Saudi JV Jubail Refinery To Reach Full Output By Mid-2014

The joint venture, operated by France’s Total and Saudi Aramco, began a gradual startup of operations last year.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Projects Capex Of $2-2.5bn In 2014

TAQA’s chief executive told media that the firm’s capex will be “a little less than in 2013”.

North America Impairment Pushes Abu Dhabi’s TAQA Into 2013 Loss

TAQA said that the impairment did not affect the company’s ability to continue operations or service its debt.

Saudi Developer ACWA Picks Adviser For Home Bourse IPO – Sources

The offering is likely to take place before the end of the year or in the early part of 2015, sources say.

Middle East’s Energy Firms Are ‘Highly Adept’ At Risk Management

Oil and gas firms in the Middle East have an above-average approach to risk management compared to their global counterparts, a study says.

Qatar Sells May Al-Shaheen Crude At Lowest Premiums Since Oct 2011

Refineries across Asia typically shut for maintenance in the second quarter, reducing crude demand.

Dubai’s DME Signs Pact With Japan’s TOCOM To Develop Energy Contracts

The collaboration will help the bourses offer energy products such as liquefied natural gas and electricity.

Iran Says Seals Gas Export Deal With Oman

Three agreements were signed between Oman and Iran, one of which was an initial deal on building a gas pipeline linking Iran with the Sultanate.

OPEC, Unlike U.S., Raises 2014 Global Oil Demand View

The view on oil demand growth from the OPEC contrasts with that of the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration, which on Tuesday cut its forecast.

UAE Will Have ‘Best New Built Nuclear Project Of The Century’ – Expert

The project looks likely to be on time and on budget and is being built as per the “highest standards”, says nuclear expert Lady Barbara Judge.

Saudi Aramco To Produce Gas For Phosphate Project, Power Plant

Saudi Arabia aims to develop shale gas for power generation in order to save more of its crude oil for export.

Qatar Sells Q2 Condensate At Lower Premiums -Sources

Buyers of Qatar’s deodorised field condensate include Shell, South Korea’s SK Energy and Samsung Total Petrochemical.

Saudi Arabia Plans Oil-To-Chemicals Plant At Yanbu -Oil Minister

Development of the Saudi petrochemical sector is part of Riyadh’s strategy for diversifying the economy away from its dependence on crude export revenues.

Sabic Gets Four Bids For JV With Mitsubishi Rayon

South Korea’s Daelim Industrial, France’s Technip, Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas and Taiwan’s CTCI have submitted bids for the two-plant project in Jubail.

Oman Targets Big Rise In Gas Output Over Next 5 Years -Official

Oman aims to raise gas output to an average of 120 million cubic meters per day (mcm/d) over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018, according to an official.

Oil Jumps Over $2 As Ukraine Mobilises For War

Continued tensions in Ukraine have caused energy prices to rise and financial markets to decline.

Al Maha Wins Oman Air Fuel Supply Deal, Shell Loses

Shell Oman Marketing Company previously supplied half of Oman Air’s fuel at Muscat airport.

Saudi Aramco Names Saadan Senior VP Of Finance And Strategy

Saadan joined Aramco in 1980 and has worked as vice-president of corporate planning and chief executive of the Aramco-Exxon Mobil refinery in Yanbu.

Siemens Wins $253m Qatar Power Station Contract

The firm will construct nine turnkey substations for Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation’s phase 11 expansion.

UAE-Led Group To Buy Two India Power Plants In A Deal Worth $1.6bn

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA will control the operations and management of both plants under the deal.

Solving the Talent-R&D-Technology Nexus in the Energy Industry

James McCallum, CEO & chairman of the LR Senergy Group, writes that the oil and gas sector needs more young talent from a selection of fields.

ABB Wins $160m Kuwait Contract

The substations will aid the expansion of oil fields in Kuwait’s northern region and will support the Gulf state’s plans to boost production.

Mesaieed Petchem Shares Soar In Qatar Debut, Far Exceed Estimates

Mesaieed, a unit of state-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP), raised 3.2 billion riyals ($880 million) in an IPO of about 26 per cent of its shares.

UAE’S TAQA Says CEO Carl Sheldon Has Decided To Step Down

Edward LaFehr, who now leads TAQA’s North American operations, will take on all Sheldon’s current responsibilities.

Ghana’s Tema Oil Refinery Close To Deal With PetroSaudi

Ghana is one of Africa’s newest crude exporters after starting production from its offshore Jubilee field in late 2010.

Saudi Electricity Proposes 2013 Cash Dividend Of $0.19 Per Share

In January, the monopoly said its annual profit for 2013 rose 19 per cent to 3.04 billion riyals from a year earlier.

Qatar’s Nakilat Q4 Profit Falls 13%

The company made a fourth-quarter profit of 176.5 million Qatar riyals ($48.5 million), down from 203.3 million riyals a year earlier.

DEWA Commissions Dhs118m Substation At DAFZ

The substation, which has a capacity of 150 megavolt ampere (MVA), was built at the cost of Dhs86 million.

Shell Sells Australian Downstream Oil Assets For $2.2bn

Abu Dhabi Investment Council and Dutch-owned oil trader Vitol have reportedly bought Shell’s downstream Australian assets.

Saudi Utility Starts Power Output From Ras Al Khair

Power production at Ras Al Khair was expected to start in late 2012 but was delayed by construction issues.