Dubai’s stock market traded lower early on Sunday, hurt by losses at financials and property shares, while other major bourses in the Gulf were little changed. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rose 0.3pc, with Al Rajhi Bank gaining 0.7pc, while oil giant Saudi Aramco was up 0.3pc despite reporting a fall …
Read More »Iran Warns about Saudi Covert Nuclear Program
Iranian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi urged International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct a transparent probe into Saudi Arabia’s hidden nuclear program and present a report to the members. He made the request following release of information about the country’s move to build yellow …
Read More »US Sends Oil Shipment to Saudi Arabia
The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the US Census Bureau showed yesterday, in what appears to be the first such delivery since the US ban on crude exports ended in 2015, Reuters reported. The United States shipped about 550,000 barrels, or …
Read More »China Imports more Oil from Saudi than any other Country in June
China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia rose 15% in June from a year ago, as refiners ordered record volumes of the fuel in March and April when oil prices tumbled, cementing the kingdom’s position as the top oil supplier to China. Imports from Saudi Arabia rose to 8.88 million …
Read More »Saudis Set for Record Summer Oil Burn to Meet Air Conditioning Demand
As the Middle East enters the hottest days of summer, Saudi Arabia is set to burn potentially record amounts of crude oil to run its power plants and keep its citizens comfortably air-conditioned. Electricity consumption always soars around July and August, when temperatures in the kingdom can rise above 122 …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Aims to Revamp WTO in Favor of All Members
For a country that is a founding member of OPEC as the biggest oil producer with the largest oil reserves in the world, for a country bordering seven others, for a country hosting the two holy sites where millions of Muslims perform their annual pilgrimage and, last but not least, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Joins Global Oil Heavyweights in Emission Targets
Saudi Aramco has joined with European and US supermajors – representing a third of the world’s oil industry – to begin curbing emissions at their own operations as the clamor builds for the biggest polluters to act on climate impact. Members of the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative, a group …
Read More »OPEC+ Extends Record Oil Cuts as Saudis, Russians Reach Agreement
OPEC, Russia and allies agreed on Saturday to extend record oil production cuts until the end of July, prolonging a deal that has helped crude prices double in the past two months by withdrawing almost 10 percent of global supplies from the market. It’s a victory for Saudi Arabia and …
Read More »OPEC Readies Next Move in Bid to Avoid Oil Market’s Taper Tantrum
Saudi Oil Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman likes the idea of OPEC+ acting as the central bank of oil. And he expresses admiration for Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve. The challenge now confronting the oil producers’ club is one that’s all too familiar to the Fed: …
Read More »OPEC and Russia May Ease Oil Production Cuts
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, and other major oil-producing countries are likely to increase their output in August, as coronavirus lockdowns ease and demand begins to rise again. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers are expected to modestly ease the record production cuts …
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