Russia Unveils $25bn Oil Link To Pacific

The East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline aims to expand sales to the US and cement Russia’s place as a dominant force on international crude markets.

Brent Climbs Above $109, US Budget Talks Eyed

Investors are hoping for a last minute deal in the US to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.

Oil Dips As Fears Of ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Intensify

If unresolved, the US “fiscal cliff” budget crisis could erode oil demand in the world’s top consumer.

SABIC Affiliates In Deal To Build New Petchem Plant

The plant, located in Jubail, is expected to start production in the second half of 2014.

Bidding For Saudi Midyan Gas Field Extended Again

Midyan, developed by Saudi Aramco, is expected to start production in 2013.

Oil Rises On U.S. Fiscal Cliff Optimism

As the White House edges closer to a resolution, investors pour cash into oil and equities.

Abu Dhabi, France Join For Total’s Gas Network

Caisse des Depots and ADIA come together to bid for TIGF business.

Saudi Maaden Raises $2.4bn From Islamic Loan

The credit facility was increased from the 7 billion riyals initial target amount.

Saudi Aramco-Total Double Investment At Jubail

The 400,000 barrels per day refinery is due to be fully operational in the third quarter of 2013.

Oil Flow At Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Resumes

Technical failure brought oil flow to a halt on December 8, and again on Saturday.

BP Allowed To Bid In Abu Dhabi Oil Concession

The British oil company was originally excluded from the process after not receiving a qualifying letter.

Oil Prices Up On Increased Fed Stimulus

The US Federal Reserve announced plans for more monetary stimulus on Wednesday.

UAE’s Al Ghurair Has No Plans To Sell Stake In Libyan Refinery

The Al Ghurair group owns half of Ras Lanuf, Libya’s biggest refinery.

UAE’s Dana Gas Sets Out Restructured Sukuk Terms

The gas producer defaulted on its $920 million sukuk that matured on October 31.

Saudi Arabia Cyber Attack Was Aimed At Oil

Saudi Aramco speaks for the first time about the virus that shut down its internal network.

Oil Supply Comfortable Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

OPEC is expected to stick with an output target of 30 million bpd when it meets on December 12.

Saudi To Invest Over $133bn In Power Investment

Power consumption rose by nine per cent in the first half of 2012.

Oil And Gas Sector Pays Best Wages In MENA

New survey finds that the oil and gas sector is the preferred industry for professionals in the MENA region.

Saudi’s Maaden Signs $260m Deals With US Firms

The contracts will develop an industrial city in the north of KSA as it looks to develop its mining industry.

Qatar To Invest $20bn In Solar Energy Plant

The gas-rich state has so far disappointed environmentalists by failing to reduce emissions.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Buys Iraqi Kurdish Oil Block

TAQA has purchased 53.2 per cent from General Exploration Partners.

Qatar To Start Embracing Solar Power

The tiny Gulf state will use solar power for 16 per cent of its electrical output by 2018.

TAQA Buys BP’s UK Assets Worth $1.3bn

The deal comes weeks after British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to the UAE.

Samsung, Shanghai Electric Win $3bn Saudi Water Plant Deal

The new plant, called Yanbu III, will have a capacity of 550,000 cubic metres per day of desalinated water.

Saudi Aramco To Shut Most Of Yanbu Refinery

The joint venture energy firm plans to bring a cleaner fuel project online.

Exclusive: Majid Jafar, CEO, Crescent Petroleum

The Arab world’s economic revolution is only just beginning, says Jafar, in an exclusive interview with Gulf Business.

Dana Gas Offers Bondholders Sweetened Debt Deal

The Sharjah-based natural gas producer failed to repay its creditors on the maturity of its $920 million Islamic bond last month.

UK Hopes Mideast Nuclear Talks Can Be Held In 2013

A conference on banning nuclear weapons in the Middle East was to take place in December, but has now been delayed.

Dana Gas Agrees To Develop UAE Gas Field

Production in the new field is expected to begin in the first half of 2014.

Abu Dhabi Signs Oil Storage Deal With Korea

The deal provides for the storage of six million oil barrels for the Korean strategic stockpile program.