Saudi energy minister optimistic on commitment to OPEC+ oil supply cut

Conformity with the cuts in the first two months of this year are less than levels seen in 2017 and 2018

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC awards Japan’s Inpex Corp onshore exploration concession

The 35-year concession is for Onshore Block 4, and Inpex will invest up to Dhs646m in the block

OPEC cuts forecast for global crude demand in 2019

OPEC, Russia and other non-OPEC producers are reducing output by 1.2 million bpd from Jan 1 for six months

Saudi Aramco shifts strategy in China to boost oil sales

The state-oil company is reportedly seeking new buyers, including smaller, independently run refiners

US to lead global oil supply growth to 2024 – IEA

The IEA forecasts demand for OPEC crude will drop in 2020 and then rise to average 31.3 million bpd in 2023

Saudi Arabia to cut oil exports in April

Oil prices have been supported this year by output cuts

Oman says 25 investors interested in two power assets

Government holding company Nama Group plans to sell a 70 per cent stake in Muscat Electricity Distribution and 49 per cent of Oman Electricity Transmission

Saudi Aramco’s board to meet to approve SABIC bond plan

The deal is expected to involve the purchase of all or nearly all of the 70 per cent stake in SABIC held by the Public Investment Fund

Saudi’s Falih says no oil output policy change until June

The OPEC+ alliance will meet in Vienna on April 17-18, with another gathering scheduled for June 25-26

Bahrain’s Bapco sees oil trading opportunities as it expands refinery

The state-owned oil company plans to boost the capacity of its Sitra oil refinery to 360,000 bpd from the current 267,000 bpd

UAE energy minister says will continue supply cuts until market is re-balanced

OPEC and major non-OPEC producers such as Russia have pledged to reduce their oil production

Saudi’s Falih: US, China driving oil demand; no April OPEC policy change

The oil minister said total global oil demand is set to grow by around 1.5 million barrels per day

Saudi energy minister reiterates Aramco IPO will happen in two years

Falih had said in January that the state oil giant will be listed by 2021

Dana Gas, Crescent sign 20-year gas sales deal with Iraq’s KRG

The deal will boost the project’s gas output by 63 per cent in two years

Dubai ‘makes progress’ in fight against illegal diesel trade

A group comprising ENOC and six government entities have found 62 per cent of companies to be in violation of diesel guidelines

Over 4% rise in UAE petrol prices in March

The price of diesel has been increased by 5.7 per cent to Dhs2.41 per litre

Saudi’s Falih tells Trump ‘we are taking it easy’

US President Donald Trump Tweeted a request to oil producers on Monday to relax efforts to boost oil prices

UAE, Korea to jointly build world’s largest oil storage facility

The Dhs4.4bn underground facility, with a capacity of 42 million barrels, will be built in Fujairah

Oil up on Saudi, Russia meeting

Saudi to boost oil exports to China with strategy shift

Saudi has been surpassed by Russia in the past three years as the top crude supplier to China

UAE’s ADNOC signs agreements with South Korean energy companies

The deals cover upstream, downstream and bunkering opportunities

Saudi Aramco CEO says oil industry facing ‘a crisis of perception’

The oil industry must “push back on exaggerated theories like peak oil demand”, said Amin Nasser

UAE to host Libyan meeting to try reopen El Sharara oilfield

The 315,000 barrel-a-day El Sharara field has been closed since state guards and tribesmen seized it in December

UAE’s ADNOC seals $4bn pipeline infrastructure deal with KKR, BlackRock

A new entity called ADNOC Oil Pipelines will lease the oil firm’s interest in 18 pipelines

Saudi signs 35 agreements with China worth $28bn

Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and China’s President Xi Jinping also discussed counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation efforts

Saudi energy minister hopes oil market will balance by April

OPEC+ agreed to reduce oil supply by 1.2 million barrels per day from Jan 1 this year

Saudi minister sees deal with Kuwait to resume oil output from Neutral Zone in 2019

Production from the zone’s oilfields could add up to 500,000 bpd each to the oil output of Saudi and Kuwait

Saudi Aramco discussing investments in India’s Reliance Industries – CEO

Aramco signed an agreement in April to participate in a $44bn refinery project on India’s west coast

Saudi Electricity Co to sign $4bn syndicated loan

The firm is the main electricity producer in Saudi with an 81.2 per cent indirect government ownership

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC rated ‘AA’ by Fitch, the highest in the GCC region

The rating is the first assigned to ADNOC and is in line with the rating of the Abu Dhabi government

Indian state to move planned Saudi Aramco refinery after farmers protest

The $44bn refinery is slated to become the largest in the country