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.

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 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’s Advanced Petrochemical Plans Sukuk Investor Meetings

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

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.

Oman Oil In Talks With US-Based Occidental Petroleum To Buy Its Local Assets

Oxy had said in October 2013 that it planned to sell a minority stake in its MENA operations as part of a restructuring programme.

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.

Total CEO Christophe de Margerie Killed In Moscow Business Jet Accident

De Margerie, 63, became CEO of the French oil company in February 2007, taking on the role of chairman in May 2010.

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.

Industries Qatar Q3 Profit Rises 5%, Halting Profit Slide

The company made a net profit of QAR1.86 billion ($511 million) in the third quarter, up from QAR1.77 billion in the year-earlier period.

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 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.

Kuwait Petroleum Subsidiary Launches $1bn Loan

Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec) was last in the market in June 2013 when it sealed a five-year $750 million deal.

Oil Sinks To Four-Year Low Below $83 As Economic Worries Mount

Global benchmark Brent has lost more than 28 per cent since June on slow demand and abundant supply.

Saudi Aramco Trades First Fuel Oil Derivative On Platts

Saudi Aramco Products Trading Co sold a November 180-centistoke derivative to Glencore at $466.25 a tonne.

Kuwait Says No Impact On Output Or Plans From Oil Price Drop

Kuwait Oil Co intends to spend some $42 billion on oil and gas projects over five years.

Chinese Solar Firm To Set Up Dhs110m Facility In Dubai Silicon Oasis

Chang Zhou Almaden, which produces photovoltaic glass, will set up a 15,000 sqm manufacturing facility at the free zone.

Oil Falls To $84, Near Four-Year Low, On Oversupply

Oil saw its biggest daily fall in more than three years on Tuesday.

Kuwait Keeps Wide Discount To Saudi Oil In Market Share Battle

Kuwaiti crude for November was priced at a discount of 50 cents per barrel to Saudi Arab Medium, unchanged from a month ago and the widest in 10 years.

Middle East’s Mega Refineries Up Diesel Output Just As Demand Fades

The IEA forecast that the Middle East’s net oil product exports will reach nearly one million barrels per day in 2015.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed Warns Against Oil Prices Slide

Brent crude oil touched just above $88 a barrel on Tuesday – its lowest in almost four years.

UAE Economy Ministry Says Falling Oil Prices Won’t Hurt 2014 GDP

The official said that the fall in oil prices will not deeply impact UAE’s GDP growth since the country is economically diversified with oil accounting for less than 30 per cent of the GDP.

Oil Heads For 4-year Low On Saudi Output Signal

Kuwait’s oil minister said on Sunday OPEC was unlikely to cut production to support prices.

Privately, Saudis Tell Oil Market: Get Used To Lower Prices

The Saudis now appear to be betting that a period of lower prices will be necessary to pave the way for higher revenue in the medium term.

Kuwait Says OPEC Unlikely To Cut Output To Support Prices

Kuwait’s oil minister Ali al-Omair said that cutting output would not necessarily prop up prices.

Oman Plans $125m Wind Farm Project

The wind farm at Harweel will have a capacity of 50 megawatts, and is expected to begin operating early in 2017.

Saudi Arabia Tells OPEC It Raised Output In Sept Despite Oil Drop

The lack of a Saudi cut could add to perceptions of traders and analysts that the Kingdom is looking to defend market share, not prices.

ENOC Signs Dhs50m Contract With Emirates Transport Company

Emirates Transport has been meeting the staff transportation needs of ENOC’s group of companies for the last seven years.