Saudi signs cooperation deals with China on nuclear energy

Riyadh is in the early stages of feasibility and design studies for its first two commercial nuclear reactors

Dubai’s DEWA urges customers to install solar panels at home

Solar panels have been installed on 435 buildings so far under Shams Dubai

Saudi Aramco receives bids for contracts in gas expansion drive

The contracts are part of a $4bn scheme to increase gas production in the country

Saudi issues rules for small-scale solar energy generation

The rules will come into force next July 1

Kuwait signs $2.9bn deal for LNG facility

Kuwait selects consortium for solid waste project

The plant will burn waste to generate energy

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar to build GCC’s first large-scale wind farm in Oman

The 50MW wind farm is expected to supply electricity to an estimated 16,000 homes when complete

Iran meeting to decide fate of oil deal

Saudi crude oil exports fall slightly in June

Exports in June were 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) lower than the May level

Saudi’s SABIC acquires Shell’s stake in its Saudi plant

The acquisition will be carried out before the end of the year

Saudi Aramco gets bids to expand Hawiyah gas plant

Hawiyah is part of Ghawar, the world’s largest onshore oilfield

Oman tests fuel subsidy cards for low earners

The cards would allow low earners to purchase discounted fuel

Kuwait to issue tender for $1.2bn solar project in 2018

Companies have been given a September deadline to express interest

Kuwait contains oil spill, investigating incident

The clean-up of the shores affected by the spill will take one week

Major components installed at last unit of UAE’s nuclear power plant

Construction of the four units is now more than 82 per cent complete

IEA says strong oil demand growth helping market rebalance

The agency raised its 2017 demand growth forecast to 1.5 million barrels per day

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

OPEC sees higher oil demand in 2018

OPEC’s report said demand will rise to 32.42 million bpd of its crude next year, up 220,000 bpd from the previous forecast

Iraqi oil minister visits Saudi to discuss joint cooperation

Jabar al-Luaibi will meet his counterpart Khalid al-Falih to discuss oil market developments

Iran denies oil discount rumours

Saudi cuts Sept crude supplies to most Asian buyers by up to 10%

The cuts come as Saudi complies with the oil producers’ deal to cut output

Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs129.55m of transformer contracts

The transformers will help expand the city’s power network

UAE’s ENOC secures $500m revolving credit facility

The loan, with a three-year maturity, will be provided by a group of seven banks

Dana Gas, partners awarded arbitration payments in KRG dispute

The case was filed with the London Court of International Arbitration in 2013

Oil prices to stay below $55 a barrel in 2018 – BP

Brent crude oil prices averaged $51.71 a barrel in the first half of 2017

Saudi considers oil-price linked royalty for Aramco – report

The proposal would see Aramco pay higher royalties if oil prices rise

Petrol prices in UAE to rise in August

Fuel prices saw consecutive cuts in June and July

Saudi Aramco advisers favour London for mega IPO

The IPO is expected to be the world’s biggest and is targeted to raise $100bn

Saudi Aramco to complete phase 1 of expanded gas pipeline by year end

Aramco plans to nearly double its gas production to 23 billion standard cubic feet per day over the next decade

UAE buys first US oil cargo to replace Qatar condensate

The UAE halted condensate imports from Qatar in June

Saudi calls OPEC members to stick to limits, sees oil demand up

Weaker compliance with cuts by some OPEC members and a rise in OPEC exports are softening prices, says minister

UAE’s Adnoc in talks with banks for big syndicated loan

The loan is expected to be in a range of $4bn to $5bn, a source said

Saudi Aramco refinery operations not affected by transformer fire

The incident reportedly happened due to hot weather

Abu Dhabi’s Baron Point Petroleum signs joint venture for $150m Vietnam terminal

Phu Quoc Island will supply and store crude oil and refined petroleum products