The country aims to produce 25 gigawatts (GW) of renewable solar and wind energy, which will be used to produce over 1.5 million tons of carbon-free hydrogen per year.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the country's negotiators would not return to Vienna, the site of the year-long talks to restore the nuclear deal — formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — until Washington settles outstanding issues.

Britain could build up to seven new nuclear power plants by 2050, as well as offshore wind to diversify energy sources, a senior minister said Sunday.

Here’s a broader look at how the region has prioritized solid-waste recycling and the production of alternative fuels to deal with the trash they generate.

Iraq exported $11.07 billion of oil last month, the highest level for half a century, as crude prices soared amid shortfall fears following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil ministry said.

IAE repeated its warning that the prospect of large-scale disruptions to Russian oil production "is threatening to create a global oil supply shock".

Algiers last month recalled its ambassador from Madrid in protest at a decision by Spain to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the ex-Spanish colony of Western Sahara.

The 13 members of the Saudi-led OPEC and 10 countries spearheaded by Russia backed an increase of 432,000 barrels per day in May, marginally higher than in previous months.

The move is being seen as another sign of a growing rapprochement between the two countries following last year's restoration of ties.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decided on Monday to replace the president of state-owned oil giant Petrobras, Joaquim Silva e Luna, amid strong pressure due to recurrent increases in fuel prices.

Volatility on oil markets sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be worse without OPEC+, the Saudi energy minister said on Tuesday, insisting the alliance that includes Russia deserves credit.

Mubadala’s UAE Investment chief Musabbeh Al Kaabi said on Monday that the Gulf region will play an increasingly important role in protecting global energy supply chains in the coming decades as the world transitions to alternative forms of energy. He said this during his participation in the Global Energy Forum,...

The United Arab Emirates on Monday urged Western countries to be "reasonable" in their expectations, underlining its commitment to the global OPEC+ energy alliance.

All service station forecourts including Service Station of the Future at Expo 2020 Dubai remained dark for an hour.

Iran has been engaged in negotiations to revive the accord with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and the United States indirectly since April 2021.

Rapidly reducing methane emissions is the most effective strategy to limit global warming in the near term and keep 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jordan have launched a project to support the kingdom's energy sector. Jordanian media reports said the USAID-funded project valued at $40 million will be implemented over a five-year period, citing a statement from...

Jordan imports crude from Iraq under an MoU that was signed by the two governments on January 28 last year.

Friday's attacks targeted ‘Aramco facilities in Jeddah and vital facilities in the capital of the Saudi enemy, Riyadh’, tweeted Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree. The Saudi Arabi-led coalition forces fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen confirmed the Jeddah attack.

The Russian hackers tried their exploits on thousands of computers at hundreds of companies in 135 countries between 2012 and 2018, which included energy-sector targets such as a US nuclear power operator and a Saudi petrochemical facility, the US Justice Department has said.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will soon face his first major test in deciding on a new offshore oil project.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel, the West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria over March 26-30 to discuss the Ukraine war, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Iran nuclear deal, and gas from Algeria, among other things, the US State Department has announced.

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced today the start of commercial operations of Unit 2 at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. Unit 2 adds 1,400 megawatts of zero-carbon emission electricity to the national grid, bringing the total produced by Units 1 and 2 to 2,800 megawatts and further securing...

Aramco will start 140 new projects in the next three years.

For a 50/50 chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, 19 countries in which per capita GDP would remain above $50,000 without oil and gas revenue must end production by 2034. Included in this tranche are the US, Norway, Britain, Canada, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Oil prices soared Monday as a weekend attack on Saudi facilities and discussions among European Union members over banning Russian crude raised concerns about global supplies. Top producer Saudi Arabia warned that Yemeni rebel attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities pose a "direct threat" to global supplies, while Baltic states...

An embargo on Russian oil imports, pushed for by some European countries over Moscow's military action in Ukraine, would have a direct impact on everyone, the Kremlin said Monday.

The plea by Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi came during meetings with Emirati officials which coincided with a visit by Germany's economy minister.

Germany has committed to "fast track" the construction of two liquefied natural gas terminals as part of a new long-term deal with Qatar as it looks to reduce dependence on Russian gas, the Gulf state said Sunday. Qatar has insisted on long contracts because of the huge cost of investing...

Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia announced a "temporary reduction" in oil output at a facility run by energy giant Aramco on Sunday, after Yemen's Houthi rebels launched multiple cross-border attacks.

The amplifying factors include sanctions against Russia’s aviation sector, which cast a global pall over the aviation industry.

The amount generated is expected to help families and businesses struggling with high bills.

The ministers of UAE and Russia discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met today with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in...

Those countries "that have a common border with either Russia or Ukraine" would be particularly affected, while bearing the brunt of refugee flows from Ukraine, said the OECD report.

OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report has predicted the UAE's economic growth to quicken in 2022.

Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown, and Hong Kong and Chinese mainland stock markets dove, while Wall Street stocks rallied. Brent oil futures finished under $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly three weeks, reflecting...

The Moroccan government faced weeks of pressure over rising prices, in a country heavily dependent on imports of energy and cereals.

Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country's...

Lebanon's energy industry sees a loss of up to $2bn every year as state treasury pays over $50bn in advances to Electricité du Liban. Can solar power offer relief to general public?

HSBC sponsors the program that provides open-source sustainability skills, ideas and solutions to all university and college students in the MENA region.

Britain on Sunday defended lobbying Saudi Arabia to up its oil output as energy sanctions on Russia hit Western consumers, after the Gulf kingdom executed a record number of prisoners.

In order to lower its dependence on Russian oil and gas, Germany is looking toward Qatar to fulfill its energy needs.

Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to other vessels using surreptitious means.

The EU, IEA, and NGOs stress that the development of renewable energy sources and biogas must be accelerated.

However, Gulf countries have an interest in acting in coordination — both within OPEC, and with Russia-led allies in the OPEC+ group — to avoid a price war and keep control over the market.

The surge in energy costs is a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Washington and its European allies to impose tough sanctions on Moscow, including a US ban on Russian oil imports that was announced by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Kyrgyzstan and the UAE have discussed enhancing the investment and trade cooperation between the two sides. Mohamed Ali Musabbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Abdilatif Jumabaev, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the UAE represented their countries in a meeting. The meeting...

The United States led a Western assault on Moscow's economic lifeline Tuesday, banning imports of Russian oil as civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities in a desperate evacuation push blighted by Russian shelling. President Joe Biden heralded the US embargo as a hit on "the main artery of Russia's economy" targeting...

Striking partnerships with companies in the West have helped the two Gulf countries emerge as one of the major exporters of hydrogen to the world.

Yemen's Huthi rebels have signed a UN agreement hoped to help stop a rusting oil tanker in the Red Sea becoming an ecological and humanitarian catastrophe, officials said Monday. The 45-year-old FSO Safer, long used as a floating oil storage platform with 1.1 million barrels of crude on board, has...