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Saudi Arabia Produces More, Supplies Less Oil In September

Saudi produced 9.70 million barrels of crude oil per day in September, but its supply to the market fell to 9.36 million bpd during the month.

Builder Khodari May Double Capex To Handle Big Saudi Projects

Major infrastructure projects planned in Saudi will require raising annual capital expenditure above the levels of SAR150 to SAR250 million seen in past years, Khodari said.

Saudi’s SABIC Says Won’t Expand Petrochemicals Venture With Shell

SABIC and Shell first announced plans to explore an expansion of their petrochemical plant in 2012.

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Shifts Toward Renewable Energy

The firm is seeking to secure or arranging finance for $15 billion worth of projects, nearly half of which are in renewable energy.

Saudi’s Al Tayyar Travel Group Q3 Profit Rises 13.5%

Al Tayyar said quarterly sales rose 22 per cent year-on-year.

Saudi Aramco Gives Pipeline Contract To China’s SEPCO

Under the contract, the first phase of an expansion of the master gas system, SEPCO will install two booster gas compressor stations.

Saudi Arabia Sentences 13 Over Plot To Attack U.S. Soldiers

The official Saudi news agency said that 13 men had exploited Saudi territory to form a terrorist cell seeking to carry out a terrorist operation against American forces in Qatar and Kuwait.

Saudi’s Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Aims For 10% Growth Next Year

Saudi Arabia’s largest listed developer plans to spend over SAR1 billion on projects in 2015.

Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Petrochemical Plans Sukuk Investor Meetings

Funds raised from the issue would be used for general business purposes, the company said.

Saudi’s National Commercial Bank Q3 Net Income Up 7.8%

NCB, which is currently undertaking the largest ever IPO in the GCC, made $498.4 million in the three months to September 30.

Abraaj Aims To Soon Complete Purchase Of Saudi Fast-Food Chain Kudu

The private equity firm has been in exclusive talks for months to buy a controlling holding in the restaurant group.

Saudi Cement Posts Near-Flat Q3 Profit, Beats Forecasts

The company made a net profit of SAR232 million ($61.8 million) in the third quarter, up from SAR229 million in the corresponding period of 2013, according to a bourse filing.

Saudi Samba Q3 Profit Up 9% As Operating Income Rises

The bank said it made a profit of SAR1.28 billion ($341.2 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from SAR1.17 billion in the same period a year earlier.

Saudi Samba Q3 Profit Up 9% As Operating Income Rises

Crude output from their jointly-run offshore Khafji oilfield has been halted temporarily to comply with environmental rules.

Saudi Arabia Slams Critics Over Worst Airport Claims

King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah was rated the world’s second worst airport by a travel website based on an online poll.

Saudi Fransi Capital Says Three Big IPOs In Pipeline As Market Booms

Each of the three big IPOs currently in Saudi Fransi’s pipeline is larger than SAR1 billion ($267 million), the company’s chief executive said.

Saudi’s Sipchem Blames Plant Shutdowns For Q3 Net Profit Drop

Saudi International Petrochemical Co reported a 13.3 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit.

Saudi Inmate To Stay At Guantanamo, Another Cleared For Transfer

Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani, 39, should stay at the prison because he remains a security threat, the Periodic Review Board said.

Carlson Rezidor Inks Deal With Al Hokair Group To Develop New Hotels In Saudi

The deal will allow Rezidor to develop new Radisson Blu and Park Inn hotels in markets such as Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Makkah and Medina.

Saudi’s NCB Pledges Conversion To Islamic Bank After Pressure From Scholars

State-owned National Commercial Bank, which has about $116 billion of assets, currently has a mixed business.

Saudi August Oil Exports Fall To Lowest In Three Years

The world’s top oil exporter exported 6.663 million barrels per day in August, down from 6.989 million bpd in July.

Saudi’s Fawaz Alhokair Co Quarterly Net Rises 7.7%, Misses View

The company made a net profit of SAR303.74 million ($81.0 million) in the third quarter, up from SAR282.08 million in the year-earlier period.

Saudi’s Yansab Q3 Net Profit Falls 20% As Sales Drop

The firm made a net profit of SAR691.3 million ($184 million) in the third quarter, down from SAR864.8 million in the same period of 2013, a statement to the Saudi bourse said.

Saudi Contractor MMG Says Board Approves Recovery Plan

Under the plan approved at a board meeting on Thursday, MMG’s capital will be cut from SAR1.25 billion to SAR125 million, creating one share for every 10 shares currently possessed.

Saudi’s SAFCO Q3 Net Profit Rises 24% As Sales Increase

The company, a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), said it made a profit of SAR913 million ($243.5 million) in the third quarter, up from SAR734 million in the year-earlier period.

Saudi-Kuwait Oilfield Halted Due To “Environmental Issues”

The field, whose production is around 280,000 bpd-300,000 bpd, will be brought offline “immediately”.

Saudi Retailer Jarir To Invest $293m In Doubling Stores Over Five Years

The Kingdom’s largest listed retailer aims to open six new stores on average each year.

Saudi’s Al Khodari Q3 Net Profit Rises 23.1%

The firm attributed the rise to a 5.6 per cent rise in revenue and a reduction in costs and marketing expenditure.

Saudi Oil Pipeline Briefly Set Alight After Shots Fired At Patrol

An industry source said there was no impact on oil operations in the world’s top crude exporter.

Oil Market Proves Mightier Than OPEC

Prices above $100 are unsustainable because they lead to too much new supply and too much demand destruction, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp.