In line with the UAE’s role as a principal member of the U.S.’s new Middle East strategy to counter China’s increasing influence in the region, Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates energy minister said on Tuesday low gas prices were not sustainable and a recent hike reflected market fundamentals and a lack of investment in the sector. Continue Reading
The Fujairah Oil Terminal (FOT) is upgrading its infrastructure to link the storage site with a key crude pipeline and the terminal for supertankers at the Port of Fujairah, in Continue Reading
The resurgence of COVID in China could not have happened at a worse time for Middle Eastern producers. Saudi Arabia brought back all its 1 mbpd voluntary production cut and Continue Reading
A UAE oil transport deal is now on hold due to environmental concerns from Israel’s environmental protection ministry following pressure from activists. The agreement between the UAE and Israel expects Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would Continue Reading
Initial output will be 40,000 mt/year, to reach 200,000 mt/yr in 2026 Owners of projects talk to potential investors to hold stakes Project to be located in Khalifa Industrial Zone Continue Reading
The pandemic stalled factories and shut down businesses around the world, causing a historic drop in oil demand just as production was reaching new highs. (Originally published April 16, 2020) Continue Reading
A few years ago, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia went as far as secretly drawing a plan for a political union.While a confederation did not materialize, the Gulf’s Continue Reading
Highlights UAE’s ADNOC spending $122 bil through 2025 ADNOC boosting capacity to 5 mil b/d by 2030 It wants Murban futures to become benchmark OPEC is no stranger to squabbles, Continue Reading
Current Oct 2018 baseline is unfair: UAE energy ministry Wants extension of current pact beyond April 2022 to be discussed later OPEC+ to meet virtually July 5 to resume talks Continue Reading
One of OPEC’s largest producers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is considering the potential adoption of a net-zero by 2050 goal, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of Continue Reading
The first cargo ships from Dubai that docked last year in the Mediterranean port of Haifa were met by celebration in Israel. Flags waved. Reporters gathered. The prime minister walked Continue Reading
Three key developments were announced last week by the UAE in line with its role as a principal member of the U.S.’s new Middle East strategy to counter China’s dramatically Continue Reading
Oil products stockpiles at the Port of Fujairah outside of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf dropped to a two-month low, with some traders forced to buy marine Continue Reading
The installed renewable capacity of the United Arab Emirates, which until recently was nearly non-existent, concluded 2020 at 2.3 gigawatts (GW), around 91% of which comprises of solar PV projects, Continue Reading
After a 12-hour shift in the Old Souk one day last week, Yousaf Khan had not made a single sale at his shop where he sells colored glass lamps and Continue Reading
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is looking to form partnerships with companies from the United States to develop unconventional oil resources in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Reuters Continue Reading
Adnoc, the Abu Dhabi state oil company, Adu Dhabi Investment Holding, and Mubadala Investment Co., two state investment funds, have teamed up in an Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance to develop Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi – the oil powerhouse at the centre of the U.S.’s pushback against increasing Chinese influence across the Middle East – last week further cemented this alliance with a Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates ratcheted up tension with oil allies in OPEC+, with officials privately questioning the benefits of being in the producers’ alliance and even considering whether to leave Continue Reading
OPEC has suffered immensely under the pandemic and subsequent oil demand loss, and its job could now become significantly more challenging as members mull the pros of staying with the Continue Reading
The UAE achieved 126% compliance with its OPEC+ quota in October, the energy ministry said late Nov. 17, as OPEC’s third-largest producer sought to compensate for overproduction in August. The Continue Reading
Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Monday forecast that oil demand will reach more than 105 million bpd within the next decade. Dr. Sultan Bin Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department gave Congress notification it plans to sell 18 sophisticated armed MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth as much as $2.9 Continue Reading
The UAE lowered its September crude output by 8% on the month to 2.476 million b/d, achieving 116% compliance with its OPEC+ quota as the producer compensated for overproduction in Continue Reading
The US, Israel and the UAE agreed to cooperate in the fields of oil, gas and renewables among other energy sectors, following the signing of a peace agreement between Israel Continue Reading
The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it fined Emirates airline $400,000 for operating flights in parts of prohibited Iranian airspace in 2019. The flight was carrying the JetBlue Airways JBLU.O Continue Reading
Global oil demand has another decade to grow until peaking in 2030, Mubadala Investment Company, one of the largest state wealth funds of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), believes. The Continue Reading
Oil-rich Gulf nations are relying on a well-worn playbook of spending less and borrowing more to get through the coronavirus crisis but with the outlook for oil clouded by uncertainty Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), currently OPEC’s third-largest producer, is estimated to have exported a lot more crude oil in August as it produced more than its quota under the Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates have just become the first Arab nation to operate a nuclear plant as its 5.6GW Barakah nuclear plant achieved criticality on its Unit 1 in the Continue Reading
The Barakah nuclear plant. The United Arab Emirates connected the Arab world’s first nuclear power plant to the country’s grid and began providing electricity, crossing the final threshold to membership Continue Reading
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) sees a robust return of oil demand, mainly from China, ADNOC Group’s chief executive Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber told IHS Markit Vice Continue Reading
The UAE, OPEC’s third-largest oil producer, started producing nuclear energy from a 1.4 GW nuclear reactor, becoming the first country in the Gulf to use such a source for power Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil. The Hope Continue Reading
Emirates operated world’s biggest fleet of A380 before coronavirus pandemic Airline currently flying to over 40 destinations Dubai to welcome tourist, business travelers from July 7 Dubai — Emirates, the Continue Reading
The ongoing record production cuts from the OPEC+ group are set to push oil prices up to ‘normal’ levels soon, Suhail Al Mazrouei, energy minister of the United Arab Emirates Continue Reading
Mall operators in the Gulf region are delaying new mega-projects as the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices upend a retail industry built around huge centres catering to tourists and Continue Reading
Fuel oil exports from Fujairah in the UAE slumped to an 18-month low in May, weighed down by plentiful supplies held in floating storage and contango in Singapore, according to Continue Reading
UAE’s new quota is 2.446 million b/d for May and June UAE will cut an extra 100,000 b/d in June The country is OPEC’s third-largest oil producer The UAE, OPEC’s Continue Reading
Emirates Group is considering slashing about 30,000 jobs, the deepest cuts yet in a global airline industry that’s been forced into near-hibernation by the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s biggest long-haul carrier Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates will cut even more oil production in June, UAE Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei announced this week. The production Continue Reading
United Arab Emirates-based companies shipped nearly 11,000 tonnes of jet fuel to eastern Libya, the stronghold of the renegade general Khalifa Haftar, in a suspected violation of an international arms Continue Reading
UAE’s Sharjah National Oil Corp. (SNOC) is putting its LNG project with Uniper on hold to focus on its first onshore natural gas discovery in 37 years, along with exploration Continue Reading
Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, is looking at grounding the bulk of its 115 Airbus SE superjumbos as the coronavirus undermines global travel demand, people familiar with the situation said. Dubai-based Continue Reading
The Persian Gulf is, without doubt, the most prominent oil and gas production area in the world. After decades of intensive exploration and production, the region still amaze persistent explorers. Continue Reading
The UAE’s nuclear regulatory authority granted the license needed to start the country’s first nuclear plant, paving the way for the Gulf state to be the first in the region Continue Reading
Fijian soldiers may become guards of strategic assets in the United Arab Emirates under a memorandum of understanding the two countries are to sign after current negotiations conclude, Fijian media Continue Reading
A crude oil supertanker caught fire in the Persian Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a warning from naval authorities in the U.K. for ships in the region Continue Reading
