC’s biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, decides, with some analysts expecting no price supporting action from the Kingdom.
The capital increase will require the approval of the bourse regulator and an extraordinary shareholder meeting, a bourse statement said.
A ministry spokesperson said that the leader of the al-Ahsa attack had received orders from abroad, detailing the target and the location of the attack.
Saudi’s oil minister brushed off questions about tumbling oil prices and surplus supplies.