ADNOC Slashes LPG Cylinder Prices In Northern Emirates

ADNOC has reduced the gas prices for the second time in two months.

REVEALED: World’s Most Powerful Arabs In Energy

Saudi Aramco CEO Khalid Al Falih tops the Gulf Business list of most powerful Arabs in Energy.

Kuwait Approves $12bn Bids For Clean Fuels Project

The Clean Fuels Project is a specification upgrade and expansion of Kuwait’s largest refineries.

Abu Dhabi’s IPIC To Triple Emirati Workforce

IPIC will recruit UAE nationals for roles across a number of its projects.

UAE-Led Group Expects To Sign $2bn India Power Deal

TAQA plans to take a majority stake in the plants while India’s IDFC Alternatives and PSP Investments will hold minority stakes.

Saudi Aramco Asks Firms To Bid Again For Jizan Power Plant

Aramco has re-tendered three of the four construction packages.

National Gas Co Confirms CEO Detained In Corruption Case

Goutam Sen is allegedly being held in detention as part of a corruption probe involving Oman’s oil industry.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA To Build UAE Desalination Plant

Construction is expected to start in early 2015 and commercial operations in 2017.

Japan’s Tohoku Signs 15-Year LNG Deal With Qatar

Tohoku declined to provide any details on how the Qatar gas will be priced.

Oman’s National Gas CEO Held By Prosecution

The group posted sales of $90.1 million in 2012, according to its financial statements.

GCC Petrochemical Exports To Surge In 2014 – GPCA

GCC petrochemical exports are expected to rise due to the Bali Package, which aims to cut the cost of trade by 15 per cent.

Saudi Electricity Raises SAR4.5bn From Sukuk Sale

SEC said at the beginning of January that it had chosen banks to arrange the riyal-denominated transaction.

Dana Gas Reports Q4 Profit Up 12%

The company collected $134 million in Egypt last year and $69 million from Kurdistan.

GCC Can Be Melting Pot For Global Energy – CEO

Energy CEO of DNV GL says the Gulf needs to look at the cost of energy and its sustainability.

UAE Considers Importing North American Gas

Rapidly rising demand and slow production growth have made the UAE a net importer of gas over the past few years.

Two Kuwaiti Refineries Stay Below Full Output After Shutdowns

Three refineries, close together on the Gulf coast south of Manama, were shut by a power outage on Wednesday.

Kuwait’s Shuaiba Oil Refinery Still Shut After Power Cut

The Mina Abdullah and Mina Ahmadi refineries have restarted but are not expected to return to full production until Friday.

Dubai’s DEWA Opens Dhs500m Warsan Complex And Al Qusais Control Centre

The new centre will maintain the required electricity reserve for emergency cases and monitor quality indicators and network performance.

UAE Using Too Much Energy, May Increase Prices – Oil Minister

Consumption in the country is double or triple the average of the world, Suhail bin Mohamed Al Mazrouei said.

Saudi’s SABIC Expects To Enter US Shale Market This Year

SABIC CEO Mohamed al-Mady said the investment would be in downstream operations.

DEWA Plans No Bond Issues In 2014 – CEO

DEWA has a $1 billion bond maturing in April 2015.

TAQA Eyes Investments In Water Projects In MENA, India

TAQA aims to boost its water output by at least 120 million gallons per day in five years.

UAE, New Zealand Sign Agreement To Develop Renewable Projects

The UAE and New Zealand signed an agreement to fund viable renewable energy projects in Pacific Island countries.

UAE, Denmark Sign MoU To Advance Sustainability

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, commended the UAE for embracing renewable energy.

UAE’s Taqa Plans $1.2bn Investment In Kurdistan Oilfield

Taqa plans to invest more than $300 million in the first phase of the project.

FRV, Abdul Latif Jameel Energy Form JV To Develop Solar Projects In Saudi

The firms will work on photovoltaic solar projects through the joint venture.

Shell Sells Stakes In Australian Gas Project For $1.14bn

Shell is selling the stakes to the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company, a partner in the project.

UAE’s Shah gas Project Due Online In Early 2015 – ADNOC

It was previously estimated that the project to produce usable gas from Shah’s high-sulphur gas field would be completed in late 2014.

MENA To Invest $50bn In Solar Power Sector By 2020

The contribution of solar power towards the region’s energy mix is forecast to shift significantly in the coming years, says new report.

UAE Plans Renewable Energy Projects In Five Pacific Nations

Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will receive grants from the UAE’s $50m renewable energy fund.