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Egypt unrest pushes Brent crude oil to $100 a barrel

The price of Brent crude oil has passed $100 a barrel for the first time since October 2008 on concerns about the political unrest...

Oil prices will remain “low for long, at least 3-5 years”

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs program ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ will interview two Indian icons later today, Sunday 21st of February. India’s...

GCC Petrochemical Sector in Q1 of 2013

GCC Petrochemical Sector Quarterly – 1Q13 • GCC petrochemical capacity grew by 5.5% YoY during 2012 • Sector profit fell by 7.9% YoY but was up...

Reduce energy demands drive crude lower

Past weak, crude oil for September delivery had a rough two weeks as it sank to its lowest level in 11 - months, down...

World oil demand is projected to grow, according OPEC

Driven by global economic recovery, world oil demand is projected to grow 1.0 mb/d to 86.4 mb/d in 2011, according to OPEC Monthly...

Crude price recovery remains long term perspective; Oil production expected to...

The idea that oil prices will bottom out, and a period of retrenchment will begin, isn’t entirely new. Investments in exploration and production are...

Crude Oil, Gold and Silver rise on weak Dollar

Crude oil prices climbed Wednesday as US inventories dropped unexpectedly last week. The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday, US Crude inventories fell 4.4M...

Oil Prices Fall

Oil consumption could fall this year by the most since 1981 according to the IEA.

The $32 Trillion Push To Disrupt The Entire Oil Industry

Global oil and gas companies are increasingly facing an uphill battle as global warming policies are taking their toll. Most analysts and market watchers...

Shell Still Optimistic about Oil Price

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) remains optimistic about the future of the oil price, despite its dramatic slump in recent months, Chairman Jorma Ollila...

UAE is seeking to increase crude oil production

Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy stressed that the UAE is seeking to increase its production capacity to 3.5 million...

S&P Global Survey: Middle East Crude Prices Reflect Collapsing Oil Markets

A survey of different crude market participants conducted yesterday by S&P Global Platts speaks volumes about the plunge in official selling prices (OSP) of...

Expect petrol price hike

The UAE federal government has been fixing retail prices for petrol and diesel fuel at levels below retailers’ cost for the past many years....

EIA expects oil to reach $103 a barrel till year end

The Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy predicts that the Brent crude oil spot price will reach about $103 per barrel during...

First UAE company enters Northern Iraq’s oil exploration, production

BlackGold - a fully owned subsidiary of Al Zarooni Enterprises - has become one of the first UAE companies to enter the lucrative energy...

Oil production freeze talks in Doha have run into some last-minute...

Oil production freeze talks in Doha between some of the world's largest oil producers have run into some last-minute trouble after Iran announced it...

Oil Market Outlook 2012

Global Investment House of Kuwait today released its Oil Market Outlook 2012. Here are the major highlights

Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Record two billion barrels traded since launch

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that cumulative trading of its benchmark DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract (DME Oman) has exceeded...