Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs46m contract for first phase of new HQ

The contract has been awarded to Dutco Balfour Beatty

Saudi Aramco’s oil reserves fall in 2016

The company’s gas reserves rose to 298.7 trillion standard cubic feet from 297.6 trillion

Revealed: Top 10 countries with the cheapest and most expensive fuel prices

Six Arab countries make it to the list of top 10 countries with the cheapest fuel prices

London court to hear Dana Gas sukuk case in September

Dana Gas declared $700m of its Islamic bonds invalid last month

Saudi tightens its grip on Japan, its biggest Asian oil market

Japan’s imports of Saudi crude between January and June reached 1.3 million bpd, 7.7 per cent higher than a year ago

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar says work progressing on world’s first offshore wind farm

The project is set to provide 22,000 UK homes with renewable electricity

Egypt raises fuel prices by up to 50% under IMF deal

Government officials say spending cuts will help revive the economy

UAE energy minister says no talk about further OPEC supply cuts

OPEC and allied non-OPEC producers agreed on May 25 to extend an existing supply curb into 2018

OPEC in no rush to make deeper oil output cuts

Oil ministers from five countries plus Saudi are scheduled to meet in Russia on July 24

UAE petrol prices to decrease by 5% in July

The price decreases reflect a dip in the international oil market

Oil prices rise as Iran backs output cap; UAE expects positive impact

Bahrain, Oman among most ‘vulnerable’ oil exporters – report

Oil prices have been lagging on the back of oversupply and slowing demand

Qatar’s emir meets Exxon Mobil Corp CEO

The growing diplomatic dispute has raised concerns about global access to Qatar’s LNG

Aramco Luberef eyes commercial output from expanded Yanbu facility by Q4

Luberef is a joint venture between state oil giant Aramco and Jadwa Industrial Investment Group

India asks Qatar to invest in power plants as condition for LNG deals

India is the latest major LNG buyer to seek concessions from Qatar

Abu Dhabi fund takes 5% stake in Dana Gas

The stake was acquired by Goldilocks Investment Co, an equity fund which is part of Abu Dhabi Financial Group

Oil market expected to rebalance in Q4 – Saudi energy minister

Market fundamentals are going in the right direction, says Khalid al-Falih

Sharjah oil corp doesn’t expect any interruption to Qatar gas supply to UAE

“We have not seen and do not expect to see any disruption of gas supplies from the Dolphin pipeline,” Sharjah National Oil Corp’s CEO said

East Libya officials order halt to Hariga oil exports amid Qatar dispute

Officials based in eastern Libya have issued a flurry of statements targeting people and entities with alleged links to Qatar

Masdar consortium closes financing for 800MW third phase of Dubai solar park

The 800MW project is being financed under a sophisticated structure with seven different institutions

DEWA awards Dhs58m deal for hydroelectric power station at Hatta Dam

The consultancy contract has been awarded to France’s EDF

UAE re-imposes port ban on Qatari-linked oil tankers

The Abu Dhabi port authorities had eased the restrictions just a day earlier

UAE-Qatar gas pipeline remains open due to energy needs – report

There are no indications the pipeline will be shut, according to reports

DEWA announces record low bid for 200MW Dubai CSP solar plant

The bid is nearly 40 per cent lower than the previous international record

UAE’s Dana Gas appoints advisers for $700m sukuk restructuring

The company has been facing a cash shortage because of missed payments from its assets in Egypt and Iraq’s Kurdistan

Saudi’s Falih says more oil output cuts possible

OPEC members and other nations led by Russia agreed last week to extend a deal to limit global oil output

Saudi utility Marafiq may consider IPO

The IPO, which could be in 2019, could raise around SAR1bn

British firm wins Aramco oilfield expansion deal

Amec Foster Wheeler won a contract to provide design and project management for the Marjan oilfield

Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs798m power plant contract to Spanish firm

The contract is for the third phase of K-Station at the Jebel Ali power station

Russia’s Putin meets Saudi prince, hails partnership on oil, Syria

It was the second meeting between the two men over the past year

Oman Oil mandates banks for $1.2bn revolving credit facility

The loan would refinance a $1bn revolving facility which is due for redemption this year