Abu Dhabi’s Masdar acquires 25% stake in Scottish offshore wind farm

The 30MW Highwind Scotland project is located 15 miles off Scotland’s North East coast

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC seeks $1bn in energy efficiency savings

Under the plans the company aims to reduce its gas consumption by 156 million cubic feet per day

Work on phase 3 of Dubai’s mega solar park to begin this month

Construction of the 16 sqkm 800MW project will occur in three stages

Saudi to soon launch $30-50bn renewable energy programme

Riyadh will start the first round of bidding for projects in the next few weeks

Saudi pledges adherence to oil cut

Producers will reassess the situation and extend the agreement if necessary

Kuwait says oil cuts could exceed OPEC commitment

The Gulf state could reduce between 146,000 and 148,000 barrels per day

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy forms new water projects unit

Almar Water Solutions will construct and operate water desalination and purification treatment plants

OPEC chief confident about commitment for output cut deal

Under the deal, producers will curtail oil output by nearly 1.8 million bpd, initially for six months

Saudi energy minister still expects Aramco IPO in 2018

Saudi plans to sell up to 5 per cent of the company in what could be the world’s largest IPO

Oman says December oil output slightly lower

More than 90 per cent of Oman’s oil exports went to China

UAE’s ADNOC says fire at Ruwais oil refinery contained

No casualties were reported as a result of the fire

OPEC+meeting

Saudi Arabia officially names new OPEC governor

Adeeb al-Aama replaces Mohammed al-Madi

UAE to invest Dhs600bn by 2050 in clean energy strategy

The UAE aims to increase the contribution of clean energy in the total energy mix to 50 per cent by 2050

Construction of UAE nuclear power plant units 75% complete

The Barakah Nuclear Energy plant is scheduled for completion in 2020

Saudi Aramco mulls oil supply cuts of 3-7% in Feb to meet OPEC target

Saudi has agreed to cut output by 486,000 barrels per day

Dubai’s DEWA opens new power substation in Al Quoz 4

DEWA is set to complete the construction of 100 132/11 KV substations over the next three years

Arab opposition group claims Iran pipeline attacks

An Iranian interior ministry spokesperson denied the attacks took place

ADNOC plans oilfield maintenance in March-April

The UAE has committed to reduce production by 139,000 barrels per day in the first half of 2017

Oil expected to remain below $60 per barrel in 2017

Brent has averaged about $45 per barrel in 2016

Revealed: Top five energy trends in 2017

Regulators and policy makers are adopting new technologies in the energy sector

Omanoil appoints acting CEO

The ocmpany operates 179 retail petrol stations in Oman

UAE petrol prices up over 6% in January

The cost of diesel has also been hiked by nearly 7.2 per cent

Dubai’s DEWA completes over 50% of Dhs147bn M-Station expansion

The expansion project includes new power generation units with a capacity of 700MW

OPEC, non-OPEC committee meeting proposed in Abu Dhabi

The commission includes five members: Kuwait, Algeria, Venezuela, Russia and Oman

Dubai’s DEWA confirms that solar park’s phase 2 is 80% complete

The second phase of the park will eventually generate 200 megawatts

Saudi newspaper says report on 49% Aramco stake sale was wrong

The report claimed Aramco planned to sell 49 per cent of its shares over the next 10 years

Qatargas starts operations at Laffan Refinery 2

Laffan 2 will add an additional 146,000 bpd capacity to the the refinery

Saudi Aramco plans to sell up to 49% over 10 years

The company is targeting 2018 for what is expected to be the world’s biggest IPO

Mubadala to hold Abu Dhabi’s 2% stake in BP

In exchange, BP has got a 10 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations

China’s CEFC in talks for stake at Abu Dhabi oil concessions

ADNOC struck a $2.2bn deal with BP for a 10 per cent stake in the ADCO concession on Saturday