Iraq asks oil majors to downsize costly Dubai offices

Oil companies helping Iraq develop its massive fields have to clear their spending with Baghdad each year

UAE fuel prices up again in November

Drivers can expect price increases of roughly 5 per cent of more next month

Non-OPEC yet to pledge concrete oil output steps after OPEC meeting

Officials and experts from OPEC countries and non-OPEC nations met for consultations in Vienna on Saturday

OPEC is back in business and the market is sceptical

Familiar concerns have emerged about OPEC’s willingness and ability to cut production in order to push prices higher

Saudi Arabia, Gulf OPEC ready to cut oil output by 4%

The offer was made at a closed-door meeting in Riyadh, according to sources

Russian energy minister says cooperation with OPEC intensifying

Last month in Algiers, OPEC agreed modest output cuts that are due to be confirmed in the coming weeks

Two workers die in fire at Saudi Aramco plant

The fire broke out last week at the Wasea crude oil plant in central Saudi

UAE’s ENEC confirms unit one of nuclear plant over 84% complete

UAE’s nuclear power project raises $24.4bn financing

Most of the cash came from state sources

UAE’s ENEC confirms unit one of nuclear plant over 84% complete

South Korea to invest $900m in firm that will operate UAE’s nuclear power plant

KEPCO expects the deal to boost its revenue by nearly $50bn over the next 60 years

Saudi energy minister: Oil market at the end of downturn

Producer action to limit supply will help the market improve further, said Al Falih

Iran meeting to decide fate of oil deal

Saudi says August oil output fell from record high

August output dropped to 10.630 million bpd from 10.673 million bpd in July

UAE oil giant ADNOC to consolidate three firms in efficiency drive

Integration is expected to be completed by the end of 2017, ADNOC said

Oil prices to stay between $50-$60 over 10-15 months- Kuwaiti official

Kuwait’s acting oil minister expects an output “understanding” at Nov OPEC meeting

Iran hopes soon to reach Qatar’s gas production levels

Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran’s priority was developing the giant South Pars gas field

Oman to increase electricity prices for big corporate users

The measure is initially expected to affect 10,000 consumers

Saudi’s Al-Falih says $60 oil possible by year-end

International oil benchmark Brent is currently hovering around $53 a barrel

Putin says Russia prepared to join OPEC oil cap

Oil prices have rallied after the Russian president indicated the country would join OPEC in cutting production

Saudi Aramco to give investors unprecedented access to its accounts

The firm is said to be aiming for a reporting format similar to multinational oil companies BP and ExxonMobil

Oman Oil upstream unit looks to borrow at least $1bn

The company is expected to raise the financing early next year

Kuwaitis to receive free fuel to compensate for price increase

The decision was reached after MPs protested that Kuwaitis should be compensated for the price rise

Dubai says work begins on region’s largest solar rooftop project

The project is being implemented by DP World with phase one slated for completion in 2017

UAE’s Dolphin to supply Qatari gas to Sharjah and RAK

Additional gas will be provided to authorities in both emirates

Saudi Electricity awards France’s Engie $1.2bn power station contract

The plant will be operational by December 2019

UAE’s ADNOC to consolidate offshore oil firms

The consolidation process is expected to be concluded by early 2018

Kuwait government appeals fuel price hike verdict

The increase, which is as high as 80 per cent for some fuel types, was deemed illegal by a court last week

Iran oil exports hit pre-sanctions high on run-up in condensate shipments

Iran, along with Libya and Nigeria, is allowed to produce “at maximum levels that make sense” as part of any output limits

Why regional business leaders should not dream of a higher oil price

The region has already changed forever regardless of whether the oil price recovers, says Nicolai Tillisch, author of Effective Business in the Gulf

Saudi ‘keen’ for oil market stability – cabinet

Saudi is “ready to participate in any collective action” to achieve this goal, the cabinet said

Saudi Electric to seek private investment for 5,400MW of projects

The projects may be executed in phases

Relief arrives for US shale firms as OPEC oil folds

One US shale oil industry veteran likened the results of the prolonged price war to a bruising 12-round boxing match