Mood sours among Saudi businessmen as oil slides

Oil has dropped to six-year lows, less than half mid-2014 levels

Saudi Aramco considers new industrial city project in east

The new city will be built around energy-related industries, a source said

Kuwait’s Shuaiba oil refinery resumes operation

The fire at the heavy oil cracking unit at Kuwait’s 200,000 barrel-per-day Shuaiba refinery broke out last Monday

Japan’s JGC wins Saudi Aramco’s shale gas contract

The project, known as System A, will involve building processing facilities, wellheads and pipelines for gas in Turaif

Egypt, Saudi Aramco sign $1.4bn oil products deal – minister

The deal stipulates that Egypt pay Aramco within a year

Over 22% of UAE car-owners may switch to public transport due to fuel price hike

The majority of car owners in the UAE said they might restrict unnecessary trips to malls and parks to off set higher fuel prices

UAE’s ENEC awards $2.5bn deals for nuclear plant construction

More than 1,100 local firms have been contracted for the delivery of products and services at the Barakah nuclear plant in Abu Dhabi

Saudi Aramco to appoint new CEO for trading arm

Yasser Mufti, head of mergers and acquisitions at Aramco, will replace Said al-Hadrami, sources said

Kuwait’s Shuaiba oil refinery likely to restart “within days” – official

A fire at the 200,000 barrel-per-day Shuaiba refinery forced a total shutdown on Monday

Kuwait shuts down Shuaiba refinery after fire

No casualties were reported due to the fire at the refinery

UAE open to meeting Indian oil demand – economy minister

Abu Dhabi currently provides 9 per cent of India’s energy needs

Oman oil production climbs above 1m bpd in July -ministry

The sultanate has been ramping up oil production despite a global supply glut that has hit oil prices as it hopes to compensate for the drop in oil revenues

UAE’s Dana Gas extends earnings slump; Q2 profit plunges 85%

The company made a net profit of Dhs 25m ($6.8m) for the three months to June 30

IEA says oil market rebalancing has begun, potential stock draw in Q4 2016

The current supply overhang is expected to persist through 2016, the organisation said

Oil could increase to $72 a barrel by end-2015 – UBS

The lender forecast oil prices could increase thanks to an improved supply-demand balance

Oil price unlikely to recover as Saudi refining hits market

Oil prices are already under pressure, in part from an oversupply of fuels produced by refiners enjoying healthy margins from cheap crude

UAE savings from fuel price reform to swell in coming years -IMF

The IMF estimated that the UAE’s reform would save it about $500m by the end of this year

Saudi fiscal health may mean less resistance oil weakness

Rising spending and falling oil revenues have created a state budget deficit which the International Monetary Fund projects at 20 per cent of GDP this year

Oman boosts oil production to record high in June

The sultanate is under pressure to pump more oil to make up for the drop in the price

Oil hits multi-month lows on record OPEC output

The lack of a plan by OPEC to make room for the return of more Iranian oil further fuelled supply worries

Foreign firms bid for Saudi Aramco’s mega Fadhili gas project

The new plant is to have a processing capacity of 2.5 billion standard cubic feet per day

UAE fuel price deregulation to have ‘one-off’ impact on inflation – Stan Chart

The bank has revised its average inflation forecast for 2016 to 4.3 per cent from 4 per cent previously

UAE fuel price hike will not affect consumer goods prices – ministry

The UAE will be deregulating gasoline and diesel prices from August 1

Kuwait awards $11.5bn contracts to build al-Zour refinery

The signing of all the contracts is expected to take place in early October

UAE to raise gasoline price 24%, cut diesel 29% in August

The price of a litre of octane 95 gasoline will climb 24 per cent to Dhs 2.14 at the start of August

UAE gasoline price hike will not have a major impact on consumers – experts

The price of a litre of octane 95 gasoline will rise by 24 per cent to Dhs 2.14 at the start of August

UAE oil price deregulation to boost economy, government finances

The move, which comes into effect from August 1, will increase fuel prices for residents

Saudi-Kuwait joint Wafra oilfield staff told to take leave

The Wafra field was first shut for maintenance on May 11 for two weeks

UAE energy ministry says to liberalise gasoline, diesel prices

Domestic fuel prices are currently among the lowest in the world because of heavy state subsidies

UAE official: domestic gasoline prices may rise “slightly”

Gasoline and diesel will be deregulated from Aug. 1 and a new pricing policy linked to global levels will be introduced