Saudi’s SABIC eyes acquisitions worth up to $6bn

SABIC is targeting acquisitions in North America and China

UAE energy minister argues for extension to OPEC deal – report

“There is a major logic in continuing the cut,” Suhail Al Mazrouei was quoted as saying

Saudi’s SABIC ‘very positive’ on 2017 despite oil market uncertainty

Al-Benyan was speaking a day after the petrochemical maker reported an 80 per cent jump in net profit

Oman fuel price cap remains – official

An increase in fuel prices for May had led to speculation the country had removed its cap on M91 fuel

Saudi Aramco to boost oil loading capacity with reopened Muajjiz terminal

Aramco’s total loading and export capacity will rise to 15 million barrels per day

UAE increases fuel prices for May

Petrol prices have been hiked by an average of 3.2 per cent from April

Saudi Aramco CEO says oil market rebalancing

Amin Nasser says the oil market is “pointing upward”

Russia beats Saudi as China’s top crude oil supplier in March

Russian shipments grew nearly 1 per cent to 1.104 million barrels per day

Saudi Aramco names company veteran to oversee IPO preparations

Maashouq is viewed by industry insiders as well connected with the financial community

Saudi, Kuwait signal likely extension of oil output cut

OPEC sources said an internal assessment was that if they failed to extend the agreement, oil could slide back to $30-$40 a barrel

Oman plans IPOs for downstream energy firms

The companies include Salalah Methanol Co and a drilling company

China gathers state-led consortium for Saudi Aramco IPO

Aramco’s board plans to meet in Shanghai in May, its first meeting in China in seven years

Saudi begins renewable drive with bidding for 300MW solar power project

The kingdom aims to produce 10 per cent of its power from renewable sources in the next six years

Iran launches offshore gas projects in Gulf

Iran’s five new projects will put it on an equal footing with Qatar in exploiting the offshore gas field

IEA says global oil market now close to balance

Preliminary data showed oil stocks across industrialised nations fell by 17.2 million barrels in March

Oil climbs after reports that Saudi wants output cuts extended

Saudi reportedly wants to extend production cuts enacted in January for another six months

China National Petroleum seeks Middle East expansion with new Dubai office

CNPC agreed to acquire an 8 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s 40-year onshore oil concession in February

OPEC, UAE to launch new global oil, gas database to improve transparency

The project will consist of a set of “high standard analytic tools”

Saudis, oil majors discuss gas investments ahead of giant IPO

Aramco is preparing to reveal in the next few months a new gas strategy

Kuwait Petroleum, Oman Oil form JV for $7bn Duqm Refinery

The project will be 35 per cent financed by the two partners

Dubai’s ENOC awards contract for Jebel Ali refinery expansion

Rotary Engineering Fujairah will construct 12 new storage tanks

Aramco board to meet in Shanghai as it eyes Chinese investors for IPO

The IPO could generate up to $100bn

Dubai’s DEWA to build three new substations worth Dhs1bn

The 400 kilovolt (kV) substations will be built over the next three years

Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas in Cyprus

State-owned Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil were among bidders last year for a contract for Cyprus’s offshore Block 10

Saudi Arabia plans to change oil pricing for European customers

The move is expected to take effect on July 1

Qatar restarts development of world’s biggest gas field

Qatar declared a moratorium in 2005 on the development of the North Field

Kuwait to import fuel oil after closure of Shuaiba refinery

Kuwait needs 120,000 barrels per day of fuel oil in the summer

Kuwait to close ageing Shuaiba refinery on April 1

At its peak the facility produced around 200,000 barrels of oil per day

UAE cuts March oil output by nearly 200,000 bpd

The cut in oil output is due to maintenance works

UAE fuel prices to dip for the first time in 2017

Prices have risen in consecutive months since the start of the year