INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

gas

Samsung biggest chip investor

The tech giant invested nearly $59.2bn in 2025.

flynas to set up new hub

Five destinations in first phase of operations.

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.
  • Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's general Producer Price Index (PPI) for the industrial sector for February recorded 114.01 points, showing stability compared to January, but reflecting a decrease of 0.33 percent compared to the same month in 2024. The PPI for the industrial sector is composed of four main sectors: mining...
  • ‘UAE to reveal implementation map of Net Zero 2050 at COP27’

    Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri said the UAE’s participation in the 27th session of COP27 in Egypt will be an affirmation of the country's pioneering model regionally and globally in facing the challenge of climate change.
  • FANR highlights its robust nuclear safeguards regime

    UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has recently participated in the 14th Symposium on "International Safeguards: Reflecting on the Past and Anticipating the Future", hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at its headquarters in Vienna.
  • Europe could face gas shortage next year, says IEA

    Europe must act immediately to prevent a shortage of natural gas next year as Russia slashes deliveries in the wake of the Ukraine war, the International Energy Agency warned. The IEA said the shortfall would occur if Russia stops pipelines deliveries completely and China steps up its imports of liquefied...
  • UAE, Indonesia to cooperate in energy sector

    UAE and Indonesia have signed a Declaration of Intent to boost economic and social development between the two countries and exchange knowledge and data in the energy sector.
  • BP underlying Q3 profit at $8.2bn

    BP, flush with cash, revealed a $2.5 billion share buyback.
  • Europe’s gas storage reserves now at over 90 percent

    With prices falling and ports clogged with liquefied natural gas tankers, fears of a winter heating crisis in Europe have eased but experts are warning against complacency. For over a week now, there have been bottlenecks at Spanish ports of ships bringing in LNG, indicating Europe is at full capacity.
  • Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed meets CEOs of INPEX, BP

    Energy security, enhancing partnerships were discussed.
  • ConocoPhillips buys 6.25% in Qatar’s North Field South project

    Project is part of the world's biggest natural gas reserves.
  • Gas tanker explosion kills at least nine people in Baghdad

    At least nine people were killed and many wounded when a gas tanker blew up in Baghdad on Saturday night in what is being termed as an accident. The explosion was so powerful that it could be heard across much of Iraq's capital. The tanker was in a car park...
  • Jordan to host renewable energy investment forum

    AMMAN, JORDAN - Amman is scheduled to host the Seventh International Investment Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in MENA on Sunday, organized by the Arab Renewable Energy Commission(AREC), with Arab and international participation. In a statement Saturday, AREC's Secretary-General, Mohammed Taani, said the forum will discuss over three...
  • ExxonMobil Q3 net surges to US$19.7bn

    Hike in profit was due to high oil, natural gas prices.
  • OMV Q3 net profit at $3.28bn amid high energy prices

    Revenue doubled year-on-year to US$17.1 billion.
  • TotalEnergies posts Q3 net profit of US$6.6bn

    Firm said surging oil, gas prices helped it post massive profits.
  • Gas production starts at Karish field day before expected Israel-Lebanon deal

    Jerusalem---Gas production has started at Karish, an offshore field at the centre of a maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, London-listed Energean said Wednesday. "Gas is being produced from the Karish Main-02 well and the flow of gas is being steadily ramped up," a statement from the company said....
  • Iran signs contract with Russia to supply it with 40 turbines

    Tehran, Iran— Iran announced Sunday a contract with Russia to supply it with 40 turbines to help its gas industry amid Western sanctions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, local media reported. Iran's "industrial successes are not limited to the fields of missiles and drones," Iranian Gas Engineering and Development Company's CEO,...
  • OPEC-forced rally in crude oil strengthens markets

    The fear of the global organizations such as International Energy Agency that the OPEC+ decision would increase energy security risks worldwide, leading to higher prices and volatility, and potentially ending up being the tipping point for a global economy was proved wrong, he adds.
  • NMDC records 40% profit jump

    Its profit shot up to $191m in first nine months of 2022.
  • Spain says new gas pipeline may take 7 years to build

