Saudi holds talks with kingdom’s richest to anchor Aramco IPO

The kingdom is aiming to raise at least 1 per cent to 2 per cent of Aramco from these investors, according to sources

Oil rises as new Saudi minister signals OPEC+ cuts to continue

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman was appointed as the new Saudi energy minister on Saturday

Saudi has a new energy minister: What does it mean for the oil industry?

Prince Abdulaziz has been appointed as the kingdom’s new energy minister

Saudi King replaces energy minister Khalid Al Falih

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has been appointed to the role

Saudi looks to grow its LNG trading market

The kingdom has started building a portfolio of LNG production assets and export infrastructure

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC inks $600m pipeline deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund

Deal with GIC brings brings combined investment to $4.9bn

Saudi Aramco set to finalise bank selections as soon as this week

Aramco is expected to choose about four or five banks to lead the IPO marketing

Saudi Aramco appoints new chairman ahead of IPO

Khalid Al-Falih will be replaced by Yasir Al-Rumayyan, head of the PIF sovereign wealth fund

Saudi Arabia creates new natural resources ministry

Will be separate from energy ministry

UAE cuts petrol prices for September

Prices in the UAE are linked to global oil prices

Dubai’s ENOC signs deal to supply lubricants to Greece’s IMS Oil

ENOC will supply lubricants for up to 16 product tankers at IMS Oil’s Fujairah and Singapore ports

Aramco Trading sells first US West Texas Light crude to Korea’s Hyundai

Saudi Aramco is expanding its refining and petrochemical operations to boost global sales

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA exceeds one million barrels per month in Iraqi Kurdistan oil field

Since beginning production in 2017, Atrush has extracted about 17 million barrels of oil from the field

OPEC sees bearish oil outlook for rest of 2019, points to 2020 surplus

“The risk to global economic growth remains skewed to the downside,” the report said

Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs1.4bn contract for Hatta hydroelectric power station

The hydroelectric project will generate 250MW of power when complete

Houthi drone attack on Saudi oilfield causes gas fire, output unaffected

Saudi energy minister Falih called the latest attack a “terror and sabotage act”

First utility-scale wind farm in GCC begins producing power

The Dhofar wind farm in Oman has begun generating electricity

Oil falls on fears of a global economic downturn

Signs of an economic slowdown caused global oil demand to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis of 2008

Fears of a global economic downturn are ‘exaggerated’ – Kuwaiti minister

Global demand for crude should pick up in the second half, says Khaled al-Fadhel

Asia’s Richest Men Prep for Battle as Adani Enters Ambani’s Turf

Reliance to sell 20% stake to Saudi Aramco in one of India’s largest foreign investment deals

The partnership will cover all of Reliance’s refining and petrochemical assets

Saudi Aramco’s first-half net income falls 12%

The company said the drop in earnings was mainly due to a drop of 4 per cent in the average realised price of crude oil

International Energy Agency says oil demand growth at lowest since 2008

The outlook is fragile with a greater likelihood of a downward revision than an upward one, the report said

Iran meeting to decide fate of oil deal

Saudi Arabia plans to keep Aug-Sept oil exports below 7 million bpd

Saudi says it is committed to do whatever it takes to keep the market balanced next year

Saudi, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela agree to freeze oil output at Jan levels

China’s CNPC extends Oman oil production contract for 15 years

Production at the oilfield block reached 1.33 million tonnes in the first half of this year

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC acquires stake in VTTI oil storage business

VTTI owns 15 terminals located at major hubs across 14 countries

Saudi, US energy ministers express concern over threats to maritime traffic in the GCC

Tensions have risen between Iran and the West since last year

India raises cost of refinery project with Aramco by 36 per cent to $60bn

Despite the cost expansion, the project is still expected to be commissioned in 2025

Saudi energy minister says he discussed oil markets with Russian counterpart

Saudi Arabia would continue to comply with production cuts until the end of Q1 2020, he said

Oil prices expected to average $67.47 a barrel in 2019 – poll

OPEC and allies including Russia agreed to extend output cuts until March 2020, seeking to prop up crude prices

Iraq, Kuwait to appoint British firm for joint oilfield development study

There are several oilfields in the border area between Iraq and Kuwait, most prominently Ratqa