Brent reaches $80 a barrel after fall in US oil stocks

US crude inventories fell by 5.3 million barrels in the last week

Saudi Aramco awards drilling contract to China Harbour Engineering

The deal comes under a programme to increase oil production at the Al-Barri oilfield

Saudi and US energy ministers meet in Washington

The ministers discussed the potential for US-Saudi civil nuclear cooperation

Malaysia, Saudi Aramco venture seeks $9.7bn loan

Petronas and Aramco have equal stakes in the $27bn complex

Abu Dhabi approves $33m loan for Sharjah waste-to-energy project

The plant is intended to divert 300,000 tonnes of solid waste from landfills each year.

UAE’S ADNOC cuts official prices for all crude oil grades in August

Last month, Middle Eastern light crude grades sold at discounts of as wide as 70 cent to 75 cents a barrel

Oil prices rise as Iran backs output cap; UAE expects positive impact

Saudi aims to keep crude oil in the $70 to $80 price band

OPEC and Saudi Arabia do not have an official price target and are unlikely to adopt one formally

UAE’s Brooge Petroleum plans London listing before year end

The IPO plan comes as the company plans to boost storage capacity in Fujairah

Saudi Aramco awards services contract for its Marjan offshore oilfield

Baker Hughes will provide drilling services, coiled tubing services and drilling fluids engineering services

Saudi oil production in August rose to 10.424m bpd – OPEC source

The drop in July output was due to lower exports after Riyadh halted oil shipments through Bab al Mandeb

Here’s why Saudi Aramco’s IPO plans have reportedly been put on hold

The planned listing was to be the cornerstone of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 agenda

Saudi Aramco loses permanent oil deal with the state – report

The agreement’s duration has reportedly been reduced from perpetuity to 40 years

UAE’s ADNOC in advanced talks to sell refinery stakes

ADNOC will reportedly favour companies it already has partnerships with, including ENI and Austrian oil and gas group OMV

Saudi energy minister denies report that Aramco IPO will be called off

A Reuters report quoted sources as saying that Saudi had called off both the domestic and international stock listing of Aramco

Kuwait to sign deal with Iraq for joint oilfields before year-end – minister

Kuwait also expects to “soon” resume production in the neutral zone along with Saudi

Iran says no OPEC member can take over its share of oil exports

Iran is the third-largest OPEC oil producer after Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Dana Gas Q2 net profit falls on sukuk restructuring costs

Dana Gas was involved in a long and complex legal dispute with its creditors

Saudi cuts oil output as OPEC points to 2019 surplus

The drop in demand for OPEC crude means there will be less strain on other producers

Aramco, ACWA and US-based Air Products to form $8bn JV in Saudi

The JV will purchase the gasification assets, power block and the associated utilities from Saudi Aramco

Saudi mulls more measures against Canada, says oil supplies will not be affected

Saudi oil minister says Aramco’s relations with its customers in Canada will not face an impact from the spat

Oil prices rise after US reimposes sanctions on Iran

The US government said it wants as many countries as possible to stop buying Iranian oil

Second unit of UAE’s nuclear power plant completes pre-operational testing

The overall construction progress rate for the four units of the nuclear power plant is now more than 89 per cent

Saudi pumped less crude oil in July

OPEC agreed with Russia and other oil-producing allies in June to raise output from July

Saudi resumes oil exports through Red Sea lane

Saudi Arabia temporarily halted oil shipments through the lane on July 25

Kuwait says oil market approaching stability

Kuwait has raised its oil output under June’s OPEC agreement

UAE hikes petrol prices for August

Petrol prices are up marginally in August while the cost of diesel has been reduced

UAE’s nuclear power plant gets electricity generation licence

The $24.4bn plant is the world’s largest nuclear project under construction

Kuwait sovereign fund’s UK unit buys oil and gas firm NSMP for $1.7bn

Wren House fought off bids from JP Morgan, Blackstone, and private equity fund KKR to buy NSMP, sources said

China’s Silk Road Fund to acquire 24% of Dubai solar project

The agreement was signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the UAE

Aramco’s potential SABIC deal to affect IPO timing – CEO

Aramco’s IPO is expected to be launched in 2019