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Saudi Aramco’s Luberef Refinery unit plans $1bn IPO

Luberef would be joining several Aramco subsidiaries already listed on the Saudi stock exchange

Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices further into record territory

More than 60 per cent of Saudi Arabia’s oil shipments go to Asia, with China, Japan, South Korea and India

UAE raises fuel prices for April 2022

It is the third consecutive month that fuel prices have increased

Oil retreats as US weighs reserves release to combat inflation

West Texas Intermediate futures slid 5 per cent to trade near $102 a barrel, trimming a monthly advance

Dubai’s DEWA increases stake size from 6.5% to 17% in IPO

DEWA is expected to list on the Dubai Financial Market on or around April 12, 2022

OPEC says it’s stabilised oil market

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners have resisted calls to raise output faster

OPEC+ still sees no need to change plan despite Ukraine crisis

Brent futures briefly surged to a 13-year peak near $139 a barrel earlier this month

Dubai saves 329MW of electricity during Earth Hour 2022

This year’s Earth Hour was held under the theme ‘Shape Our Future’

ADNOC Distribution approves H2 2021 dividend of Dhs1.285bn

This brings the total dividend for 2021 to Dhs2.57bn

UAE: Unit 2 of Barakah nuclear energy plant starts commercial operations

Unit 2 adds a further 1,400MW of clean electricity to the national grid

Aramco and ACWA Power look to join Saudi carbon trading exchange

The kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund signed non-binding memorandums of understanding with five companies

ADNOC

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC signs agreements with German companies to collaborate on clean hydrogen

The partnerships build on ADNOC’s position in Asian clean hydrogen markets

Oil set for $150 on supply shock, says veteran trader Doug King

Supply losses are likely to dwarf any demand destruction

Oil advances as EU debates possible ban on Russian crude imports

The jump in oil is fanning inflation in economies around the world

Natural gas

Mubadala Petroleum starts gas production from Malaysia’s Pegaga field

Mubadala Petroleum, which has been present in Malaysia since 2010, is the operator of Block SK 320 and holds a 55 per cent interest in it

Japan asks UAE to boost oil output

OPEC+ is reviving supplies after its deep cuts at the start of the pandemic in 2020

Saudi Aramco reports $110bn in net income for 2021, up 124% year-on-year

Aramco declared a dividend of $18.8bn for the fourth quarter, to be paid in Q1 2022

Saudi Arabia to start building green hydrogen plant in NEOM

The NEOM project, called Helios, is led by a consortium including Air Products and ACWA Power International

ADNOC

UAE’s ADNOC awards agreements worth Dhs2.4bn to support upstream growth

Over 65 percent of the award value could flow back into the UAE economy under ADNOC’s In-Country Value programme

Oil edges higher after three-day slide as volatility continues

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point

UAE’s Masdar announces start of construction for solar PV plant in Azerbaijan

Masdar also signed agreements related to the development of additional clean-energy projects across the country

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority to sell 6.5% stake in IPO

The offer price range will be announced on March 24 with an expected trading debut on April 13

Saudi Aramco JV to develop refinery and petrochemical complex in China

The facility will be built in the city of Panjin, in China’s Liaoning Province

UAE flag

UAE ‘will be encouraging OPEC’ to consider higher production levels, says ambassador to US

Oil has surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014

UAE’s ADNOC Distribution launches range of 100% plant-based engine oils

The new lubricants will be available from March 2022

ENOC Group to open 24 service stations across UAE in 2022

ENOC opened 15 new service stations in 2021

Gold near 19-month high amid Ukraine crisis

Bullion has gained 12 per cent this year

Waste to hydrogen

Development to begin on the region’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant in the UAE

Once operational at full capacity, the facility will produce 18,000kg of green hydrogen a day

Tabreed

UAE’s Tabreed launches green financing framework to fund projects

The framework is accompanied by a second party opinion from ESG ratings agency Sustainalytics

Commodities rack up more stunning gains as supply fears deepen

Brent crude surged as much as 18 per cent after opening on Monday