UAE’s Dana Gas freezes Egypt investments over debts

The amount owed by Egypt was $265m as of December 31, up from $221m at the end of 2015

Qatar says oil market can cope with higher shale output

Crude prices have held above $50 a barrel since early December

New York’s Moelis selected as advisor for Saudi Aramco IPO

The boutique firm has beaten competition from larger and more established banks, according to reports

Oman’s Council of Ministers orders freezing of fuel prices

The decision comes as trade unionists in the country urge the government to introduce a fuel stamp system

Iran, Oman reaffirm gas export project, change pipeline route to avoid UAE

The planned pipeline would connect Iran’s gas reserves with Omani consumers

UAE nuclear power plant installs final condenser

Unit 4 of the nuclear power plant is currently more than 38 per cent complete

Oman trade unionists urge government to introduce fuel stamps

The recent increase of diesel prices to above OMR0.200 has prompted debate in the country

Qatar Petroleum plans subsidiary sale

Qatar Petroleum seeks international projects in Cyprus, Morocco

QP is merging two liquefied natural gas divisions, Qatargas and RasGa

Dubai’s ENOC says petroleum sales rose by 9% in 2016

The company’s petroleum product sales reached 245 million barrels in 2016

Kuwait Petroleum to hire 2,000 Kuwaitis in 2017-2018

The new workers will double the number of Kuwaiti staff in the oil sector

Oman Shura members call for fixed annual fuel price

The country currently changes prices monthly based on global oil markets

Saudi Aramco likely to list on multiple exchanges at same time

The planned listing next year of up to 5 per cent of Aramco is expected to be the world’s biggest IPO

Saudi to invite bids for renewable projects in April

Khalid Al-Falih said the projects would be awarded in September

Saudi welcomes US President Trump’s ‘pro-oil’ policies

The kingdom’s energy minister says Saudi may increase its oil investments in the US

Dubai’s new LED lamp to soon become mandatory for all new buildings

The Dubai lamp is expected to be made available in the Dubai market by the end of this year

UAE hikes petrol prices for February

Petrol prices have been increased by an average of 4.6 per cent

Saudi Aramco’s oil reserves confirmed by external audit ahead of IPO

Based on a figure of 265 billion barrels, Aramco’s fields contain about 15 per cent of the world’s proven reserves

Qatar investment in Russia to boost OPEC, non-OPEC ties

Qatar Investment Authority and Glencore have bought a 19.5 per cent stake in Russia’s Rosneft

UAE’s Abraaj to acquire stake in Pakistan wind power firm

JPL owns a 50MW wind power project at Sindh in the Jhimpir wind corridor

UAE, India sign major energy deal

The UAE is India’s fifth biggest oil supplier

Saudi Aramco scraps $20.1bn project with Petronas – report

Aramco pulled out after conducting a feasibility study, according to the Wall Street Journal

Russia beats Saudi as China’s top crude oil supplier in 2016

Russian shipments surged nearly a quarter over 2015 to about 1.05 million barrels per day

Kuwait Oil Company announces state of emergency after oil leak

The company said it had not detected any leaks of harmful gas

Saudi Aramco operating 220 rigs, says energy minister

The kingdom is maintaining production capacity at 12.5 million barrels per day

Saudi, Russian ministers satisfied with compliance on oil output cuts

Producers will lower output by nearly 1.8 million barrels per day under the deal

Despite diversification efforts, oil revenues vital for Saudi’s growth

The increase in oil prices is expected to help the country narrow its budget deficit this year

Saudi’s PetroRabigh to restart petchem complex after brief shutdown

The whole complex at Rabigh was closed as a precautionary measure after a technical failure

Dubai’s ENOC appoints new board for its subsidiary, Dragon Oil

Dubai’s deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been appointed chairman

Kuwait Oil Company union protests over privatisation plans

Essam Al-Marzouq told Sky News Arabia on Sunday the country would privatise areas related to oil services

Masdar, Bee’ah to build massive waste-to-energy plant in Sharjah

The plant will incinerate up to 37.5 tonnes of solid waste per hour to create 30MW of energy