Kuwait’s KUFPEC Looking For Acquisitions Globally -CEO

The company is looking in all regions and did not specify a minimum price level below which the acquisitions would become uneconomic.

Saudi’s Tasnee To Cut Costs, Revise Contracts After Swinging To Loss

For the first quarter of 2015, Tasnee posted a net loss of SAR332.5 million ($88.7 million).

Saudi’s Sipchem Q1 Net Profit Up 17.3%, Misses Estimates

Sipchem attributed the increase in quarterly profit to higher production and sales and lower expenses.

Naimi Says Saudi Oil Production Near Record High In April

Naimi said that oil production in Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, was “around 10 million” bpd in April.

Saudi’s Tasnee Swings To Q1 Net Loss

Tasnee made a net loss of SAR332.5 million ($88.7 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Industries Qatar Q1 Net Profit Falls 40%

The company reported a net profit of QAR951 million ($261.2 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Kuwait Says Finds Four New Promising Oilfields -KUNA

The grades found in the fields were both light and heavy oil, with preliminary results showing “huge commercial volumes”, KUNA said.

Saudi’s SABIC Signs Deal To Use U.S. Shale Gas At British Plant

SABIC has previously said scarce gas supplies at home have forced it to look at investment opportunies abroad.

SABIC-Saudi Aramco-PIF Venture May Eventually Go Public

SABIC’s acting CEO Yousef Abdullah al-Benyan said the idea was still at an early stage.

Saudi’s SABIC Q1 Revenues Down 28% Y/Y, Oil Price “Out Of Control”

SABIC CEO Benyan said the fall in oil and petrochemical product prices was “out of control”, but said his company was well placed to deliver returns.

Saudi PetroRabigh Q1 Profit Falls By Half, Blames Lower Margins

The firm made SAR205.4 million in the first quarter of 2015, it said in a bourse statement.

Saudi’s SABIC Q1 Net Profit Falls 39%, Beats Forecasts

SABIC made a net profit of SAR3.93 billion in the first quarter, down from SAR6.44 billion in the year-earlier period.

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OPEC Should Consider Return To Oil Quotas-Delegate

A proposal to reintroduce quotas would spark a fierce debate in OPEC as national prestige and market share are at stake.

Oman LNG Looks To Sell Cargo To Asia Via Union Fenosa Gas -Traders

The cargo would be for May delivery, traders said.

Qatar Sells June Al-Shaheen Crude At 10-Month High

The cargoes were sold at 37-40 cents a barrel below Dubai quotes via a tender, averaging at a discount of 39 cents a barrel.

ADNOC To Start Monthly Oil Product Deliveries To Egypt Next Week

The Egyptian government had said state-owned EGPC will buy 65 per cent of its oil product import needs from ADNOC in 2015.

Brent Crude Oil Hits 2015 High As US Output Slows

Brent crude touched a 2015 high of above $63 per barrel on Thursday.

Speculation Over Saudi-India Oil Deal As Talks Drag On

Saudi Aramco and India’s Reliance Industries have not yet concluded a term contract to import diesel and gasoline.

Saudi Kayan Swings To Q1 Net Loss As Shutdown Hits Production

Saudi Kayan made a net loss of SAR591.6 million ($157.8 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Kuwait’s Oil Facilities Remain On Alert Due To Yemen

Kuwait Petroleum Corp said at the start of military operations in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia that it had raised security around its oil facilities.

Saudi Aramco Starts Testing Parts Of Wasit Gas Programme

Wasit will be one of the largest gas plants not linked to oil wells ever built by Saudi Aramco.

Kuwait Says Controls Limited Fire At Mina Abdulla Refinery

The unit’s operational rates were still high and oil product exports will not be affected, an official said.

Saudi Oil Minister Discusses Oil Markets With Russia, Brunei

Naimi met the representatives and exchanged views about recent oil market developments as well as ways to develop oil cooperation.

Deputy Minister Says Saudi Should Consider Water, Power Price Reform

Water and power use in Saudi Arabia are growing about eight per cent annually, putting a pressure on the government.

Russia’s Lukoil Last To Leave Saudi Arabia’s Search For Gas

Lukoil was the last company left active in the consortia of international oil firms Saudi Arabia invited in 2003-2004 to search for gas.

Saudi’s Yansab Q1 Net Profit Slumps 48.7%, Misses Forecast

The firm made a net profit of 285.1 million riyals ($76 million) in the first quarter of 2015.

Oman’s PDO Says To Increase Oil Output 5% In Four Years

State-controlled Petroleum Development Oman plans to invest over $40 billion in its projects by 2019.

Saudi Repeats Would Need Cooperation To Improve Oil Prices

The Saudi cabinet also affirmed that the Kingdom is not in competition with shale or other high-cost oil supplies.

Total Pulls Out Of Oman Offshore Exploration Block

The French oil company failed to make commercially attractive discoveries in the block.

Qatar’s Gulf International Services Q1 Profit Rises 89%

The firm made a profit of 355.7 million riyals in the first quarter of 2015, a statement said.