Middle East

United Arab Emirates

The UAE is advancing ambitious plans to become a net gas exporter through developing unconventional reserves and sour gas. Meanwhile, state firm Adnoc is targeting 5mn b/d production capacity by 2030.

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UAE’s Brooge Plans Bunkers

17 May, 2019

Fujairah-based storage terminal operator Brooge Petroleum has announced a plan to build a 250,000 b/d “refinery” near the port......

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Eni Firms Up Abu Dhabi Exploration

17 May, 2019

Eni’s recently released 2018 Fact Book provides further detail on the firm’s exploration plans at its newly-acquired acreage offshore......

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Abu Dhabi Licensing Round Blocks

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McDermott Snags Abu Dhabi Feed Contract

10 May, 2019

Adnoc has ambitious plans to boost its oil and gas production capacity. With the firm looking to end the...

Oil & Gas

Adnoc Eyes Unconventional Riches As It Launches Second Bid Round

03 May, 2019

Adnoc is turning its attention to deep gas reservoirs and unconventional plays as it launches its second licensing round just weeks after concluding the first. A total of five blocks are offered up, three offshore and two onshore.

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Adnoc Awards Refinery Off-Gas Feed

03 May, 2019

Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc Refining has awarded US firm McDermott a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a refinery off-gas...

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Dewa Inaugurates M-Station Expansion

03 May, 2019

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has inaugurated the 700MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) M-Station Expansion plant at...

Corporate

Abu Dhabi’s Taqa: Upstream Down Despite Price Recovery, Power Steady

26 April, 2019

The Abu Dhabi firm’s net profits are increasing after a period of losses. While rising oil prices are compensating for production decline upstream, power is the big earner.

Corporate

RAK Bags Eni For Offshore Exploration

19 April, 2019

Italian major Eni has swooped for extensive acreage offshore the UAE’s Ras al-Khaimah emirate as it continues to rack...

Corporate

UAE’s Mubadala Sells Cepsa Stake To Investor Carlyle

12 April, 2019

Mubadala is offloading 30-40% of Cepsa to investment firm Carlyle leaving the latter with a sizeable Mena oil and gas portfolio.

Abu Dhabi LNG Exports* (Mn T): 90% Goes To Japan But Overall Volumes, Those To Japan And Japan's Share Have All Been Falling

Abu Dhabi’s Powergen Capacity Is Comfortably Above Its Peak Power Demand (GW)

Dubai's Powergen Capacity Also Has A Healthy Cushion Above Peak Power Demand (GW)

Oil & Gas

Adnoc Drilling Eyes Big Push

05 April, 2019

Adnoc Drilling is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to enhance its role following last year’s deal with Baker Hughes...

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Sharjah Orders 1GW CCGT Plant

05 April, 2019

The UAE’s Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (Sewa) has awarded Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPC) and Egypt’s Elsewedy...

Refining & Petrochemicals

GCC Downstream Giants Eye Revolutionary Plastics Technology

29 March, 2019

Saudi Aramco’s purchase of 70% of Sabic from PIF bolsters its strategy of downstream diversification as Gulf NOCs eye revolutionary petchems processes.

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