Saudi crude oil exports fall to lowest in five months in May

The kingdom exported 7.737 million barrels a day in April

Iran needs time and favourable conditions to boost oil output

A substantial increase in Iran’s oil exports is probably years away, writes Reuters’ analyst John Kemp

Dragon Oil’s largest shareholder ENOC says no to dividend payment

ENOC, which owns 54 per cent of Dragon Oil, in June offered 750 pence per share to buy out minority shareholders

Saudi Arabia opens the oil taps, ups June output to record high

The kingdom said it pumped 10.56 million barrels per day of oil last month, up 231,000 bpd from May, according to OPEC

OPEC sees more balanced oil market in 2016

OPEC expects world oil demand to increase by 1.34 million bpd in 2016, up from growth of 1.28 million bpd this year

Oil may have further to fall due to oversupply – IEA

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said it expected global demand growth to slow next year to 1.2 million barrels per day from 1.4 million this year

Oman plans $600m solar energy plant to save on gas use

Construction of the first phase of the plant, ultimately expected to generate 1,021 megawatts, will start this year

Oil prices fall as China share crisis worsens

China’s stocks tanked further on Wednesday in a deepening crisis as over 500 Chinese-listed firms suspended trading

UAE crude oil exports to fall in Q4 on refining boost -sources

The added refining capacity is expected to eat into crude available for exports, Gulf-based oil and trading sources said

Aluminium Bahrain says Q2 production rises 3.1%

The company said second-quarter production stood at 238,904 tonnes against 231,713 tonnes in the same 2014 period

UAE’s Dana Gas wins favourable ruling in Kurdistan dispute

The Abu Dhabi-listed firm had filed an arbitration case in London in October 2013 against the Kurdistan Regional Government

Saudi Aramco lowers August Arab Light crude price to Asia

The Saudi state oil company has lowered the August price for its Arab Light grade for Asian customers by 10 cents a barrel versus July

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA says not holding merger talks

The company “confirms that it is not engaged in merger discussions with any government or other entity”, it said in a statement to the bourse

ENOC presses ahead with Dragon Oil takeover amid shareholder protest

ENOC published its offer document on Wednesday, showing the deal is moving ahead

Abu Dhabi’s IPIC 2014 net attributable profit drops 37%

IPIC made a net profit attributable to equity holders in the parent of $1.21bn against $1.92bn in 2013

Abu Dhabi considers state-backed merger for troubled TAQA – sources

Billions of dollars were spent on assets and expansion but the recent oil drop has impacted TAQA’s operations.

Mubadala buys into Trafigura’s Spanish mines as part of new venture

For Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, the purchase is part of a push to invest in assets other than oil.

Emirates Global Aluminium inks deals with Guinea to support its mining activities

Emirates Global Aluminium is currently building a bauxite mine and an aluminium refinery in the West African country.

Saudi Yasref refinery reaches full capacity milestone

The refinery is now processing crude at full capacity of 400,000 barrels per day

Saudi Arabia loses spot as top crude supplier to India, China in May

The kingdom fell behind Nigeria for Indian supplies and lost out to Russia and Angola for crude supplies to China

DEWA awards contracts worth Dhs 1.2bn for 15 substations

The authority is also planning to build three substations, especially to deal with rising power demand during Expo 2020

Russia’s Lukoil says Saudi Aramco wants to raise stake in Luksar

Luksar is a joint venture between Aramco and Russia’s Lukoil

Qatar Petroleum says has laid off staff, to exit non-core areas

Before the restructuring, industry sources said QP had around 14,000 employees

Kuwait oil minister says oil price drop unlikely

Ali Saleh al-Omair predicts gains in the final quarter of 2015 on the back of global growth

Saudi Aramco may shut Jeddah refinery in several years

The refinery, which started operating in 1967, serves much of the country’s western region

Construction costs to delay Kuwait’s al-Zour oil refinery

The 615,000 barrel per day oil refinery has been repeatedly delayed by bureaucratic and political issues

Oil price fall not slowing growth in UAE, Saudi –report

Both countries have recorded growth in new business orders and have seen a rise in output, a report says

Saudi Arabia, Russia sign nuclear power cooperation deal

The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy announced the cooperation deal on its website

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports slip in April

Exports fell to 7.737 million bpd from 7.898 million in March when they hit their highest levels in almost a decade

Major investor in Dragon Oil says ENOC offer undervalues company

Dubai’s ENOC, which owns 54 per cent of Dragon Oil, raised its offer this week to buy out the minority shareholders