Fossil-fuel underinvestment is recipe for disaster, says Dr Sultan Al Jaber

A supply crunch has sent oil and natural gas prices soaring since the pandemic

Unit 3 of UAE’s Barakah nuclear energy plant starts up

Unit 3, once commercially operational, will add another 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity capacity to the national grid

Qatar says talks with Germany on LNG contracts ongoing

Qatar is one of the world’s biggest exporters of liquefied natural gas

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Oil steady near eight-month low ahead of Central Bank rate hikes

West Texas Intermediate traded near $84 a barrel after closing almost 2 per cent lower on Tuesday following a volatile session

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco says global oil buffers may vanish when demand recovers

Oil and gas investments slumped from $700bn in 2014 to $300bn in 2021, according to Aramco’s chief executive officer, Amin Nasser

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Saudi oil driller hires Goldman, HSBC, SNB Capital for local IPO

Arabian Drilling operates 45 rigs and had revenue of $586m last year

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Samsung to invest $5bn under plan to tame rising emissions

South Korea’s biggest company also aims to switch overseas factories entirely to renewable electricity within five years

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ACWA Power names China’s Silk Road Fund as co-investor in $1bn project in Uzbekistan

ACWA Power owns 51 per cent of the 5 GW Sirdarya combined cycle gas turbine facility, with Silk Road Fund obtaining a 49 per cent stake

IEA trims oil demand estimates as lockdowns deepen China slide

Crude futures have tumbled almost 25 per cent over the past three months

ADNOC Refining Ruwais Site

ADNOC Refining to complete first phase of Waste Heat Recovery Project in Ruwais

The project recycles waste heat from ADNOC Refining’s plant in Ruwais, increasing power production and thermal efficiency of the facility by around 30 per cent with no additional emissions

Oil

Saudi oil output hit 11 million barrels a day in August

It’s the highest monthly production level the kingdom has reported to OPEC since April 2020

ADQ monetises minority stake in Taqa to Multiply Group, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund, other investors

Abu Dhabi-based Taqa has significant investments in power and water generation, transmission and distribution assets, as well as upstream and midstream oil and gas operations

DEWA and WGEO complete preparations for World Green Economy Summit

World Green Economy Summit to focus on energy, finance, food security

WGES is organised by DEWA, the World Green Economy Organization and the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

Mubadala and TAQA sign agreement

Mubadala, Taqa ink agreements to invest in Uzbekistan’s power sector

The agreements will see Mubadala and Taqa each acquire a 40 per cent stake in two gas-fired power plants in Uzbekistan

Natural gas agreement signed between ADNOC and Dubai Supply Authority

The agreement will see ADNOC supply DUSUP with natural gas, which will be used instead of clean coal for electricity generation at DEWA’s IPP

Natural gas

Natural gas buyers hoarding fuel at sea to prepare for winter

Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia are trading at a record high for this time of year

Their call comes in a year of record profits for Big Oil as energy prices surged with the world economy reopening from Covid lockdown

Oil steadies as traders fret global slowdown will erode demand

Oil has made a weak start to September, extending a run of three monthly losses

Mubadala Energy gas field (Pegaga) in Malaysia

Mubadala Petroleum rebrands as Mubadala Energy

Mubadala Energy will expand across the gas value chain, while exploring investment opportunities in new energy sectors such as blue hydrogen and carbon capture

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Singapore’s Sembcorp to sell India coal power business to Oman’s Tanweer Infrastructure

After the completion of the sale, the share of renewables in Sembcorp’s total energy capacity will rise to 51 per cent from 43 per cent

Oil holds advance after OPEC+ delivers modest cut in production

West Texas Intermediate traded near $89 a barrel in early Asian trade, 2.4 per cent higher than Friday’s close

ADNOC announces $548m contract for a new main gas line at its lower Zakum field

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC awards $548m contract for new main gas line

The contract will increase Lower Zakum field’s gas production capacity from 430 million to 700 million standard cubic feet per day

low-carbon ammonia shipment

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC sends first low-carbon ammonia shipment to Germany

The cargo will be delivered to Aurubis, a Hamburg-headquartered provider of non-ferrous metals and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide

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Qatar to tap global hydrogen market with $1bn plant

Qatar aims to develop its carbon capture and storage facilities so that it can sequester as much as 11 million tons of carbon dioxide a year by 2035

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UAE reduces fuel prices for September 2022

The price of Super 98 has been eased to Dhs3.41 per litre

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ADNOC awards $1.83bn framework agreements for drilling-related services

The framework agreements, the largest of such awards in the oil and gas industry, cover ADNOC’s onshore and offshore fields and will run for five years

Oil heads for worst losing run since 2020 on slowdown concerns

Commodities including oil have also faced a headwind this month from gains in the dollar

Global CCS Institute Opens First Regional Headquarters at Masdar City

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute opens first Middle East HQ in Masdar City

The institute joins other key organisations based in Masdar City, including the International Renewable Energy Agency, Mohammed Bin Zayed University for Artificial Intelligence and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company

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Saudi’s Alfanar, SCZone to launch $3.5bn project to build green hydrogen plant in Egypt

The $3.5bn project will use renewable energy sources and produce 500,000 tons of green ammonia from 100,000 tons of green hydrogen annually

Oil holds gain as investors assess supply, possible OPEC+ cut

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies convene on September 5

China’s Grid Giant expands presence through DIFC to advance region’s energy transition

State Grid Corporation of China sets up first office in DIFC

The total overseas investments amount to $23.2bn and its overseas equity capital is approximately $65bn