China’s CITIC group conducting due diligence on CEFC’s Abu Dhabi oil stake

CEFC purchased the Abu Dhabi stake as part of a spree to expand its energy assets

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution gets Saudi licence

The company previously announced a commitment to open at least one petrol station in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia seeks oil as high as $100

The kingdom is said to be pursuing higher prices to ensure a successful listing of oil giant Saudi Aramco

Saudi gov to earn $1.9bn from Aramco for every $1 increase in oil – BofAML

The firm’s calculations are based on a royalty regime outlined by Bloomberg

Saudi Aramco made nearly $34bn in profit in H1 2017 – report

The firm was also found to have production costs well below the industry average

Shanghai Electric signs Dubai thermo-solar contract ahead of $1.5bn loan

The project is the world’s biggest concentrated solar power plant

OPEC sees oil markets tightening even as US shale booms

US shale oil output has been booming over the past year since OPEC reduced its own production

Saudi Aramco, India agree to partner on $44bn refinery

The plant will be one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes in the world

Kuwait hopes to boost oil sales to India through refinery stake

The country intends to sign an agreement to buy a stake in an Indian refinery and petrochemical project in about one to two weeks

UAE’s ADNOC launches oil and gas exploration round

Successful bidders will have the opportunity to explore and then develop and produce blocs with ADNOC.

Kuwait says work on $7bn Oman oil refinery to begin in April

Kuwait Petroleum International and Oman Oil Company formed a 50/50 joint venture to develop the project in April 2017

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala signs gas contract with Indonesia

The deal is intended to unlock new gas deposits for domestic consumption in North Sumatra

Austria’s OMV to invest in Abu Dhabi offshore oilfields in $1.5bn deal

OMV and ADNOC agreed a year ago to evaluate joint opportunities

Bahrain’s Bapco approaches banks for $5bn refinery expansion

Bahrain is working on a new 350,000 barrels per day oil pipeline

Saudi energy minister says no impact on oil supply from tanker attack

The Saudi-led coalition said the Houthis attacked the tanker off Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Tuesday

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Russia says looking at joint oil organisation with OPEC

Relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia have warmed in recent months

UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah launches petroleum licensing round

The licensing round offers seven areas

Saudi Aramco finalises refinery deal with Malaysia’s Petronas

The oil giant agreed to buy a $7b stake in Petronas’s RAPID project in February last year

OPEC seeks “very long-term” cooperation with other oil exporters

The comments come after news that Saudi Arabia and Russia were working on a long-term pact that could extend controls over world crude supplies by major exporters

SoftBank Vision Fund, Saudi Arabia to create world’s biggest solar power firm

The $200bn project is expected to have capacity to produce up to 200 GW by 2030

South Korea aims for 2018 start-up of UAE nuclear reactor

The first of four reactors being built by Korea Electric Power Corporation is part of the $24.4bn Barakah power plant project

UAE and South Korea mark completion of nuclear reactor

The UAE will be the first new country to acquire nuclear power in more than two decades

UAE’s Dana Gas plans cash dividend despite $700m sukuk dispute

The dividend would total about $95m, equivalent to 5 per cent of capital

Abu Dhabi’s utility folded into new energy department, says spokesman

The new Energy Department will be responsible for strategic plans for the entire energy sector in Abu Dhabi

Dubai saves 323MW in electricity consumption during Earth Hour

This year’s saving represents a 32 per cent increase compared to 2017

Saudi expects oil producers to extend output curbs into 2019

The cuts, agreed in January last year, have helped lift oil prices to current levels of around $65 per barrel

UAE’s ENEC confirms unit one of nuclear plant over 84% complete

UAE’s first nuclear reactor delayed until 2019

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

Abu Dhabi awards PetroChina stakes in two offshore concessions for $1.2bn

PetroChina joins investors including France’s Total and Italy’s Eni

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala finalises investment in Malaysia gas field

Mubadala and its partner have agreed to invest in excess of $1bn in the block

Malaysia concludes talks with Saudi Aramco over $7bn investment

Aramco’s investment will come in by the end of the month, a government official said