Middle East
Burning less oil at home will help Saudi exports and Aramco IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Saudi Arabia is likely to reduce the amount of oil it burns to generate power this summer as the kingdom hikes domestic energy prices and uses more natural gas in power stations, industry sources said.
CERAWeek ’17: IEA expects global oil demand to rise, outpace supply after 2020
HOUSTON -- Global oil demand will continue to rise in the next five years, dominated by India and Asia, the International Energy Agency said Monday, March 6, during the first day of CERAWeek in Houston.
SNC-Lavalin awarded ammonia plant EPC contract by Salalah
MONTREAL -- SNC-Lavalin announced it has been awarded a contract by Salalah Methanol Company LLC for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of an anhydrous liquid ammonia plant, including its utilities and off-site infrastructure, in the city of Salalah, located in the Sultanate of Oman.
Oil down on record US crude stocks, flat Russian output
LONDON (Reuters) -- Oil prices fell on Thursday after US crude stocks hit an all-time high and official data showed Russian oil production unchanged in February, with no further cuts to tighten the market and drain global oversupply.
Saudi Arabia may raise light crude price to Asia for third straight month in April
(Reuters) -- Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia could raise the price of Arab Light crude it sells to Asia in April for a third straight month after Middle East benchmark Dubai crude strengthened on OPEC cuts, four of seven respondents said in a Reuters survey of refiners and traders on Wednesday.
Aramco's Malaysia deal gives Saudis upper hand in fight for Asia oil share
SINGAPORE/KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -- Top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia broke from the pack in the race to lock up Asian market share after agreeing on Tuesday to pump $7 billion into a refinery-petrochemical complex in Malaysia, analysts said.
Qatar Petroleum announces integration of Qatar Vinyl, QAPCO
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Petroleum announced a plan to integrate the activities of Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC), which is part of Mesaieed Petrochemical, into Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO), which is part of Industries Qatar, through a service agreement arrangement. The result will be a single company, QAPCO, operating the facilities of both companies.
Russia says in talks over Iranian oil purchases
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -- Russia has been in talks of buying oil from Iran, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday, confirming earlier reports.
Saudi Aramco to invest $7 B in Petronas' RAPID oil refinery
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Saudi oil giant Aramco will buy an equity stake in Malaysian firm Petronas' major refining and petrochemical project, the companies said on Tuesday, pumping in $7 billion in its biggest downstream investment outside the kingdom.
OPEC compliance seen growing as laggards Iraq and UAE pledge action
LONDON (Reuters) -- OPEC has so far surprised the market by showing record compliance with oil-output curbs and could do so further in coming months as the biggest laggards -- the United Arab Emirates and Iraq -- pledge to catch up quickly with their targets.
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