OPEC+ output is coming back much quicker

On Tuesday, OPEC+ agreed to hike output by 400,000 barrels per day

OPEC picks Kuwait’s Al-Ghais as next top diplomat

Haitham al-Ghais – whose three-decade oil industry career includes stints in Beijing and London – will become the group’s secretary-general in August

OPEC sees tighter first quarter as it considers output hike

It sees a surplus of 1.4 million barrels a day in the first three months of 2022

OPEC+ seen reviving output in sign of confidence for 2022 demand

The 23-nation alliance is likely to proceed with another modest monthly hike of 400,000 barrels a day as it restores production halted during the pandemic

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Qatar pushes Gulf Arab energy company borrowing to record high

Gulf Arab energy firms borrowed $30.5bn in 2021, the highest level in at least 25 years

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to develop Georgia’s largest solar power plant

Georgia, which primarily relies on hydropower for electricity generation, is looking to enhance its energy security and diversify its energy mix

UAE’s Dana Gas receives $39m from Egypt in December

Dana Gas has invested over $2bn since first entering Egypt in 2007

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Taqa announce $3.6bn project to decarbonise offshore operations

The project is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of ADNOC’s offshore operations by more than 30 per cent

Rolls-Royce to get Qatari funding for small nuclear reactors

Qatar will invest $112m in Rolls-Royce SMR, the separate unit created for the project

Oil extends losses on omicron spread uncertainty

Oil’s drop this week has eaten into a partial recovery from a bear market at the end of November

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC announces new oil and gas discoveries

The discoveries of up to 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent have been made at an exploration well in Onshore Block 4 concession

ADNOC’s AI venture signs deal with Beyond Limits

Companies sign Memorandum of Understanding to jointly boost innovation and AI commercialisation to support oil and gas organisations in the UAE

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Saudi Arabia warns traders against shorting oil prices

While oil has soared about 45 per cent this year, it slumped more than 10 per cent on November 26, the day after Thanksgiving

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Saudi oil minister says global production could plunge 30% this decade

“We’re heading toward a phase that could be dangerous if there’s not enough spending on energy,” he said

Carbon markets

Dubai reduces 33% of carbon emissions in 2020

Dubai aims to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2050

Dubai plans to list district cooling firm Empower in IPO push

The government said last month it wants to sell shares in 10 companies, and it has been encouraging private and family-owned businesses to follow suit

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Saudi Aramco awards $15.5bn pipeline deal

A group led by BlackRock will buy a 49 per cent stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines

Saudi Arabia raises oil prices for Asian and US customers

Oil slid for a sixth straight week due to the spread of Omicron and the prospect of more barrels coming to the market

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ENOC Group to open 14 compact stations in Dubai

The first compact station opened at Dragon Mart 2 earlier this month

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Dubai’s DEWA inaugurates new visitor centre in fourth phase of mega solar park

The 950MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has investments totalling Dhs15.78bn based on the IPP model

ADNOC board approves Dhs466bn spending plan for 2022-26

ADNOC also announces an increase in national reserves of 4 billion STB of oil and 16 trillion SCF of natural gas

UAE reduces fuel prices for December 2021

The price of Super 98 has been eased to Dhs2.77

Climate change: What is the GCC’s role in this equation

The region needs to capitalise on the economic benefits of the sustainable energy industry

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UAE says ‘no logic’ to OPEC+ increasing oil production faster

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners next meet on December 2

Oil steadies as global release of strategic reserves underwhelms

Futures in New York traded above $78 a barrel after rising 2.3 per cent on Tuesday

OPEC+ warns of response as Biden poised for oil reserve release

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies will meet on December 2

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UAE’s ENOC signs agreement with Egypt’s Royal Marine Services

The agreement will enable Royal Marine Services to distribute ENOC’s marine lubricants in Egypt

Oil extends drop as investors assess reserve release, Covid wave

Oil rallied to the highest level since 2014 in October but has faltered over the past month

Reliance pulls plan to sell oil-to-chemicals stake to Aramco

Reliance and Aramco had signed a non-binding letter of intent in August 2019 for a potential 20 per cent stake in Reliance’s oil-to-chemicals unit