Oil demand to peak by 2030 due to EV adoption – BofAML

Electric vehicles could become comparable to traditional combustion engine vehicles by 2023, the bank forecasts

Dubai Investments acquires Emicool stake for $136m

Union announced it was in the final stages of the sale a week and a half ago

Saudi to build desalination plants worth $530m on Red Sea

The plants will have capacity of 240,000 cubic metres of water per day

Saudi says oil producers to extend cooperation

A oil supply cut deal is due to expire in December

IEA sees oil markets tightening

The IEA said oil markets would balance in 2018 if producers maintained compliance with the OPEC deal

Saudi Aramco signs crude-to-chemicals tech deal

The deal is part of Aramco’s diversification efforts

GCC to require $131bn of power investment in next 5 years

Much of the investment is expected to come from public-private partnerships

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar seals $188m funding for Jordan solar project

The 200 MW Baynouna solar project will be Jordan’s largest solar power plant

UAE approved world’s two largest solar projects in 2017

The emirates saw a 23-fold increase in clean energy investment last year

Saudi Arabia to soon prequalify firms for first nuclear plant

A joint venture between the Saudi government and the winning developers will be signed in 2019

Middle East renewables to triple share of energy mix

Siemens forecasts natural gas will become the region’s number one power source by 2035

Hong Kong, London, New York shortlisted for Aramco IPO

A final decision has yet to be made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Oil output freeze by Saudi, Russia to have 'miniscule' impact on oversupply

Oil reaches multi-year highs

Sentiment was boosted by a surprise drop in US production and lower US crude inventories

UAE energy minister not concerned with current oil price

Oil prices have rallied to their highest level since May 2015

Saudi Aramco seeks $6bn of foreign loans before IPO

The loans will offer slim returns but banks hope to position themselves for work on Aramco’s IPO

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Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power invites banks for IPO

ACWA sent a request for proposals last week

Saudi Aramco seeks $2bn loan from Japan

The UK government previously agreed a $2bn loan guarantee for Aramco in November

ADNOC awards engineering contracts for sour gas fields

The fields are expected to meet 20 per cent of the UAE’s gas needs

Kuwait Energy in merger talks with SOCO International

The deal would be “a merger of equals”, according to sources

Saudi Arabia raises fuel prices

The kingdom has slowed plans to eliminate subsidies for a wide range of energy products

Solar Park R&D investments to hit Dhs500m by 2020

DEWA’s CEO recently toured the 4,400 square metre facility

Saudi Arabia hopes to start nuclear pact talks with US

Washington usually requires a country to sign a peaceful nuclear cooperation pact

OPEC expects oil market balance by late 2018

Oil prices are trading near to $64 a barrel, close to their highest since 2015

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution shares open sharply up

The strong opening eased concerns about demand for the stock last week

Saudi to increase electricity prices

The proceeds will be used to support a new programme for lower income households

Saudi Aramco raises spending to $414bn over next decade

The spending plan is higher than Aramco’s projection last year of around $334bn

UAE says OPEC, allies to announce exit strategy from oil cuts in June

The UAE will hold the presidency of the 14-nation Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in 2018

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Exit strategy for global oil cuts to be ‘discussed before June’

OPEC and non-OPEC producers have agreed to extend output cuts until the end of 2018 as they try to clear a global oil glut

Oil to average $56 a barrel in 2018 – BofAML

The bank warned that rising political tensions in the Middle East could impact supply, despite the improved forecast

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Saudi’s SABIC to open office in Iraq as relations improve

Saudi Arabia is wooing Baghdad in an effort to halt the growing regional influence of arch-foe Iran