Saudi Arabia “Capable For Meeting Any Demand”

Saudi Arabia produced record high volumes of crude in August as it boosted output for the second time in two years.

Oman-Iran Gas Pipe Unlikely Within 2 Years

Oman has been agreeing to buy gas from Iran as far back as 2005 but the two sides have never finalised terms.

Dubai’s Dhs12bn Solar Park On Schedule

The project will be completed in phases and will have a production capacity of 1000 MW of electricity.

Inefficient Oil Plants Can Lead To ME Energy Crunch

Use of natural gas to generate electricity will help reduce CO2 emissions.

Egypt’s El Sewedy Q2 Net Income Up 159%

Revenue increased by 12 per cent to 4.1 billion pounds, of which El Sewedy’s wire and cable segment accounted for 3.1 billion.

Aramco Extends Bidding For Ras Tanura Clean Fuels Project

Bids are now due by Oct. 20, pushed back from Sept. 8, for the multi-billion-dollar project.

Dubai’s ENOC Loses Deal To Fuel US Military Jets

Chevron won the new contract to supply U.S. allied military jets refuelling in Dubai.

Raising GCC’s Gas Prices Will Prevent Shortage – Experts

The GCC region will face gas shortage by 2015 owing to a demand-supply imbalance, according to a new report.

Brent Oil Hits Six-Month High As West Readies Syria Strike

The US and its allies are readying for air strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Kuwait Energy Makes New Oil Discovery In Egypt

The company found the reserves at the El Salmiya-2 well in Egypt’s Western Desert.

UAE-France JV Wins $1.6bn Oil Field Project In Abu Dhabi

A consortium of National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and France’s Technip will develop the Umm Lulu field.

Oman Signs MoU To Import Iranian Gas

The two nations have signed a 25-year deal valued at around $60 billion.

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA May Shelve $12bn Turkey Power Project

TAQA said it had decided to defer the investment decision in Afsin-Elbistan until 2014.

Two Qatari LNG Tankers To Head To Egypt Thursday – QNA

The fifth and last LNG shipment from Qatar is expected to be loaded next month.

Oil Slips Below $110 As Supply Worries Ease

Reports claim that some Libyan oil exports, stopped due to strikes and civil unrest, might soon resume.

Dubai Utility DEWA Plans Coal-Fuelled Power Plant

The utility has issued a request for tenders for the 1200 MW plant.

Qatar Sends Second Shipment Of LNG To Egypt

Doha agreed in June to supply Egypt with five shipments to cover some of its power needs.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Unit To Develop Oil Field In Thailand

Mubadala Petroleum and Kris Energy will develop the Nong Yao field with production capacity of up to 15,000 barrels of oil per day.

Saudi Electricity CEO Resigns, Aramco Executive To Replace Him

Ali bin Saleh Al-Barrak has been serving as the CEO of the utility since October 2006.

Yemen Says 18 Foreign Oil Firms Qualified To Bid For 20 Blocks

UAE-based Crescent Petroleum is one of the companies to bid for the onshore and offshore blocks.

Shale Boom Offsets Fall In OPEC Oil Supply

Supply disruptions in OPEC countries like Libya and Iraq have pushed down the group’s contribution to global oil supply, estimates IEA.

Libya’s Two Largest Oil Export Terminals Closed

Strikes have again halted loadings at the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals, following a recent two-week outage.

Siemens Wins $966.8m Contract From Saudi Aramco

The company will supply gas and steam turbines and other equipment for the upcoming Jazan power plant.

Saudi Electricity Signs $3.4bn Contract With S.Korea’s HHI

Hyundai Heavy Industries will build a power plant with 2,640 megawatts of capacity in Shuqaiq.

UAE Experts Call For Sustainable Buildings To Combat Energy Demand

Experts advocate the use of solar technology to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency.

Qatar Despatches First LNG Shipment For Egypt

Doha has promised Egypt five LNG shipments in total to help meet its energy needs.

Bahrain Petroleum Says Hydrocracker Back On After Brief Outage

The unit had been shut down to work on a gas compressor.

Abu Dhabi Energy Firm TAQA Swings To Q2 Loss

TAQA’s results were weighed down by derivatives and hedging exposures and a slump in income from its oil and gas business.

Prince Alwaleed Says Saudi’s Oil Dependence Is Cause For “Worry”

In an open letter to Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, Prince Alwaleed said oil demand from OPEC states was declining.

Energy In Flux: The Gulf’s Growing Green Energy Sector

Vast domestic demand, external threats and the end of easy oil are driving the Middle East’s renewable energy sector.