DEWA invites proposals for Dhs 100bn Dubai clean energy fund

The emirate plans to produce 75% of its power output from clean sources by 2050

UAE fuel prices to drop further in February

Petrol rates are down around 6.5 per cent as Brent crude prices continue bearish streak

OPEC head calls for cooperation to curb supply glut

Abdalla El-Badri said prices need to recover for investment to return

Tightening government spend to have biggest impact on GCC energy sector – poll

Most Gulf states have cut spending to offset dropping oil revenues

IEA expects oil oversupply to continue with Iran re-entry

Organisation suggests the market could ‘drown in oversupply’

Shell exits $10bn Abu Dhabi gas project, UAE says not worried

The oil giant was jointly developing the Bab sour gas project with ADNOC

Saudi oil minister confident about price rise, but says will take time

Cooperation between market forces will help the market stabilise, said Ali al-Naimi

Meraas reveals rainforest bio-dome attraction

Concept is claimed to be the first of its kind in the Middle East

UAE may exceed 24% renewables target

Minister of environment and water suggests the target was ‘conservative’

Dubai on track to beat Co2 emissions target

Emirate had set a goal of cutting carbon emissions prior to the COP 21 agreement

Oil drops below $30 as Iran re-enters the market

World powers officially lifted sanctions on Iran on Saturday

Iran nuclear deal takes effect, international sanctions lifted

The deal is expected to help Iran unfreeze billions in assets

Oil prices unlikely to reach above $40 per barrel in 2016 – survey

Crude oil prices touched a 12-year low of just over $31 per barrel last week

Dollar strength could see oil hit $20 – Morgan Stanley

US bank warns of further declines if the currency’s strength continues

GCC energy reforms: more price hikes expected – report

Regional governments must implement measures to mitigate impact of higher energy prices on consumers and businesses

Global sukuk market to slump in 2016 as oil prices stay low – S&P

Sukuk issuances are expected to fall by up to 20.6 per cent year-on-year in 2016

OPEC says oil prices to reach $70 by 2020

The group estimated that prices will recover gradually by 2020 but warned that members’ share of the market might shrink

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum signs deal with China National Petroleum

Potential areas for collaboration under the deal include the upstream oil and gas sector outside the UAE

World leaders hail new Paris climate deal, UAE says “happy” with agreement

The agreement calls for addressing global warming and the cutting of greenhouse gas emissions

GCC oil and gas sector still dominates economy, ready to invest in new tech

Crude oil prices have more than halved since hitting highs of around $114 in June 2014

Saudi Aramco chairman says no concrete plan for listing – report

Khalid al-Falih said studies for a potential IPO were ongoing

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Dollar strength could see oil hit $20 – Morgan Stanley

US bank warns of further declines if the currency’s strength continues

Saudi Electricity Co. signs SAR 2.5bn deal to build green power plant

The 605-megawatt Green Duba power plant will produce 43 MW of solar energy

Oil prices will not hit $100 per barrel anytime soon – former Qatar energy minister

Higher oil prices don’t always benefit producers or consumers, says Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

UAE’s Masdar sees renewable energy opportunities in MENA region

Countries in the region are increasingly setting renewable energy targets making the region fertile for energy investments, an official said

Emirates Global Aluminium in talks for $5bn loan to refinance debt – sources

The company is seeking funds to refinance loans taken for the Emal projects, sources said

UAE lowers petrol, diesel prices for November

The price of a litre of octane 95 gasoline will drop 5 per cent to Dhs 1.7 from Dhs 1.79 in October

Saudis looking at raising domestic energy prices – oil minister

Allowing energy prices such as gasoline to rise would be one of the biggest economic reforms in Saudi Arabia

UAE energy minister expects oil price to rise in 2016

He said the UAE would not try to impose a correction on the market, but that fundamentals were indicating there would be one

OPEC will keep oil output high even if prices stay low, traders say

OPEC ministers meet in Vienna on December 4 to decide production policy