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2019, April, 1, 11:15:00
LUKOIL WORKS FOR IRAQ
Mr. Abdul-Mahdi gave high appraisal of LUKOIL's operations in the country and expressed support for the intention to deliver first production at Eridu field ahead of time.
2019, April, 1, 11:05:00
TURKEY'S LNG RECORD
DS - Turkey's monthly liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports reached a historic record high at 2.34 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January 2019, according to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) data.
2019, April, 1, 10:50:00
SAUDIS DEBT WILL UP
Saudi Arabia plans to issue 118 billion riyals ($31.5 billion) in debt this year to help finance the national budget deficit, the country’s Debt Management Office (DMO), part of the ministry of finance, said.
2019, April, 1, 10:45:00
SAUDI ARAMCO RATING A+
Aramco generated earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (EBITDA) of $224 billion in 2018, Fitch said on Monday, surpassing ExxonMobil, the world’s largest listed oil firm.
2019, March, 29, 11:30:00
SAUDI ARAMCO PAYS $69.1 BLN
Saudi Aramco announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire a 70% majority stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, in a private transaction for $69.1bn.
2019, March, 29, 11:25:00
SAUDI ARAMCO, MCDERMOTT PLATFORMS
The new facility will be used for large scale fabrication of offshore platforms and onshore/offshore modules.
2019, March, 27, 11:50:00
SAUDI'S OIL FOR CHINA UP 28.5%
China's crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia surged 28.5% year on year to 1.56 million b/d in February, surpassing Russia to become the top crude supplier in the month, latest data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
2019, March, 27, 11:40:00
SAUDI ARAMCO NEED $150 BLN
Aramco’s gas expansion strategy needs $150 billion of investment over the next decade as the company plans to increase output and later become a gas exporter, Nasser had said in November.
2019, March, 27, 11:35:00
UAE GDP UP 3.5%
The UAE's GDP is set to expand 3.5 percent this year against 2.8 per cent in 2018, thanks to a stimulus package worth AED50 billion announced last year along with a host of other measures for the ease of doing business in all the emirates, said Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, while chairing the first quarterly Consultative Council meeting in 2019.
2019, March, 27, 11:30:00
UAE SOLAR INVESTMENT $2 BLN
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and the Chinese-government owned Silk Road Fund have completed financing of the 950 MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, it was announced on Sunday.
2019, March, 27, 11:25:00
QATAR, UAE NUCLEAR
Qatar called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intervene in a dispute over a $24 billion nuclear power plant which the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building.
2019, March, 25, 11:35:00
OPEC SUPPORTS STABILITY
The JMMC reiterated the critical role that the “Declaration of Cooperation” has played in supporting oil market stability since December 2016 and took note of the expressed commitment of all participating countries to ensure that such stability continues on a sustainable basis, as overall conformity reached almost 90% for the month of February 2019, which is up from 83% in the month of January.
2019, March, 25, 11:05:00
UAE GOVERNMENT'S SURPLUS DH67.5 BLN
The UAE government’s surplus posted Dh67.5 billion in 2018, according to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Finance.
2019, March, 25, 11:00:00
UAE, CHINA TRADE UP 17%
Prospects for two-way trade between the UAE and China remain bright despite a cloud of gloomy global economic sentiment cast by Washington’s trade war with Beijing, according to HSBC UAE CEO Abdul Fattah Sharaf.
2019, March, 25, 10:55:00
ADNOC, OMV AGREEMENT
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz attended the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and OMV and Borealis to explore new opportunities for collaboration in the downstream sector.