AD Ports Group acquires 10 offshore vessels for $200 million
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- AD Ports Group (ADPORTS) has purchased 10 offshore vessels for $200 million that will bolster offshore operations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The investment in the diversified fleet with an average age of around nine years is significantly less than the industry average. All...Qatar’s Industrial Production Index falls 2.1 percent in Aug 2023
Qatar's Industrial Production index (IPI) reached 105.2 points in August 2023, a decline by 2.1 percent compared to the previous month (July 2023), and decreased by 0.6 percent, when compared to the corresponding month in 2022. Released by the Planning and Statistics Authority, the IPI is a short-term quantitative index that measures the...Enbridge inks $14bn pact
The deal will make it North America's largest natural gas supplier.Qatar’s trade balance surplus increases by 12.8 percent in July
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's foreign merchandise trade balance, which represents the difference between total exports and imports, showed a surplus of QR 19.6 billion ($5.38 billion) in July 2023, a decrease of about QR 15.1 billion or 43.5 percent compared to July 2022, and an increase of nearly QR 2.2...Egypt to resume exports of LNG by October: Tarek El Molla
Cairo, Egypt-- Egypt is looking to resume exports of liquefied natural gas exports by October, according to the country's petroleum minister Tarek El Molla. The North African country's production is used at home during the summer when temperatures are very high, but in the winter months the country has excess...Iran signs oil contracts worth US$40bn in last 20 months: Javad Owji
Tehran, Iran-- Iran has signed oil contracts worth $40 billion with domestic and foreign companies during the last 20 months. Speaking at the second ministerial session of the 8th OPEC International Seminar entitled “Investments, finance and inclusive petroleum growth strategies” at the Austrian capital, Iran’s oil minister Javad Owji said...Egypt raises fuel prices amid spiraling economic crisis
The Egyptian pound has lost half of its value, propelling annual inflation in the import-dependent country to 26.5 percent in January, figures in February showed. Of the $34.2 billion in Cairo's foreign reserves -– a 20-percent drop from February 2022 –- some $28 billion are deposits from wealthy Gulf allies....TotalEnergies to start drilling in offshore Lebanese gas project in 2023
Paris, France--- French energy giant TotalEnergies said Monday that several teams were working in collaboration with the Lebanese Petroleum Administration to start drilling on its offshore gas project (Block 9) in Lebanon in 2023. “The call for tenders to secure the drilling rig has been launched and should lead to...Afghanistan to import petroleum products, wheat from Russia
Taliban officials have maintained that they are looking to strike trade deals with the international community, and have so far received oil and gas from neighboring Iran. The government has not yet been recognized by any country, but Russia has maintained bilateral ties with Taliban since before they seized power...Ford’s electric drive reinvents its historic factory
The manufacturing operation's prime mission in recent times has been to assemble the best-selling F-150, a gasoline-powered vehicle.G7 to ‘urgently’ implement Russian oil price cap
G7 industrialized powers vowed Friday to "urgently" move towards implementing a price cap on Russian oil imports in a bid to cut a major source of funding for Moscow's war in Ukraine. The G7 said it was working towards a "broad coalition" of support for the measure but officials in...Saudi, Uzbekistan sign cooperation pact in several energy sectors
Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to develop cooperation and exchange information and experiences in all fields of energy though research and studies besides working on exchanging policies and laws related to these. The agreement was signed by the acting Minister of Energy Dr. Essam bin Saad bin...Iran hits out at US for sanctions against oil trade
The sanctions block any assets the entities own under US jurisdiction and ban US persons or entities from doing business with them, effectively constricting their access to the global financial system.Qatar trade balance surplus surged 120 percent in May
The year-on-year increase in total exports was mainly due to higher exports of petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons reaching QR 30.3 billion in May 2022.Egypt to launch project for capturing and storing carbon di oxide
There will be a total of three projects on which Egypt and the Italian company Eni will work together.How do MENA oil prices compare with the world?
