Financing deal for Egyptian refinery to close in Q2

Egypt-based private equity firm Citadel Capital expects to close a $2.2bn financing deal related... Read full article »
Egypt: Wednesday, March 17 - 2010 at 09:56

Maersk Oil Qatar reaches milestone

Maersk Oil Qatar has announced the successful installation of the last of 15 new platforms and... Read full article »
Qatar: Wednesday, March 17 - 2010 at 09:53

Saudi minister 'very happy' with oil price

Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Naimi has said that oil prices are in the right range and that... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, March 17 - 2010 at 09:42

China now largest oil and gas investor in Iraq

China has become the biggest single investor in Iraq's oil and gas sector, with nearly one fifth... Read full article »
Iraq: Wednesday, March 17 - 2010 at 09:32

Egypt, Kuwait ink deal on power generating station

Egypt's Delta Electricity Production Co has secured a KD30m loan ($104m) from the Kuwait Fund for... Read full article »
Kuwait: Tuesday, March 16 - 2010 at 10:02

Kuwait to begin gas imports in April

Kuwait will start importing gas in April to feed its power plants, earlier than it started last... Read full article »
Kuwait: Tuesday, March 16 - 2010 at 09:58

Saudi, UAE compliance levels highest in Opec

The latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that UAE and Saudi Arabia have... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 15 - 2010 at 10:50

Saudi needs more investment in power, water supply

A new report by Banque Saudi Fransi says the kingdom needs to raise its investments in its power... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, March 15 - 2010 at 10:46

Iran to spend $6.8bn on gas sector

Javad Oji, managing director of the National Iranian Gas Co, has said the country plans to spend... Read full article »
Iran: Monday, March 15 - 2010 at 10:37
Oil prices hold steady

Weekly WTI oil price update: Crude prices stagnate over demand doubts

Crude oil prices trod water for the week as uncertainty about demand continued to weigh on the... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 12:58

Aramco unit begins low-sulphur diesel production

The Sasref refinery, a joint-venture between Saudi Aramco and Royal Dutch Shell, has started... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 11:34

Qatar: No Opec output change expected

Abdullah al-Attiyah, Qatar's oil minister, has said he does not expect Opec to make any... Read full article »
Qatar: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 11:32

IEA: Global oil demand estimates up

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that growth in developing countries will push... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 11:30

Siemens wins power supply network deal in Fujairah

Dubai-based Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has awarded Siemens Energy a €30m... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, March 13 - 2010 at 12:13

Egypt's wind power project secures $430m loan

Egypt has secured from Japan a $430m loan to finance its 220-megawatt wind farm at Gebel el Zeit... Read full article »
Egypt: Saturday, March 13 - 2010 at 09:45