Shortfall In Middle East Oil Investment Could Push Up Prices -IEA

A large part of the investment to increase output will need to come from the Middle East as a rise in non-OPEC production such as U.S. shale oil starts to lose steam in the mid-2020s.

Kuwait Says Looking To Import Iranian Natural Gas

The Gulf state also signed a contract earlier this year to import liquified natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to help meet its energy needs.

Egyptian Govt Says It Is $9.8bn Over Budget On Fuel Subsidies

Energy prices in Egypt are among the lowest in the world, and the government spends more than a fifth of its budget keeping them down.

Qatar’s RasGas Signs Deal With E.ON To Supply LNG To The UK

The three-year contract has the potential to supply up to around two billion cubic meters over its term.

Dubai Sees Reduced Energy And Water Demand In 2013

Dubai’s annual per capita consumption of electricity and water fell to 15,346 KW and 40,777 gallons respectively in 2013.

UK Firm To Build $505m Sharjah Faciliity

The project is set to become the world’s largest advanced thermal energy-from-waste facility.

UAE Receives First Nuclear Energy Reactor Vessel

The country’s first nuclear energy reactor is on track to begin operations in 2017, say officials.

More OPEC Oil Needed To Balance Market This Year -IEA

Global oil demand growth will be slightly higher than previously thought in 2014, at 1.32 million barrels per day (bpd), the IEA said.

Saudi Aramco, Sumitomo Face Higher Costs For Petrochemical Plant Expansion

The expansion plan was originally estimated to cost around $7 billion.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA 2014 Capex Forecast At $2.15bn – CFO

The capex forecast for the year is lower than the $2.37 billion which the company spent in 2013.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Q1 Net Profit Jumps 158%

The firm made a profit of Dhs274 million ($74.6 million) in the three months to March 31.

Saudi Arabia Needs To Spend $213bn On Water, Power In Next Decade

Saudi Arabia’s peak power demand during summer is approaching the total installed capacity of around 60,000 MW, a senior official said.

Bahrain Has No Date For Planned Diesel Subsidy Phase-Out

Officials had previously said that they would gradually raise the domestic selling price for diesel fuel, almost doubling it by 2017.

Saudi’s SABIC Sees Oil-To-Chemicals Plant Start-Up By 2020

The industrial complex is expected to help provide around 100,000 direct and indirect jobs for Saudis.

Kuwait Signs $3bn LNG Supply Deal With BP

Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) signed a $12 billion LNG supply deal with Royal Dutch Shell on Sunday.

Saudi’s Naimi: No Plans To Reduce Output Despite Rising Exports From Iraq, Others

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister also said that total global oil demand was steady.

Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais Refinery To Be Commissioned By End Of Year

The expansion is planned to more than double the capacity of Ruwais refinery from 415,000 barrels a day (bpd).

Saudi’s Naimi: Willing To Supply More Oil In Case Of Shortage

Russia’s military intervention on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and its aftermath in eastern Ukraine have rattled oil markets for the last few months.

Kuwait Signs $12bn LNG Supply Deal With Shell

Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) also plans to sign a $3 billion deal LNG supply deal with BP, a senior executive said.

Omani Power Firms Set To Double Profits After Share Offer

The two firms’ owners aim to raise a combined $163 million through the sale of 35 per cent of each company.

Egypt To Get More Than $3bn In Free Fuel From Saudi By August

Egypt’s government said last week that gifted fuel from Gulf nations, including Saudi Arabia, totalled $6 billion.

QP To Spend Around $11bn To Redevelop Offshore Oil Field

The project includes the expansion of a QP-owned gas processing plant at Mesaieed to help collect about 900 million cubic feet of sour gas per day.

Saudi Arabia Crude Output Rises To 9.66m Bpd In April-Source

Saudi Arabia supplied 9.650 million bpd in April to the market, up from 9.533 million bpd in March, an industry source said.

Saudi’s Alkhair Capital Predicts 10% Annual AUM Growth

Alkhair, which has been operating in the Saudi market since 2009, opened an office in the Dubai last month.

Kuwait Renews Crude Oil Contracts With India’s BPCL

BPCL operates a 240,000 bpd Mumbai refinery in western India and a 190,000 bpd Kochi refinery in the south of the country.

Gulf Arabs Free Fuel For Egypt Reaches $6bn In Value

The aid helps reduce the heavy costs of government fuel subsidies and the drain on foreign exchange reserves.

Al Hassan Engineering Wins $5.2m Al Ghurair Deal

The Omani contractor will construct phase two of the Al Ghurair plant expansion in Abu Dhabi’s ICAD – I Mussafah.

Oman’s Sohar Oil Refinery Shut For Cooling Pipe Repair -Operator

The refinery has capacity to process around 116,000 barrels per day of Omani crude.

Qatar Lifts Retail Diesel Prices By 50%

The move apparently aims to curb smuggling of fuel in the Gulf country, a local newspaper reported.

Abu Dhabi Fund IPIC Posts 23.4% Profit Hike For 2013

Its total assets grew to Dhs251.2 billion at the end of 2013, up from Dhs239.3 billion on December 31, 2012.