Saudi shuts part of world’s largest offshore oilfield after power cable cut

The shutdown at Safaniyah occurred about two weeks ago

Aramco, Total to invest $1bn to develop retail fuel service stations in Saudi

The 50:50 JV will invest the amount over the next six years in the Saudi retail fuel market

UAE’s Dana Gas posts $186m net loss for 2018

The gas producer reported one-off non-cash impairments of $187m for its Zora field in the UAE

Global oil supply to swamp demand in 2019 despite output cuts – IEA

Brent crude futures have risen 20 per cent in 2019 to around $63 a barrel

OPEC cuts oil supply steeply but sees growing headwinds this year

OPEC said its oil output fell almost 800,000 barrels per day in January to 30.81 million bpd

UAE’s Dana Gas to drill in what could be Egypt’s next mega gas field

Seismic data has indicated reserves as large as 20 trillion cubic feet

Dubai’s ENOC group to expand aviation operations in Egypt

The company has acquired a share in the jet fuel hydrant system at Terminal 2 of Cairo International Airport

Saudi crude output to fall to 9.8 million bpd in March – Falih

Under the deal reached in December, Saudi Arabia’s target production is 10.311 million bpd

Saudi Aramco and Egypt’s SUMED sign oil deals

The two signed a deal to supply fuel oil storage capacity of 165,000 cubic metres in the Red Sea port of Ain Sokhna

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC awards Dhs5bn contract in Ghasha concession

The project, to build artificial islands, is expected to take 38 months to complete

UAE’s ADNOC awards Occidental Petroleum onshore exploration block

Occidental will have a 35-year concession and invest $244m during the exploration phase of the block

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC inaugurates first service stations in Dubai

The three new stations were opened in December as part of ADNOC Distribution’s expansion drive, along with the company’s first two stations in Saudi Arabia

UAE petrol prices to drop in February

Petrol prices will be cut by roughly 2.5 per cent compared to January

Saudi Aramco to invest $1.6bn in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank

Saudi Arabia is the top crude oil supplier to South Korea, the world’s fifth-biggest importer

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC seals $5.8bn refining and trading deal with ENI, OMV

The “one of a kind” deal expands ADNOC’s access to European markets

Russia holds off Saudi to remain top crude oil supplier to China in 2018

Russia’s lead over Saudi in supplying China almost doubled to 295,000 bpd in 2018 from 150,000 bpd a year earlier

Saudi Aramco eyes multi-billion-dollar US gas acquisitions – CEO

Aramco already owns Motiva, the biggest U.S. oil refinery

Saudi plans oil refinery, petrochemicals plant in South Africa

The kingdom already supplies 40 per cent of the crude oil consumed in South Africa

Saudi sees domestic energy use falling due to hike in gas, power prices

The kingdom is also investing heavily in its renewable energy sector

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to buy wind farm stakes from John Laing Group

Masdar said it was buying stakes in the Rocksprings wind farm in Texas and the Sterling wind farm in New Mexico

Abu Dhabi’s investment into renewable energy reaches $2.2bn

Among the emirate’s big investments are the Dhs2.2bn Shams 1 project, and Dhs3.2bn Noor Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s Taqa says investments in 2018 reached $30bn

The company said it had coped with declining oil prices by reducing expenditures in 2018 by $750m

ACWA plans to make solar panels as part of SoftBank and Saudi fund’s $200bn project

Last year SoftBank announced plans to create the world’s biggest solar power project in Saudi Arabia

Saudi to produce 60 GW of renewable energy by 2030, says official

The kingdom hopes to generate 40 GW from solar energy, and 20 GW from wind and other sources

UAE’s ADNOC awards Eni-led consortium offshore exploration blocks

ADNOC plans to boost its oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030

OPEC is not the enemy of the US, UAE energy minister says

Leading oil producers agreed in December to cut their combined oil output, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for them not to

Saudi Arabia to set up $10bn oil refinery in Pakistan

Last year, Saudi offered Pakistan a $6bn package that included help to finance crude imports

Power letters 2019: Paddy Padmanathan, CEO and president of ACWA Power International

The swing to renewable energy will be faster than any one expects and what can be reasonably forecasted

Saudi awards its first wind power project under renewables strategy

A consortium led by France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar won the bid

Saudi Aramco to issue bonds in Q2 2019, list in 2021 – energy minister

The oil giant previously considered issuing bonds to help it buy a controlling stake in chemicals firm SABIC