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

Aramco, GE to launch Saudi’s first wind turbine in Jan

The new wind turbine will generate 2.75 megawatts of power at its peak

ADNOC awards 10% onshore oil concession to BP

Under the agreement BP will manage the Bab oilfield

Kuwait prepares to restart Neutral Zone oilfields

The country said any additional supplies will compensate for a cut from other fields

Saudi Aramco says will invest $6-7bn through Nabor and Rowan joint ventures

The new ventures will focus on boosting Saudi Arabia’s domestic capabilities in the oil industry

OPEC warns of larger 2017 oil surplus if cuts are not implemented

OPEC last month finalised a plan to cut output by about 1.20 million bpd from January 1

IEA says oil supply deficit likely in H1 2017

The organisation’s final report of the year said the new OPEC/non-OPEC deal would end the current oil glut

UAE’s ADNOC to cut Jan oil supplies to Asia; Kuwait, Oman to follow

The move is one of the first visible indicators that oil markets could be physically tighter in 2017

Qatar to merge LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas

The transition will take around 12 months to complete

Dubai Hassyan clean coal plant secures $2.47bn of financing

The first phase of the Hassyan clean coal project comprises four units of 600MW net power

Kuwait emir appoints new oil minister

Marzouq has previously served as head of the country’s stock exchange

OPEC, non-OPEC agree first global oil pact since 2001

The market’s focus will now switch to compliance with the agreement

OPEC expected to deliver only half of oil production cut

Most energy professionals expect OPEC output will decline but stand well above the deal’s target

Kremlin says Glencore, Qatari fund to buy stake in Rosneft

The deal was announced days after Russia and OPEC agreed to coordinated output cuts to support oil prices

Shell to sign initial Iran oil and gas development deals – Iran

Analysts said the deals showed major oil companies were prepared to keep doing business with Iran

Japan, Saudi Aramco extend Okinawa crude storage deal

Japan has a similar storage deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co for the same volume of crude

Oil investment declined at $50 per barrel, says UAE energy minister

Minister added that the oil market could correct within six months

Saudi, Kuwait expected to soon resume oil production in the Neutral Zone

The closure of the Neutral Zone’s fields has become a political sticking point between the two countries

Oil price rally over OPEC deal is likely to be short-lived

The cut by OPEC is likely to be largely offset by increases in US production

Brent oil trading hits record high after OPEC agrees output cut

Volumes beat a previous record of just over 600,000 reached in September

Saudi to cut Jan crude prices to Asia after OPEC deal

OPEC and Russia said they will cut output by 1.5 million barrels per day

OPEC agrees to first oil output cut since 2008, Saudis take ‘big hit’

Non-OPEC Russia will join output cuts for the first time in 15 years

UAE fuel prices reduced by over 5% for December

Petrol and diesel prices have been reduced from November

OPEC begins debate on oil cuts amid deep disagreement

The 14-country group accounts for a third of global oil production

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Saudi at loggerheads with Iran, Iraq ahead of OPEC meeting

OPEC aims to reach a global output-limiting deal when it meets on Wednesday

Oman’s ORPIC shuts Sohar oil refinery because of technical issues

The company has not specified how long the shutdown might last

DEWA signs purchase agreement with Masdar for 800MW solar project

The 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is slated to be operational by 2020

UAE’s ADNOC says it will almost triple petrochemical output by 2025

The company plans to integrate its petrochemical and refining business

Saudi energy minister: No oil output cuts required

Khalid al-Falih said that he believed the oil market would balance itself in 2017