UAE’s Shah Gas Project Seen Achieving Full Capacity In Q2

Al Hosn Gas is the Shah gas development joint venture by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum.

Saudi Ma’aden Shuts Down Ammonia Plant After Cooling Facility Fault

The company said that the shutdown at the facility in Ras Al Khair would last for around 10 days.

Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical Resumes Production After Maintenance

Full operational capacity at the two plants would be achieved in 8-10 days.

Saudi’s ACWA, Mitsui Win $630m Oman Power Plant Deal

The contract was won along with Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Co.

Oil Prices Drop After Saudi Arabia Says It Will Not Cut Output Alone

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi asserted on Sunday that the Kingdom will not curb output to prop up prices.

Saudi Oil Minister Denies “Conspiracy Theory” Behind OPEC Decision

Ali al-Naimi also said that OPEC will not take sole responsibility for propping up the oil price.

Saudi Arabia’s OPEC Governor: Hard To Reach $100-120 Oil Again

Mohammed al-Madi said that the current price drop was because of fundamental supply and demand factors, not any non-economic policies.

Bahrain-Based Terra Sola To Build $3.5bn Solar Plant In Egypt

The project is expected to provide 2,000 megawatts of solar energy to Egypt.

Saudi Looking Beyond Oil Price Slump As Rig Count Spikes

The Kingdom has been ramping up the number of machines drilling for oil and gas.

OPEC’s Gulf Core Steels For Longer Wait, Lower Prices In Shale Struggle

Actual oil output from the United States could prove harder to beat back, sources say.

Oil Falls To $55 As Kuwait Comments Refocus On Oversupply

Kuwait’s oil minister said on Thursday that OPEC had no choice but to keep output steady.

OPEC Has No Choice But To Keep Output Unchanged- Kuwait Minister

Ali al-Omair said the OPEC has to keep output unchanged to sustain marketshare.

Saudi Crude Exports Up In January To 7.47m Bpd

Production was steady in January at 9.680 million bpd from 9.630 million bpd in December.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum To Explore Big Morocco Offshore Area

The company has an exclusive licence to carry out a geological survey of the Mediterranee Ouestarea, which comprises 3,433 sqkm.

Tripoli-Based Trader Offers Libyan Oil To UAE Firm In Fraud Attempt

All oil sales in Libya needed to be routed through a state oil firm based in the east.

Kuwait Renews $1bn Jet Fuel, Gasoil Supply Deals With BP

The contracts that cover 2015 will see Kuwaiti jet fuel flow through the BP system to Dubai and several European Airports, KPC said.

Iran Nuclear Deal May Open Oil Taps In Months, Not Weeks

Oil bears may underestimate the hurdles on the diplomatic path to Iran’s return to world energy markets.

OPEC Comes Cleaner On How Much Oil Its Members Pump

OPEC issued a set of production figures as reported to its Vienna Secretariat by member-countries this week, without any countries missing from the total for the first time in months.

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OPEC Says Low Oil Prices May Hit US Output By Late 2015

In its monthly report, OPEC left its forecast for 2015 world oil demand growth unchanged.

Masdar, ACWA Power Ink Deal For Renewable Energy Projects In Egypt

The firms are looking at developing renewable projects with a capacity of 2 GW in Egypt.

Oil Prices Stabilising, Will Continue To Firm Up – Saudi Adviser

Saudi oil adviser Ibrahim al-Muhanna said he was optimistic about crude oil demand growth, and expected future supply to be “healthy”.

ADNOC Sells Naphtha From Expanded Ruwais Refinery Below Market Price

This was ADNOC’s first naphtha spot sale after the expansion of its Ruwais refinery, where capacity has been more than doubled.

Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Extends Olefins Unit Shutdown

In a bourse filing, the company said repairing the fault was expected to be completed within 10 days.

Bahrain Refinery Expansion To Cost Some $5bn, Online By 2019

The increase in refinery’s capacity according to the current plan is from 260,000 barrels per day to 360,000, the minister said.

Kuwait OPEC Governor: Expects OPEC To Continue Policy

OPEC decided at its last meeting in November to keep production unchanged, rather than cutting it to support sliding oil prices.

Saudi’s Safco Gains Regulatory Nod For $222.2m Bonus Share Issue

Safco will raise its capital from SAR3.33 billion to SAR4.16 billion ($888 million-$1.11 billion), according to a filing on the bourse website.

Dubai’s Dnata Buys Majority Stake In UK-Based Holiday Firm

The company did not disclose the value of the deal or the exact size of the stake it purchased.

Oil, Gas Industry May Cancel $1trn Projects On Price Fall -Aramco

Aramco executive said that the $1 trillion figure included projects that might merely be delayed, not just those that could be cancelled outright.

Saudi Aramco Says Operating 212 Drilling Rigs, No Decision On Increase

Aramco deployed 210 oil and gas rigs in 2014, an exceptionally busy year, company sources had said.

Solar Impulse 2 Begins Round-The-World Flight From Abu Dhabi

The zero-fuel airplane is flying from the UAE capital to Oman in the first leg of its journey.