Saudi Petrochemical Plants Sahara, Sipchem Mull Merger

A feasibility study will be carried out by the two companies over the next five months.

UAE’s Taqa Takes Over BP’s Harding Field In North Sea

The move was part of an acquisition of BP assets in the North Sea agreed in 2011.

Saudi And Egypt Sign $1.6bn Deal To Link Power Grids

The project will allow both countries to share power of up to 3,000 megawatts.

Dubai’s ENOC Cuts Diesel Price

Emirates National Oil Co (ENOC) has cut the retail price to Dhs3.50 a litre.

A Shift Of Focus For Solar Energy In ME

We now know why but need to determine how, says Hannes Reinisch, senior manager for renewable energy and sustainability, PwC.

OPEC Coasts Towards Deal With Oversupply Fear On Hold

Triple digit oil has encouraged development of U.S. shale oil in North Dakota and Texas, some of which is the most costly in the world.

Kuwait Inks $514m Refinery Upgrade Deal With S.Korea’s Daelim

The work is due to be completed within three years at the refinery.

UAE Starts Building Second Nuclear Power Plant

The plant is expected to begin commercial operations in 2018.

UAE’s Solar Power Capacity To Reach 20GW by 2030

Proper regulatory and policy frameworks are required to reach this potential, says expert

Kuwaiti Lawmakers Want Power Plant Contract Scrapped

In January the government signed a deal with a consortium led by France’s GDF-Suez to build the 1,500 megawatt Az Zour plant.

Kuwait Oil Minister’s Resignation Accepted

Hani Hussein came under pressure from lawmakers wanting to question him over a $2.2 billion compensation payment to Dow Chemical Co.

Kuwait Targets 15% Renewable Energy Sources By 2030

The Gulf state has one of the highest energy consumption rates per capita in the world, with the average Kuwaiti using 22 times more resources than the country provides per person.

HTL Green Lights $100m Fujairah Oil Terminal

The terminal will have a storage capacity of over 240,000 cubic metres and will be HTL’s second project in the emirate.

Oil Saving Win-Win Drives Saudi Solar Power Boom

Riyadh plans to install 41,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power over the next 20 years.

Qatar Petroleum To Buy Into Total’s Congo Exploration

QPI will contribute specifically to the French company’s Moho North oil project.

Solar Power Brightens Oman Oil Output Prospects

The Gulf State has commissioned the Middle East’s first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project.

Kuwaiti Oil Service Workers On Strike Over Pay

Over 1,000 of around 1,400 staff at Oil Sector Services, owned by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, have been gathering in a union building.

Aramco Awards Midyan Gas Project To India’s L&T

The project, estimated to be worth less than $300 million, is due to come online in mid-2016.

Abu Dhabi’s IPIC To Use $4bn Pipeline Payment To Repay Debt

The state-owned firm built a crude oil pipeline from Habshan to Fujairah in the UAE.

Saudi Aramco Seeks Bids For Power Plant

The plant will use integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology to convert vacuum residue fuel from the refinery into a synthetic gas.

Saudi Arabia To Import High Diesel Volumes This Summer

Saudi Aramco is estimated to import 8.9 million barrels of diesel in June, up from around 6.7 to 7.5 million barrels in May.

Saudi Oil Exports Fell In March As Power Use Rose

The Kingdom produced 9.136 million bpd of oil in March, 14,000 bpd less than in February.

Kuwait Replaces Oil Officials At KPC After $2.2bn Dow Payment

Nizar Mohammad al-Asani replaced Farouk Zanki as CEO at the oil firm and the cabinet approved the nomination of six board members.

Where Are Oil Prices Headed In 2013?

US growth remains weak, the European debt crisis is dragging on and instability is affecting the Middle East’s oil supply.

Refinery Shutdown Forces Oman Fuel Imports

A two-month shutdown of Oman’s biggest refinery slashed Omani regular gasoline output by 42 per cent in the first quarter of 2013.

Qatar’s QPI Hopes To Extend Centrica North America Deal

Centrica and QPI said in April they would buy Suncor Energy Inc’s gas business in Canada for C$1 billion ($986.73 million) in their first acquisition.

Oil Slips Below $103 As IEA Sees Market Easing

US shale oil will help meet most of the world’s new oil demand in the next five years, says International Energy Agency.

UAE’s Dana Gas Q1 Profit Up 17%

During the first three months of 2013, Dana collected $41 million in receivables from Egypt and $32 million from Kurdistan.

RAK Petroleum Plans International Stock Exchange Listing

RAK Petroleum’s assets include a 42.8 per cent holding in Norwegian oil company DNO International ASA.

Exxon And Qatar To Ship US Natural Gas To Britain

Under the deal, the companies would send up to 15.6 million tonnes of LNG each year to their South Hook terminal in Wales from the Golden Pass plant in Texas.