    A planned underwater energy pipeline linking Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France could take up to seven years to build, Spain's energy minister said.
  • New technologies bolster GCC-Asia trade relations

    Beyond oil and gas, Gulf companies have made some strategic investments in sectors with strong potential for growth, including fintech, e-commerce and logistics. For example, in 2020, Saudi fintech startup Tamara established operations in Vietnam, and the UAE's B2B e-commerce provider Distichain set up a base in Singapore.
  • Nord Stream probe tailored against Russia, says Kremlin

    The Kremlin said that the investigation into the explosions that tore through the Nord Stream gas pipelines was being 'tailored' to place the blame on Russia.
  • BP to buy Archaea for US$4.1bn

    BP bought US firm to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
  • Germany fills 95 percent of gas reserves as winter draws near

    Berlin, Germany - Germany on Friday said it had filled its gas reserves to 95 percent of capacity faster than expected as it prepares for a winter deprived of Russian energy supplies. Europe's largest economy had been heavily dependent on Russian gas and has raced to bolster its reserves after...
  • Russia’s Rosneft sues Germany over refinery seizures

    Russian oil giant Rosneft has filed a complaint against the German government for taking control of its German-based refineries, a court said, as energy tensions run high following Moscow's war in Ukraine.
  • Lebanon approves sea border deal with Israel: President Michel Aoun

    It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday said the agreement would make conflict with Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah less likely. The agreement between the countries that have remained technically at war since Israel's creation in 1948 was earlier applauded by world leaders, including US President Joe...
  • ADNOC awards $980m contract

    The contract awarded to ADNOC Drilling to hire offshore rigs.
  • EU energy head hails “partnership” with Algeria

    Seeking new exporters of gas to the continent, European Union's energy commissioner has hailed a "long-term strategic partnership" with Algeria as it turns to Africa's biggest gas supplier to fill a gap left by Russian supplies. Europe's search for gas has become ever more urgent as winter approaches.
  • DEWA to enhance ties with foreign firms at GITEX Global 2022

    MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer received Consul-General of Canada to Dubai and the Northern Emirates Jean-Philippe Linteau at GITEX Global 2022.
  • Equities, oil prices slide on recession fears

    Stock markets and oil prices slumped as investors grow fearful that more big interest rate hikes will tip economies into deep recessions. The mood darkened also on the worsening Ukraine war and weaker demand expectations in China. Analysts said US consumer price index data released later this week will be...
  • Algeria, France hail ‘new dynamic’ in economic ties

    The Algerian and French prime ministers hailed a "new dynamic" as they launched a joint economic forum during a visit to Algiers by France's Elisabeth Borne. The French PM's two-day trip to Algeria comes just weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded his own three-day visit in August, following months of...
  • Energy firm starts test at sensitive Israel-Lebanon border gas field

    In a statement Sunday, Energean said that "following approval received from the Israeli Ministry of Energy to start certain testing procedures, the flow of gas from onshore to the FPSO has commenced", referring to the Karish floating production storage offloading facility.
  • French PM leads delegation to Algeria as ties improve

    French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne starts a visit to Algeria with a top-level delegation, pushing for better ties with the former French colony and major gas exporter. Her two-day trip along with 16 ministers comes just six weeks after President Emmanuel Macron concluded a three-day visit aimed at ending months...
  • War and energy crisis push US LNG industry to expand

    US suppliers have exported 1,574 billion cubic feet (44.6 billion cubic meters) of LNG to Europe so far in 2022, a sharp rise from the 917 billion cubic feet (26 billion cubic meters) in 2020, according to the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, a Washington-based trade group that represents the...
  • Saudi Arabia says it does not politicize oil or oil decisions

    Seeking to debunk the impression that it was somehow behind the rise in oil prices in the US, Saudi Arabia has said that it did not politicize oil or oil decisions and that it looked at oil as a commodity important to the global economy in which the kingdom had...
  • DEWA invites proposals for work on sixth phase of solar park

    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has invited international developers to send their Expressions of Interest (EOI) to implement the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.
  • ‘Unit 3 of Barakah Plant linked to UAE’s transmission grid’

