Kuwait oil minister sees balanced oil market towards end 2019

There are still uncertainties around oil demand growth

Kuwait’s KUFPEC signs oil concession agreement in Pakistan

The Kuwaiti firm’s Pakistan unit has secured a concession for the Makhad oil block in Punjab province

Saudi Aramco signs US LNG deal with Sempra

Aramco has been developing its own gas resources and eyeing gas assets in the United States, Russia, Australia and Africa

Dubai’s DEWA says 300MW phase of mega solar park will be operational next month

This stage is part of the 800MW third phase of the world’s largest single-site solar park in Dubai

Oil rises after OPEC+ says to keep output cuts

OPEC, Russia and other major producers, agreed to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day from Jan 1 for six months

UAE energy minister says oil stocks building up

The job by OPEC and its allies to balance the oil market is not complete yet, he said

Asia oil buyers, shippers go on alert after Saudi ship, facility attacks

Asia gets nearly 70 per cent of its crude oil from the Middle East

Saudi says two pumping stations for major oil pipeline ‘attacked by drones’

The attacks caused a fire at one of the stations leading to “limited damage”

Japan’s JXTG says gets supplies from Saudi, others to replace Iranian oil

Iranian oil accounted for about 4 per cent to 5 per cent of Japan’s total oil supplies before the US sanctions kicked in

UAE’s TAQA Q1 profit drops by close to 95%

Profits were hit by foreign exchange losses and revaluation of U.S power assets

Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to stay below 7 million bpd in June

Riyadh is reluctant to boost oil supply too quickly and risk a price crash and a build-up in inventories

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

Saudi Arabia’s Taqa plans to acquire two North American firms

Taqa has allocated about $1.2bn for new investments and acquisitions in North America and the MENA region

China’s Hengli boosts Saudi oil buys as new refinery ramps up

Saudi oil exports to China averaged at 1.37 million barrels per day in the first four months this year

Saudi oil output may rise in June, but US may not get the extra exports it wants

Riyadh often lifts output in the hot summer months to fuel oil-fired power plants and meet rising electricity demand

Goal of June OPEC meeting to extend output cuts – Oman energy minister

The price of $70 per barrel is an appropriate price for producers and consumers, he said

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution posts 6.6% jump in first-quarter profit

ADNOC Distribution said net cash generated from operating activities decreased in the quarter

Saudi’s Falih will stick to global oil deal, pact could be extended

Saudi’s energy minister was talking to Russia’s RIA news agency

UAE hikes petrol prices for third consecutive month by around 11% in May

Petrol prices rose in March and April in the UAE

KKR, BlackRock raising $3bn for ADNOC pipeline deal

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC sealed the $4bn pipeline deal in February

Nigeria’s oil minister, Saudi Aramco discuss investment options

Aramco is expanding downstream operations as part of its drive to become the world’s largest integrated energy firm

Saudi energy minister: No need for immediate action after end of Iran oil waivers

Khalid Al Falih said Saudi will respond to customers’ needs if asked for more oil

Oil hits 2019 high as US ends all waivers for Iran oil imports

Brent crude futures rose $2.07, or 2.88 per cent, to settle at $74.04 a barrel on Monday

Aramco to buy Shell’s stake in Saudi refining JV for $631m

Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co has a crude oil refining capacity of 305,000 barrels per day

Oil up on Saudi, Russia meeting

Saudi Arabia oil exports fall to 6.977m bpd in Feb

The kingdom pumped 10.136 million bpd in February, down from 10.243 million bpd in January

Saudi Aramco in talks to buy stake in refining business of India’s Reliance

Aramco is expanding its refining and petrochemical business globally

Saudi Aramco buys $1.2bn stake in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank

Aramco has agreed to buy a 17 per cent stake in Oilbank’s oil processing operations

Saudi Aramco team in Pakistan for talks on first LNG deals

Pakistan’s demand for LNG could more than triple in the next three to five years

High oil supply disruptions set stage for next slump

Political disruptions could lead the market will become even tighter in the second half of 2019, says Reuters’ analyst John Kemp

OPEC+ cuts that steadied market now bring risk of $100 crude

OPEC may raise oil output if prices increase, shortages mount

The combined supply cuts have helped drive a 32 per cent rally in crude prices this year to nearly $72 a barrel

Saudi Aramco Trading signs supply deal with Poland’s leading oil refiner

Aramco said the agreement showed the company’s strategy to place set volumes of crude oil across different geographies