Petrol prices

UAE lowers fuel prices for September 2021

Price for diesel was reduced to Dhs2.38 per litre from Dhs2.45 in August

UAE consumers

Etihad WE advances digital roadmap to enhance customer experiences in the UAE

The company will migrate from the current SAP business suite to S/4HANA on SAP cloud as part of the digital transformation

UAE’s ENEC announces start-up of Unit 2 of Barakah nuclear power plant

The announcement comes within five months of the start of commercial operations of Unit 1

Nur Navoi Solar Project

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar inaugurates 100MW Nur Navoi solar project in Uzbekistan

By 2030, Uzbekistan aims to deploy 5GW of solar and 3GW of wind power capacity, meeting 25 per cent of its electricity needs

Oil dips after two-day rally with Covid lingering over market

Oil’s red-hot rally over the first half of the year has been interrupted by delta

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC signs agreements worth up to $1bn for project engineering services

The contracted services are to be primarily carried out in the UAE

Brent oil gains with stocks after worst losing streak since 2018

Asia is set to send excess diesel supplies to Europe and possibly to the US as the delta variant dents demand

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution included in FTSE Emerging Markets Index

The inclusion is expected to attract more foreign investors into ADNOC Distribution shares

UAE reduces fuel price in August

Lebanese brace for higher fuel prices as government cuts subsidy

The fuel crisis has exacerbated power blackouts and resulted in miles-long lines at gasoline stations

The era of cheap natural gas ends as prices surge by 1,000%

The appetite for liquefied natural gas is expected to grow by 3.4 per cent a year through 2035, outpacing other fossil fuels

Oil slumps to lowest since May after Fed signals taper this year

Oil’s impressive first-half rally has lost momentum in July and August

ADNOC

UAE sells another blue ammonia cargo to Japan in hydrogen push

Blue ammonia is made from hydrogen, a gas seen as key to the global energy transition

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed inaugurates 300MW stage at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai

It is the first stage of the 900MW fifth phase that uses solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis Tracking to increase energy production

Oil heads for longest run of losses since March on virus, dollar

The delta variant has spurred fresh curbs on mobility in many nations including China, harming energy consumption

ADNOC Al Nouf

UAE’s ADNOC Group to invest $187m to expand capacity of Al Nouf field

The investment will expand the capacity of ADNOC’s Al Nouf field from 160,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 175,000 bpd by 2024

Asia’s Richest Men Prep for Battle as Adani Enters Ambani’s Turf

Aramco is in advanced talks on up to $25bn Reliance deal

A transaction would boost Aramco’s sales of crude to India

Khalid Al Qubaisi

Khalid Al Qubaisi appointed as CEO of Abu Dhabi Energy Services

Al Qubaisi reportedly has over 15 years of diversified experience in the investments and energy sectors

Acwa power solar panels

Aramco joins group building giant solar plant in Saudi Arabia

The plant will start producing power in second half of 2022

IEA cuts oil demand outlook for rest of 2021 due to Covid-19

Oil prices have retreated 6 per cent this month as the contagious delta variant triggers renewed lockdowns in China and other key Asian consumers

Oil climbs from three-week low as traders assess demand outlook

Delta has raised concerns about the short-term demand outlook

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco reports $25.5bn net income in Q2 2021

Aramco’s gearing fell to 19.4 per cent from 23 per cent at the end of 2020

Dumat Al Jandal wind farm

Trials successful on Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm; connected to electricity grid

UAE’s Masdar has partnered on the construction of the 400MW Dumat Al Jandal facility

Renewable energy investment rose to a record in first half

Investment in solar projects was up 9 per cent to a record $78.9bn in the first half

Saudi’s Sabic sees profit surge amid global chemical boom

Revenue climbed 72 per cent year-on-year to $11.3bn

Dr Sultan

Masdar JV starts construction on Indonesia’s first utility-scale floating solar power plant

The 145-megawatt Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant is expected to begin commercial operations in Q4 2022

UAE’s ADNOC sells trial cargo of blue ammonia to Japan firm

ADNOC will send the ammonia to Japan’s Itochu Corp. for use in fertilizer production

Oil holds decline as investors track delta’s spread across China

West Texas Intermediate was slightly higher after slumping 3.6 per cent on Monday

UAE hikes petrol prices for August 2021

The UAE fuel price committee also announced an increase in the price of diesel

UAE builds waste-to-energy plant to manage growing trash

Dubai is constructing a $1.1bn facility that will burn garbage to generate power

Saudi Arabia halts $2bn sale of water plant stake

The Ras Al Khair desalination and power facility on Saudi Arabia’s east coast had cost more than $7bn to build