    The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced that Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has successfully been connected to the UAE’s transmission grid.
  • Britain says no energy crisis as people brace for blackouts

    Britain, however, relies on gas to create a large proportion of electricity and is therefore particularly exposed to the soaring prices in the wake of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Gas-fired power plants produce just over 40 percent of Britain's electricity requirements.
  • EU leaders try for common response to energy crisis

    EU leaders meeting in Prague looked to bridge divisions on how to tackle soaring energy prices as they grapple with the fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky was dialling in from Kyiv as the bloc looks to maintain its economic and military support for Ukraine and hold...
  • Libyan Prime Minister defends oil, gas exploration deal with Turkey

    The question of rights to Libya's vast hydrocarbon resources has become more urgent this year as global energy prices have soared. Monday's deal builds on an agreement signed between Ankara and a previous Tripoli-based administration in 2019.
  • TAQA to sell Netherlands business

    TAQA Energy will sell upstream oil and gas business to Waldorf.
  • Lebanon years away from gas riches despite Israel deal: analysts

    With the demand for gas rising worldwide because of an energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Lebanon hopes that an offshore discovery would ease its current unprecedented financial downturn. But more than a decade since it declared its maritime boundaries and an Exclusive Economic Zone, it still has...
  • UK in talks with Qatar and Norway to import energy

    Amid crippling energy shortages, the British government is negotiating with Qatar and Norway to secure new long-term gas contract, according to media reports. The reports said that Prime Minister Liz Truss is in favor of the deal, which would secure long-term energy sources and cut down the cost of the...
  • Oil prices rise as OPEC+ agrees to cut output by two million barrels a day

    Oil prices had slid in recent weeks back to the levels before the war in Ukraine on concerns of a global slowdown, but have surged in recent days on expectations of the production cut. The main international crude contract, Brent, jumped two percent following the decision before finishing at $93.37...
  • EU ‘ready to discuss’ plans to counter rising energy price

    The EU is "ready to discuss" a price cap on gas within the bloc to bring down soaring energy costs, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. Her comment, to the European Parliament, signaled a shift in tone after powerhouse EU country Germany had expressed worries that a...
  • IEA urges Europe to reduce winter gas consumption

    Europe must ramp down gas consumption to survive the winter given perilously low stocks amid fears of a total cut off of Russian supplies, the International Energy Agency said.
  • ‘Nord Stream 2 pipeline has stopped leaking gas’

    The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is no longer leaking under the Baltic Sea because an equilibrium has been reached between the gas and water pressure, a spokesman said. "The water pressure has more or less closed the pipeline so that the gas which is inside can't go out," Nord Stream...
  • Russia suspends gas supply to Italy due to transport issues

    SOFIA, BULGARIA - Russia's Gazprom has suspended gas deliveries to Italy's Eni, blaming a transport problem in Austria, the Italian energy giant said. "Gazprom told us that it was not able to confirm the delivery of the volumes demanded for today, citing the impossibility of gas transport through Austria," Eni...
  • Lebanon receives US ‘offer’ over Israel maritime border

    Lebanon said it received a letter from US envoy Amos Hochstein containing an "offer" on a maritime border deal with Israel that could settle competing claims over offshore gas fields. Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea "who delivered a written offer from the US...
  • High oil prices keep MENA’s economic health intact

    The average price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is expected to be $101 in 2022 and $84 in 2023. However, Brent oil prices may fall to $75/b by 2025 and $70/b by 2027, says a report.
  • Russia wants US to say if it is behind Nord Stream gas leaks

    Russia has sought an explanation from US President Joe Biden on three reported gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines, carrying gas to Europe from Russia. Foreign ministry spokeswoman said on social media that on February 7, 2022 Joe Biden said that Nord Stream would be finished if Russia invaded...
  • ‘Global economy will suffer due to Ukraine war’

    The world economy will take a bigger hit than previously forecast next year due to the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine, the OECD said. In a bleak report titled "paying the price of war", the Paris-based organization noted that the conflict aggravated inflationary pressure when the cost of living...