Yemen War Clouds Raise Dangers For Top Oil Shipping Route

The conflict could potentially damage Bab el-Mandeb passage through which nearly 4 million barrels of oil are shipped daily to Europe, the United States and Asia.

Kuwait Raises Security At Oil Facilities Due To Yemen Strikes – KUNA

These measures include “securing all industrial safety and security requirements and raising the level of security measures of oil installations.

Saudi Sahara, Ma’aden Petchem Plant Shut For Maintenance In April

The plant, in Jubail, is operated by Sahara & Ma’aden Petrochemicals Co (SAMAPCO) and will be offline for 25 days from April 1.

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Global Demand To Help Oil Prices Despite U.S. Glut- Senior Gulf OPEC Delegate

The comments appear to counter some market forecasts that the U.S. oil glut may push prices to as low as $20-$30.

Oil To Reach $100 A Barrel By End Of 2016 -Pickens

Pickens revised his previous forecast which said oil prices would reach the $100 level as early as this year.

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.