UAE signs deal to build $100m power plant in Yemen

The 120MW plant in Aden is expected to be operational in late 2019

BP raises Saudi oil reserves 12% in first big change in 30 years

Saudi’s proved oil reserves were revised to 297.7 billion barrels at the end of 2018 from 266.2 billion a year earlier

Saudi energy minister: Only Russia is undecided on OPEC deal extension

Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Russia and OPEC disagreed over what constituted a fair price for oil

Dubai’s DEWA studying the development of floating solar plants

DEWA has issued a request for proposal for appointing consultants to study, develop and construct floating solar PV plants

Saudi energy minister says OPEC close to agreeing oil pact extension

Oil prices are up 16 per cent so far this year thanks in part to the OPEC+ deal

Iran has no plans to leave OPEC despite tensions – oil minister

On Friday, the US added Iran’s largest petrochemical holding group to its sanctions list

Fire breaks out at oil product storage facility in Iran

The fire started at a machine used to lift containers at the port

Lower oil prices start to rebalance the market

Lower prices are pushing Saudi and its allies within the OPEC+ group to extend their current production cuts, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp

Saudi energy minister – ‘We will do what is needed to sustain market stability’

Oil prices in May sustained their worst monthly fall in six months

BP agrees to sell Egyptian oil assets to Dubai’s Dragon Oil

The size of the deal has been estimated at over $600m, according to sources

Saudi’s SEC apologises for power outage in the southern region, offers compensation

Electricity services were disrupted in Asir, Jazan, Najran, Al Baha and some other southwestern areas

Britain’s INEOS to invest $2bn in Saudi petrochemical complex

INEOS’ three plants would be part of a $5bn complex called Project Amiral

Average Dubai crude oil price in May falls to two-month low

Dubai crude fell in May to an average of $69.375 a barrel

Iran says any clash with the US in the Gulf would push oil prices above $100

Tensions between Iran and the United States have been rising in the past month

Saudi king says attacks by Iran-backed groups threaten global oil

Riyadh has accused Tehran of ordering the drone strikes on Saudi oil pumping stations

Oman increases spot market LNG sales as production rises

Oman’s LNG volumes rose 17 per cent in 2018 to 9.54 million tonnes

Global economic slowdown hits diesel consumption

Global manufacturers have reported falling export orders for eight months since September, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp

Saudi expected to hike crude prices to Asia in July for third month

US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran and a Russian oil crisis have tightened sour crude supplies in Asia

UAE hikes petrol prices for the fourth month in a row in June

The UAE links fuel prices to movements in international oil rates

Dubai’s ENOC to add 110 new petrol stations in Saudi by 2030, create 500 jobs

The new service stations will be located in different areas across the kingdom

Kuwait oil minister sees balanced oil market towards end 2019

There are still uncertainties around oil demand growth

Kuwait’s KUFPEC signs oil concession agreement in Pakistan

The Kuwaiti firm’s Pakistan unit has secured a concession for the Makhad oil block in Punjab province

Saudi Aramco signs US LNG deal with Sempra

Aramco has been developing its own gas resources and eyeing gas assets in the United States, Russia, Australia and Africa

Dubai’s DEWA says 300MW phase of mega solar park will be operational next month

This stage is part of the 800MW third phase of the world’s largest single-site solar park in Dubai

Oil rises after OPEC+ says to keep output cuts

OPEC, Russia and other major producers, agreed to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day from Jan 1 for six months

UAE energy minister says oil stocks building up

The job by OPEC and its allies to balance the oil market is not complete yet, he said

Asia oil buyers, shippers go on alert after Saudi ship, facility attacks

Asia gets nearly 70 per cent of its crude oil from the Middle East

Saudi says two pumping stations for major oil pipeline ‘attacked by drones’

The attacks caused a fire at one of the stations leading to “limited damage”

Japan’s JXTG says gets supplies from Saudi, others to replace Iranian oil

Iranian oil accounted for about 4 per cent to 5 per cent of Japan’s total oil supplies before the US sanctions kicked in

UAE’s TAQA Q1 profit drops by close to 95%

Profits were hit by foreign exchange losses and revaluation of U.S power assets