OPEC Fund approves over $500m in new global development support

OPEC: UAE economy experiencing sustained momentum in 2022

According to the OPEC monthly oil market report for December, recent economic indicators suggest strong growth has been maintained in most activities

Saudi’s PIF acquires up to 9.5% stake in Skyborn Renewables

The investment will allow the sovereign wealth fund to participate in the acceleration of energy transition and clean energy at an international scale

UAE’s commitment to net zero is a game changer

UAE’s commitment to net zero is a game changer

As the UAE prepares to host COP28 in November 2023, the government is already unveiling new strategies and initiatives to mobilise the private sector in support of the  net-zero target

Oman gets interest from hydrogen investors for mega-blocks

More than 40 companies, including TotalEnergies and BP, have purchased request-for-qualification documents for the Omani blocks

ADNOC, TAQA and Mubadala complete transaction to acquire Masdar stakes

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, TAQA and Mubadala complete deal to acquire Masdar stakes

Masdar targets a minimum of 100GW in renewable energy capacity and the production of up to one million tons of green hydrogen by 2030

Togo

Abu Dhabi Exports Office signs Dhs92m financing agreement with Togo

The cooperation seeks to increase Mohammed bin Zayed Solar Park’s production capacity in the country from 50 megawatts to 70 megawatts

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy’s FRV to power 400,000 homes in Brazil via new solar farm

The project will contribute to the diversification of the local economy and will be a source of investment for the region

Markets

Oil steadies after three-day drop as demand concerns multiply

West Texas Intermediate held above $74 a barrel after futures sank almost 9 per cent in the prior three sessions to erase the year’s gains

Mubadala's head of UAE investments platform to join ADNOC

Head of UAE investments platform at Mubadala to join ADNOC

Mubadala’s deputy CEO, Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, will serve as interim chief executive of the UAE investments platform

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC, Malaysia's Petronas sign unconventional oil concession agreement

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Malaysia’s Petronas sign unconventional oil concession agreement

The award marks the first time a Malaysian company will explore for hydrocarbons in Abu Dhabi

Saudi

Saudi Aramco refiner Luberef’s IPO to raise up to $1.32bn

Luberef becomes the latest billion-dollar plus IPO in the Gulf

OPEC+ pauses as volatility, China Covid rules roil crude markets

The decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies should hold for at least a few months

Kuwait

Kuwait says oil buyers don’t want to boost imports next year

The OPEC member exports about 2 million barrels a day of crude, most of it to Asian countries such as China, South Korea, Japan and India

Sustainable transportation is going to be integral to cities down the road

With the rate of urbanisation ramping up, the demand for more sustainable and carbon-neutral options for mobility is also increasing

PIF subsidiary, ACWA Power to develop MENA’s largest solar plant in Saudi Arabia

The 2,060MW solar plant is set to be developed in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah province

Oil

Oil poised for weekly gain with China softening virus curbs

West Texas Intermediate traded above $81 a barrel after a run of four daily gains

Rise report 2022

Covid-19 recovery efforts triggered new energy access policies, reveals new World Bank report

Many governments improved their electricity access policies, with Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean scoring the highest on this indicator

Amea Egypt

UAE’s Amea Power completes $1.1bn renewable energy deal in Egypt

The company will build, own and operate the 500MW solar PV plant and 500MW wind farm in the country

QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips sign agreement to supply LNG to Germany

The LNG will be sourced from two joint ventures between both entities that hold interests in Qatar’s North Field projects

UAE reduces fuel prices for December 2022

The price of Super 98 has been reduced to Dhs3.30 per litre

OPEC+ seen considering deeper output cuts as oil market falters

Global markets are by some measures tight, with inventories in developed nations at the lowest since 2004

ADNOC awards $4bn agreements for integrated drilling fluids services

UAE plans global energy push with Adnoc’s $150bn spending

Adnoc will also accelerate its target for raising crude output capacity to 5 million barrels a day by 2027

Kuwait exports first shipment of jet fuel from new Zour refinery

The first cargo is currently being shipped aboard the Pacific Sarah tanker

Saudi Aramco

Aramco unit hires HSBC, Citigroup for Riyadh share sale

The company is planning to sell 50 million shares, or a nearly 30 per cent stake

Oil

Oil set for third weekly loss on price-cap impasse, demand fears

Crude has declined this month, overturning the gains made in October

Saudi Aramco announces record Q2 and H1 2022 results

Saudi Aramco Base Oil gets approval for Riyadh share offering

Saudi Aramco is aiming to sell 50 million shares – a 29.7 per cent stake – in the company

COP28 will be UAE’s most important event in 2023, says Sheikh Mohammed

COP28, which will be hosted in 2023 at Expo City Dubai, will welcome high-level participation including over 140 heads of state and government leaders, 80,000 delegates and more than 5,000 media professionals

Saudi Aramco signs 59 agreements to foster local industrial ecosystem

The purchase agreements with local and global manufacturers are valued at $11bn, and will reinforce supply chain resilience

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar inks agreement to develop solar plant in Turkmenistan

The agreement builds on the Masdar-Turkmenistan MoU signed last year for development of renewable energy projects

QatarEnergy inks 27-year deal to supply LNG to China

QatarEnergy inks 27-year deal to supply LNG to China

The liquified natural gas will be supplied from QatarEnergy’s North Field East expansion project to Sinopec’s receiving terminals in China