Dubai’s ruler breaks ground on world’s biggest concentrated solar power project

The 700MW project forms the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

Abu Dhabi awards offshore oil concessions to France’s total for $1.45bn

Italy’s Eni was also awarded stakes in the two concessions last week

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OPEC sees oil supply surge from US countering its cuts

OPEC now projects the expansion in supply outside the group will exceed gains in demand

Is OPEC moving the goalposts for the oil market?

Saudi energy minister Khalid al Falih says OPEC and its partners should look at metrics such as non-OECD inventories

UAE’s Tabreed acquires 50% stake in Abu Dhabi cooling firm

The deal will make Tabreed the 100 per cent owner of the Reem Island-based S&T

Dana Gas says UAE court orders it to proceed with $700m sukuk case

The decision appeared to set up a conflict between courts in the UAE and Britain

Saudi utility invites bids for Jubail water, power project

WEC is offering to purchase the plant’s output under a 25-year concession agreement

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala acquires 10% stake in Egypt gas concession from Italy’s Eni

The Zohr field has a potential 30 trillion cubic feet of gas in place

Abu Dhabi awards offshore concessions to Italy’s Eni for $875m

ADNOC said it was the first time an Italian energy company had been given concession rights in Abu Dhabi’s oil and gas sector

UK officials told that Saudi Aramco IPO unlikely until 2019

The Saudi government had targeted a market listing by the second half of 2018

$465m gas power plant begins operations in Oman

The greenfield Salalah 2 Independent Power Plant has an aggregate capacity of 445MW

UAE solar start-up Pawame raises $2m

The company will use the funds to expand its footprint in Kenya

Dubai’s ENOC awards jet fuel pipeline contract for link to Al Maktoum airport

The construction of the pipeline is expected to be completed in 24 months

US to overtake Russia as world’s biggest oil producer by 2019 – IEA

Oil output from the US is expected to exceed 11 million bpd by late 2018

Japan’s Inpex awarded Abu Dhabi offshore oil stake for $600m

Inpex’s stakes in the Satah and Umm Al Dalkh concessions have also been extended for 25 years

Saudi oil minister hopes OPEC, allies can ease output curbs in 2019

OPEC is reducing output by about 1.2 million bpd as part of a deal with Russia and other non-OPEC producers

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC appoints European seller for base oil product

The Abu Dhabi company has signed an exclusive agreement with Swiss firm Chemlube SA

UAE says oil allies to study long-term cooperation

Mazroui said that he hoped a plan could be put to ministers at OPEC’s next meeting in June

UAE’s ADNOC signs $1.5bn offshore concession deal with Spain’s Cepsa

The two companies are also working together on a petrochemicals complex

Oil rises towards $65 on Saudi output commitment

Oil also gained as the US dollar weakened to a 15-month low against the yen

Saudi to cut oil exports in March, says committed to stabilising market

“Market volatility is unfortunate but ultimately it is the fundamentals that I watch,” said the kingdom’s energy minister

Russia’s RDIF to finalise Eurasia Drilling deal with Saudi Aramco

Russia’s Dmitriev said a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut crude oil supply was stabilising the oil market

IEA says oil supply could overtake demand in 2018

The IEA has raised its forecast for oil demand growth in 2018 to 1.4 million barrels per day

Dubai to establish Gulf’s first solar-driven hydrogen facility

Hydrogen from the facility will be used to power cars at the Expo 2020 site

OPEC expects higher 2018 oil demand

“The market is only expected to return to balance towards the end of this year,” OPEC said

UAE’s ADNOC awards $340.3m contract for Haliba field joint venture

Production is expected to reach 40,000 bpd by 2020

Saudi’s ACWA Power sees $4.5bn in local project tenders

Saudi Arabia wants to diversify its energy mix by using renewables

Dana Gas swings to net profit in 2017 boosted by settlement

The company’s revenues were also boosted by higher oil prices

UAE’s ADNOC awards 10% stake in offshore concession to Indian consortium

ADNOC said it was the first time Indian oil and gas companies had been given a stake in Abu Dhabi’s hydrocarbon resources

UAE’s Crescent Petroleum says it will more than double Iraq gas output by 2021

Firm’s president Badr Jafar said the company was keen to engage in the oil and gas sector in the south of Iraq