Prices of crude oil have skyrocketed across the world, thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions placed on Moscow.Syria again accuses US of stealing oil through Iraq
Syria has over the past few months repeatedly accused the US of using its forces to steal oil from its territories. Operation Inherent Resolve, the US military's operational name for the international military intervention against the Islamic State group, has refuted those claims.US drought pushes cotton prices to ten-year high
The plant fiber reached $1.3171 per pound (about 453 grams) on the key US futures contract, the highest since July 2011.Houthi drone attack causes ‘temporary reduction’ in Saudi oil
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.US is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
In the United State, it took more than a century to pass regulations governing record-keeping for wells and their sealing, or plugging, in many states.Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announces hike in passage tolls
Egypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Tuesday additional tolls for transiting vessels including fuel tankers, as oil prices soar in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Petroleum gas tankers will see a 10 percent hike on passage fees while liquefied natural gas carriers and general cargo ships will incur a...WTI surges 6%, Brent 5% on Ukraine invasion by Russia
WTI rose 6.27 percent to $97.33, while Brent crude was up 5.24 percent at $103.06.Russia attack on Ukraine turns Europe eyes to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Qatar and Saudi Arabia host American troops, but their economic and political relations with Russia have grown over the years.UN Security Council ends Iraq invasion reparations to Kuwait
The unprecedented panel is considered a model for reconciliation that could help resolve future conflicts if necessary.Aramco is targeting investment in China : CEO Amin Nasser
Saudi Aramco is interested in investing in China, its President and CEO Amin H Nasser, said. He asserted that Aramco has a huge interest in investing in the economic powerhouse. The CEO was speaking at the International Petroleum Technology Conference 2022 in Riyadh. “Definitely, we are looking for more investment...BP profits $7.6bn in 2021
The company aims to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2030.ExxonMobil to go net-zero by 2050
The net-zero target is only for its operations, not products.UAE warns of reprisals for ‘Houthi attack’ on Abu Dhabi
The United Arab Emirates threatened reprisals against Yemen's Houthi rebels after suspected drone strikes killed three people in Abu Dhabi on Monday. "The UAE reserves the right to respond to these terrorist attacks and this heinous criminal escalation," a foreign ministry statement said.Climate crisis puts oil in the crosshairs, but dependence persists
The International Energy Agency warned in May that an immediate halt to new investment in fossil projects is needed if the world is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to stand any chance of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C.OPEC+ to increase output in January
The OPEC+ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had so far resisted US-led pressure to significantly boost output to rein in surging energy prices.OPEC and allies may freeze oil output
The OPEC+ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia has so far resisted US-led pressure to significantly boost output to rein in surging energy prices.Energy prices may come down early next year
Consumption of natural gas rebounded fast — driven by industrial production — boosting demand at a time when supplies were relatively low. Energy supply, however, apparently reacted slowly to price signals due to factors like labor shortages, maintenance backlogs, longer lead times for new projects, and lackluster interest from investors...How much does fuel cost in Arab countries?
Merely producing great quantities of oil or having a shortage does not dictate whether a country will have the cheapest or costliest gasoline.Top oil producers stick with modest output boost
This is despite pressure from big consumer nations to open up the taps much more decisively amid soaring prices. The producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia in the so-called OPEC+ will add 400,000 barrels per day in December, they said.Tehran able to sell oil despite US sanctions, says minister
The US imposed its harshest sanctions on Iran three years ago as Washington, under President Donald Trump, unilaterally abandoned an international nuclear deal that Tehran had with it and five other global powers.Iran discusses oil cooperation with China
Iran is hard pressed to sell its oil to countries across the world due to the sanctions placed by the United States on it.Iran may see power-supply problems in winter
The Energy Ministry could face serious problems in meeting electricity demand in winter if power plants did not get fuelLebanese delegation to seek help from Syria, Jordan, Egypt
The delegation will discuss the possibility of receiving electricity from Jordan and gas from Egypt through Syrian territories.Iran builds energy port on Persian Gulf for $350 million
Iran built the port to reportedly expedite the export of petroleum products from the South Pars energy hub, which the country shares with Qatar.ENOC Misr to blend, fill lubricants at Egypt plant
A three-year partnership between ENOC Misr, a joint venture between Proserv. Egypt Group and the UAE’s ENOC, will allow the former to blend and fill lubricants at its Misr Petroleum plant in Egypt.UK pipeline specialist Stats boosts Qatar operations
Stats started its operations in Qatar, which has the world's third largest gas reserves, in 2011










































