Dubai to announce preferred bidder for clean coal power plant on Oct. 13

Construction of the 1200 megawatt Hassyan plant would start next year

UAE minister calls for Dhs 3.5bn cuts to energy spending

Residents told to stop ‘squandering’ water and electricity

UAE’s Abraaj partners with Aditya Birla Group to invest in India’s solar power

Both companies will bid for solar power projects that will be tendered at national and state levels, a statement said

Gulf rises on strong oil; Dubai tests chart barrier

Dubai’s stock index was up 1.0 per cent at 3,694 points after an hour

SABIC chief expects decision on $30bn Saudi project in Q2

Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan said the economics of the project were being assessed and there was a 50/50 chance it would proceed

UAE’s Shah gas project hits full output capacity – official

The multi-billion dollar project has the capacity to produce one billion cubic feet of gas per day

UAE to spend $35bn to diversify energy sources – minister

The country is moving ahead with its oil and gas investments despite the current drop in oil prices

Saudi Arabia to continue energy investments despite oil price drop

The kingdom’s oil minister said that the sharp fluctuations in oil prices have been happening since 1970s

Saudi Arabia’s new oil policy works in reclaiming market share

Saudi Arabia led a shift by the OPEC in November 2014 to defend market share against competing supplies

UAE will lower domestic gasoline prices in Oct – ministry

The domestic diesel price will also rise to Dhs 1.89 in October from Dhs 1.86 in September, the ministry said.

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Kuwait sees no oil summit before OPEC’s December meeting

Venezuela has been pushing for an emergency OPEC meeting

Saudi Aramco almost completes Wasit project, awaits offshore gas-sources

An industry source said the plant is not expected to start processing non-associated gas from offshore sour gas fields before the end of the year due to technical difficulties

Saudi king, Venezuela president discuss oil price recovery, OPEC

Venezuela’s government is pushing for action to boost low oil prices that have battered its economy

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia sign contracts worth $300m for new oil pipeline

The new pipeline will replace an ageing 230,000 bpd link and will help increase the processing capacity of its Sitra refinery

Dubai’s DEWA plans tender for 800 MW third phase of solar park

The tender for the project will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2015

Kuwait Petroleum aims to boost outlets for its fuels in Europe

The company currently owns two refineries in Europe and has more than 4,000 Q8 petrol service stations across the continent

Kuwait says oil market will balance itself, must be patient

Kuwait’s OPEC governor said the current imbalance stemmed from several factors and not just an economic slowdown in China

UAE’s ENEC says first unit of nuclear plant 75% complete

The second unit at the Barakah plant is also 53 per cent complete following the installation of steam generators

Saudi Aramco says Amin Nasser appointed as CEO

Nasser has been acting president and chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco since April

Kuwait to start offshore oil exploration in two years

Kuwait aims to add a total of 700,000 bpd of crude oil production capacity from offshore and onshore areas

China’s SEPCO set to win gas booster project for Saudi Aramco

Under the new project called MGS 2, SEPCO will build a gas compressor station, industry sources said

Saudi Electricity says Aug peak power load hit record high

SEC’s peak load rose by 10.2 per cent to 62,260 MW from 56,547 MW a year earlier

Qatar oil minister says Gulf states will maintain oil investment

The statement shows that the Gulf leaders do not plan to cut back their output to support prices

Saudi Aramco signs first contract to build over 8,000 homes

The development will be located 8 km southwest of Aramco’s Dhahran headquarters

Saudi Arabia crude output drops in August

Crude suppled to the market in August was at 10.18 million bpd, down by about 78,000

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OPEC says Indonesia to rejoin oil group after 7-year break

Indonesia’s membership could add almost 3 per cent to the group’s oil output, which is already close to a record high

Iran supports any step to help oil market recover – oil minister

The announcement was made following the Venezuelan President’s suggestion of a summit to defend oil prices

Saudi Arabia says seeks to balance interests of oil consumers and producers

The kingdom is encouraging investment in different energy sectors

Gulf oil ministers to meet on Thursday amid price slide

Oil prices have more than halved since peaks hit in summer last year due to abundant supplies

Kuwait to raise output to compensate for oilfield closures

The country had to shut down two oil facilities that it shared with Saudi Arabia last year