Tensions Rise In Northern Iraq Oil Dispute

Kurdistan thumbs its nose once more to Federal Iraq in a long-running feud that threatens to boil over

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Q1 Profit Falls 80%

The state-owned utility posted a net profit of Dhs106 million dirhams ($28.9 million) for the first quarter, compared with Dhs534 million for the year-ago period.

OPEC Appoints Saudi In Top Research Post Over Iranian Candidate

Saudi Aramco’s Omar Abdulhamid was appointed as the head of research, the second most senior post at OPEC.

Two Oman Power Firms Plan IPOs In Mid-2014

Both Al Suwaidi Power Co and Al Batinah Power Co aim to each offer a 35 per cent stake to the public.

Qatari Investor Close To Stake In SolarWorld

A source has said Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) is willing to take a minority stake in the German solar company.

Japan Signs Nuclear Technology Deal With UAE, Wants More Oil

Japanese Oil Development Co. owns 12 per cent of the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company oil and gas concession which expires in 2018.

Masdar Eyes Further Investment In UK’s Clean Energy Sector

Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar has signed an MoU with UK’s GIB.

Saudi Embraces US Oil Boom As Kingdom’s Output Steadies

KSA’s oil minister said it is good news that U.S. crude output has jumped to the highest level in around 20 years.

Shell Beats Total To Become UAE’s Sour Gas Partner

The 30-year venture puts Shell in position to renew its role in the UAE’s largest onshore oil concession when that contract comes up for renewal next year.

Saudi-US Relations Can Withstand North American Oil Boom – Experts

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is giving a major energy speech in the US on Tuesday.

Dubai’s ENOC To Introduce Self-Service At 10 Fuel Stations In July

The move aims to improve operational efficiency and will not lead to staff redundancies, confirms fuel retailer.

ENOC To Complete $142m Oil Terminal By End-2013

The oil storage terminal, with a storage capacity of over 141,000 cubic metres, will have a direct pipeline connection with the Dubai airport.

UAE Eyes Gasoline Self-Sufficiency From End-2014

The UAE currently produces around 2.7 million tonnes and relies on imports for the rest, according to officials.

UAE’s Dana Gas Expands Gas Exploration In Egypt And Lebanon

Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas has won a bid to develop an offshore block in Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Brent Steadies Around $100 As Economic Worries Hold

Brent has lost nearly 10 per cent since the start of April as growth in the United States and China slowed.

Total-Led Group Gets Laffan 2 Refinery Deal – Qatar Petroleum

Construction of the $1.5 billion condensate refinery is expected to be completed by the second half of 2016.

Sabic To Cut Over 1,000 Jobs In Europe

The company, which employs 40,000 people spread across 40 countries, made a net profit of around $6.59 billion in 2012.

Saudi’s Sabic Q1 Profit Falls 10%

Net income for the three months to March 31 was 6.56 billion riyals ($1.75 billion) compared to 7.27 billion riyals in the same period last year.

Saudi Oil Exports In February Jump To 7.45m bpd

The world’s largest oil exporter shipped around 7.09 million bpd in January.

Qatargas To Shut LNG Line In May For Maintenance

The Train 3 unit produces 3.2 million tonnes of LNG annually

Brent Drops Below $100 For First Time Since July

Recent weak data from China and the United States has caused concern about oil demand.

Qatar, Exxon Sign MoU On U.S. Natural Gas

Both companies are involved in LNG projects in Qatar and have shared interests in LNG terminals in the UK, Italy and the US.

Saudi Aramco Starts Production From Giant Manifa Oilfield

Aramco said Manifa’s output will reach 500,000 bpd by July and 900,000 bpd by the end of 2014.

Oman Plans To Build $1bn Oil Storage Facility

The facility, located in Duqm, will be able to store up to 200 million barrels of crude oil.

Qatar, UK’s Centrica Buy $987m Of Gas Assets In Canada

The deal is the first joint investment by Qatar Petroleum International and Britain’s biggest energy supplier.

Oman’s Sohar 2 And Barka 3 Power Plants Fully Operational

The two new plants will together add 1,500MW of power to the sultanate’s current existing capacity of 4,500MW.

Saudi Awards Jubail Fuel Oil Tender To Shell International Trading ME

The Kingdom has awarded up to 400,000 tonnes of cracked fuel oil to SITME.

Top 10 Countries With The World’s Biggest Oil Reserves

South American nation Venezuela tops the list, followed closely by Saudi Arabia.

Gulf Tinkers With Energy Waste, Neglects Basic Causes

Energy consumption in the Middle East has outpaced gross domestic product growth, according to the World Energy Council.

Kuwait Investigating Plan To Extract Shale Gas

The OPEC member produces three million barrels of oil per day but its gas production is relatively low.