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

UAE’s ADNOC to invest $3.1bn in Ruwais refinery upgrade

ADNOC said the upgrade would allow it to free up more valuable crude for export

Abu Dhabi signs 15-year gas supply deal with Dubai

The Taweelah – Jebel Ali pipeline began transferring gas between the two emirates in 2001.

Acwa power solar panels

Saudi Arabia selects ACWA Power for 300MW solar project

The project will reach financial close by February 28

China talks crucial for choice of Saudi Aramco listing venue

Sources close to the IPO said decisions must be taken by March

Kuwait Petroleum to spend over $500bn by 2040

The country’s expansion plans would mean it exceeds the current output of Iraq and Iran

Oil could struggle to top $70 in 2018 – survey

Brent crude is on track for a fifth straight monthly gain

UAE nuclear plant operator not ready to get licence

The UAE’s energy minister said in September that the first reactor would definitely be operational in 2018

Indonesia’s Pertamina picks Oman’s OOG, Cosmo Energy for $10bn refinery

Pertamina would have the rights to supply 20 per cent of the crude for the refinery

Dubai launches world’s largest waste-to-energy plant

The plant aims to treat 1.82 million tonnes of sold waste a year

US tells Russia, Saudi shale oil won’t spoil market

The United States is not participating in cuts led by the kingdom and Russia

UAE’s ADNOC Distribution plans Dubai, Saudi expansion

The company plans to open 13 new petrol stations this year

Russian investors offer to buy Saudi Aramco stake

China’s state-owned oil companies were reported to have proposed a similar deal last year

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