UAE Crude oil production rose in December

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Crude oil production in the UAE in Dec-ember rose marginally over the previous month to 2.28 million barrels per day (bpd) with the country's compliance with production cuts previously announced ...


GE Oil & Gas Awarded Contract Worth Over $200M for GASCO’s IGD Project, Abu Dhabi

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a contract worth over $200 Million, by Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company (HDEC), to supply eight gas turbines and related services, for the ...


All Viable Energy Sources Needed to Meet Future Energy Demand

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Global energy demand is expected to be 35 percent higher in 2030 than it was in 2005 Bio-fuel produced from algae could be a meaningful part of the solution Growing algae consume ...


SA a member of renewable energy agency

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Pretoria - South Africa has signed up as a full member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) which focuses on global use of renewable energy. Energy Minister Dipuo Peters signed ...


3rd World Future Energy Summit

Monday, January 18th, 2010

H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah toured Monday the exhibition established on the sidelines of the 3rd World Future Energy ...


Oil News from around the web, World oil demand is expected to grow by 900,000 barrels to 84.6million barrels per day (mbd) in 2010; China is now the world’s second largest oil importer

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

US light sweet crude rose $0.85 to $72.16 in Asian trading -------------------- World oil demand is expected to grow by 900,000 barrels to 84.6million barrels per day (mbd) in 2010, and return ...


Oil News from around the web, Nigeria’s fortunes;Azerbaijan and Turkey;Stanlow facility;Australian oil and gas block

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The price of oil fell to its lowest in more than two weeks because of decreased demand and growing stockpiles in the US to ensure sufficient supplies during the North ...


Crude oil for September 2009 delivery dropped down $1.61 to $65.62 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ;London Brent fell $1.33 to $68.55 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange ; Dolphin Energy of Abu Dhabi, in a move to increase its Qatari gas supply by one billion cubic per feet per day

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Dolphin Energy of Abu Dhabi, in a move to increase its Qatari gas supply by one billion cubic per feet per day to meet growing UAE and Omani demand and ...


Oil News from around the web, Middle East , Africa

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Gasco awards contracts worth Dh34bn for integrated gas systems project Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO) has confirmed the award of the contracts for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPC) works ...


Oil News from around the web, Crude oil for August 2009 delivery fell 50 cents to $59.39 a barrel ;London Brent fell 40 cents to $60.12; Nigeria militants claim attack on Lagos oil depot

Monday, July 13th, 2009

TNK-BP closed the necessary transactions to take near-complete control over the shares in the Lisichansk refinery, a top producing refinery in Ukraine. The refinery, located near the eastern border in Ukraine, ...


Oil News from around the web,US crude for August delivery fell $1.58 to $65.15 a barrel by 0018 GMT. London Brent crude fell 74 cents to $64.87

Monday, July 6th, 2009

France's Total and China National Petroleum Corporation plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest. The sources ...


Oil News from around the web, Brent crude for July 2009 delivery dropped as much as 51¢, or 0.7%, to $70.41 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures Europe exchange;Crude oil for July 2009 delivery fell as much as 64¢, or 0.9%, to $71.40 a barrel

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Over the weekend the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said that it had attacked more than one facility belonging to US major Chevron in the Niger ...


Oil News from around the web, U.S. light crude for July delivery rose 84 cents to $70.85 a barrel. London Brent crude gained 55 cents to $70.17

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

)))Abu Dhabi official crude selling price down 52.06% The official selling price of Abu Dhabi's crude oil grades averaged US$59.49 a barrel in May, down 52.06 per cent from an average ...


Oil News from around the web, GNPC announces discovery of more oil, Energy supply crunch without prompt investment

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at 50.44 dollars a barrel on Tuesday, compared with $50.18 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations -GNPC announces discovery of ...


Occidental and Mubadala Sign Interim Agreement for Bahrain Field Development

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), a business development and investment company based in Abu Dhabi, announced today that ...


Exploration & Exploitation News,Oil & Gas w/e 15/12

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Light, sweet crude for January delivery was up $3.24 to $49.52 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by mid-afternoon in Europe. The contract briefly reached ...


Exploration & Exploitation News,Oil & Gas w/e 5/12

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Crude oil prices slumped close to 40 dollars a barrel in trading on Today. The US expects a steep drop in energy demand. Oil has fallen 70 percent since reaching ...


Abu Dhabi’s IPIC to buy stake in Oil Search

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

The PNG Government and International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), an investment company wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, have announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby ...


ÖIAG/IPIC consortium increased shareholding in OMV to 50.7%

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

OMV Aktiengesellschaft received a notice concerning a change effective as of October 15, 2008 in the number of OMV shares owned by International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) from Abu Dhabi. ...


Occidental to Develop Oil and Gas Fields in Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) announced today the signing of a preliminary agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to appraise and ...


Abu Dhabi favours low equity in oil investments

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Abu Dhabi said it remains committed to long-term projects in its overseas oil investments but would favour low equity in the targeted ventures. The International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic), the ...


Abu Dhabi National Energy Company; Purchase of EnCore Oil Nederland B.V.

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), a global energy company, today announces that it has agreed the purchase of EnCore Oil Nederland B.V., a wholly ...


AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract, Abu Dhabi

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

London, United Kingdom (2 September 2008) - AMEC plc, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a five-year programme management consultancy (PMC) contract by Zakum Development Company ...


IPIC and Borealis signed Memorandum of Understanding with Uzbekistan’s State Joint-Stock Company

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Abu Dhabi, UAE : International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Borealis signed Memorandum of Understanding with Uzbekistan’s State Joint-Stock Company (Uzkimyosanoat) to conduct a feasibility study ...


TAQA records remarkable profit growth in Q1

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company TAQA yesterday reported financial results for the first quarter 2008. Since first quarter 2007 TAQA has made a number of acquisitions which have been fully ...


Occidental Announces Joint Investment Agreement With Abu Dhabi

Monday, March 10th, 2008

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) announced today the signing of an agreement with Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) for joint participation ...


Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Announces Commencement of Project at GASCO Gas Processing Plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

NAPLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced the commencement of an initial application today of the company’s patented Nansulate® coatings by Abu Dhabi ...