Saudi Arabia and the other members of OPEC+ may have more room to raise production in the coming years than the market believes if Baker Hughes’ latest earnings are anything to go by. The oilfield services provider said on Wednesday its adjusted profit fell 9 percent in the second quarter …
Read More »Qatar Agrees New 20-Year LNG Deal with Korea
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has finalized a 20-year sale and purchase agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Korea. The agreement with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) covers the supply of 2 million tons-a-year of LNG, QP said in a filing. Shipments will start by January 2025, and will be delivered …
Read More »IMF Sees Saudi Growth at 2.4% This Year with Non-Oil Sector Leading Rebound
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s economy is recovering well from the COVID-19 pandemic and the fund expected the non-oil economy to grow by 4.3 percent this year, with overall GDP growth seen at 2.4 percent. Real oil GDP is expected to shrink by 0.4 percent, the …
Read More »The OPEC+ Deal Is not in Jeopardy
The postponement of the OPEC+ meeting will not jeopardize the group’s efforts until April 2022, but oil supplies are already squeezed in an already tight market. The agreement is still valid until then, even if the 18th OPEC+ meeting hasn’t yet reach a deal on output increases, as the UAE …
Read More »UAE Supports OPEC+ Output Hike, Looks for Better Terms
The UAE sought to clarify its position on oil supply ahead of a crucial meeting of OPEC+, the producers’ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia. A statement from the Emirates’ Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure said: “UAE believes that the market needs an increase in production and supports an …
Read More »OPEC+ Has a Role in Containing Inflation
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman said the OPEC+ alliance will play a role in “taming and containing” inflationary pressures, just hours after Brent crude surged back above $75 a barrel, Bloomberg reported. “We also have a role in taming and containing inflation, by making sure that …
Read More »Egypt Wants to Export Surplus Gas to Europe Through Greece
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said he wanted to work with the Greek government to export surplus natural gas to Europe. It is part of a wider push to boost cooperation across energy and electrical grid interconnection across the island of Crete, which lies midway between the North African country …
Read More »Iraq to Invest $3bn in Basra Gas Co. over Five Years
Iraq plans to invest $3 billion in the Basra Gas Company over the next five years, the Iraqi News Agency reported on Monday. “The aim is to increase gas production capacity by 40 percent as we seek to reach 1,400 million cubic meters of gas,” Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar …
Read More »NEOM Reveals Plans to Build Assembly Plant for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
The company behind Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion NEOM megacity project on Thursday revealed plans to develop an assembly plant to build up to 10,000 hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles a year. The initiative is part of an agreement between US-based Hyzon Motors, an expert in the supply of zero-emission hydrogen …
Read More »Qatar to Turn Gas Into Fish Food
A Qatari company hopes to use the country’s abundant gas reserves to make protein for fish food and other animal feeds. Gulf Biotech, the Doha-based industrial biotech investor, and Unibio have signed a license agreement to produce sustainable and organic protein in Qatar. “The abundance of natural gas in Qatar …
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