Dubai’s Shelf Drilling Cancels London IPO

The company said that it cancelled the IPO due to challenging public market conditions.

GE Oil & Gas Opens New Facility In Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone

The new facility will further expand the company’s presence in the UAE.

Dubai’s DEWA Awards Dhs76m Contract For New Substation In Jumeirah

The 132/11kV substation is one of the projects that DEWA has launched to build the emirate’s power capacity.

Saudi Aramco Unit Ups Stake In S-Oil In $1.95bn Deal

The purchase will increase AOC’s ownership of S-Oil to 63.4 per cent from 34.99 per cent, AOC said in a statement.

Bahrain, Oman Most Vulnerable To Fall In Oil Prices

Increasing dependence of the GCC states on oil revenues poses a rising credit risk, a new survey by S&P says.

Abraaj To Consider Options For Pakistan K-Electric Stake

Abraaj bought a controlling stake in KES Power, the majority shareholder in K-Electric, in 2009.

Abu Dhabi To Provide Dhs33m Loan For Sierra Leone’s Solar Project

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will provide finance to construct a 6 MW solar power plant in the city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.

Egypt’s EGAS Expects Delay In Gas Import Terminal

The terminal, slated to arrive in September, is now expected in October or November, according to sources.

Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital Buys Into Dubai’s National Petroleum Services

Waha Capital bought a 20.56 per cent stake in National Petroleum Services for $76 million.

Saudi’s SABIC, Mitsubishi Rayon JV Signs Build Contract For $1.2bn Plants

Construction has begun and should be completed in the first quarter of 2017, with commercial operations beginning later in that year, a statement said.

Emirates Global Aluminium Project Clears Guinea Hurdle

The adoption of the amendments clears the path for the project, which was initially delayed due to lack of funds following the financial crisis.

OPEC Secretary General Says No Shortage Of Oil

Currently, the market is well-supplied and prices above $114 a barrel are the result of market nervousness, OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri said.

Saudi Remains Committed To Supplying Market With Extra Oil If Needed -Official

Saudi Arabia has the ability to pump to its full capacity of 12.5 million barrels per day, an official said.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum Says Makes Malaysian Gas Discovery

Mubadala Petroleum said it found substantial gas in the Pegaga well in its operating block SK320.

Oman Power Firms To Start Trading Monday After IPOs Attract Demand

Al Suwadi Power Co and Al Batinah Power Co, each offered a 35 per cent stake to the public in offerings worth a combined $162.9 million.

Global Economy: Oil Price Risks Put Inflation Back In Focus

Oil prices neared nine-month highs late last week, touching $115 a barrel.

Oman Plans Refinery Maintenance In June For About A Month

Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co (Orpic) said supply to the market will not be interrupted.

Saudi’s ACWA Signs $2bn Deal To Develop Power Plant In Vietnam

The project will be developed on a build, own, transfer (BOT) basis with a total investment of $2 billion, ACWA said.

Saudi Electricity Co Says Signs $13.2bn Interest-Free Government Loan

The loan has a lifespan of 15 years but there is a grace period of ten years before repayments begin, a statement to Riyadh’s bourse said.

India Plans To Pay $1.65bn Iran Oil Dues Via UAE Central Bank

Under the proposed new arrangement, the Reserve Bank of India would buy the dollars from authorised currency dealers, instead of the Indian oil buyers tapping the currency market.

Iraq’s Biggest Oil Refinery Shut Down, Foreign Staff Evacuated

Baiji, one of three oil refineries in Iraq, was shut down amidst rising sectarian violence in the country.

UAE’s Masdar, Saudi’s KACARE Sign Deal To Develop Clean Energy

The agreement will facilitate joint investments by both organisations in clean energy projects and green technology investment funds.

Hackers Warn Of Cyber Attacks On Oil Companies In Saudi, UAE, Qatar

The threat has been issued by Anonymous, a politically motivated group of hacktivists, according to Symantec.

DEWA Says All Services Now Available On Smart Devices

DEWA’s customers conducted around 3.3 million transactions in 2013 through its website and smart app, its chief executive said.

UAE’s Dana Gas Says No Impact On Iraqi Kurdistan Ops From Fighting

Shares in Dana Gas dropped 4.8 per cent on Sunday as part of a wider rout in Gulf stock exchanges that was partly due to the news from Iraq.

Saudi Arabia Proposes Reducing OPEC Meets From Twice To Once A Year

The OPEC meetings since 2012 have produced no policy change.

Saudi’s Sipchem Growth Plans Remain Despite Merger Collapse

Sipchem recently ended merger talks with Sahara Petrochemical.

Saudi Aramco Reports Small Fire At Gas Plant, No Disruption

The Berri gas plant includes three gas-oil separation plants, five new and 10 upgraded offshore platforms, 35 drilling islands and a 140MW co-generation plant.

Oil Prices At The Right Level For OPEC – UAE

OPEC, which pumps more than a third of the world’s oil, meets on Wednesday in Vienna to decide on output policy.

Saudi’s Sipchem Says Postpones Merger Talks With Sahara

Both firms agree the merger is still in the interest of shareholders but said it couldn’t be achieved under the current regulatory regime.