North American, European Oil and Petrochemical Companies Show Keen Interest in...
The participation of Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free zone business of Dubai, in Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition (ADIPEC), which ranks...
5 Industries Worried About Peak Oil
The debate over the impact of peak oil has been raging for decades. Although few deny that the end of mass oil consumption is...
Shift of Middle East crude oil from US & European markets...
The ripple effects of the North American energy boom from major importer to soon-to-be exporter are being felt across the Middle East, Russia and...
UAE Gas Prices Among the World’s Most Affordable
Gasoline prices in the United Arab Emirates are the sixth cheapest in the world. This was revealed by new data collected by Bloomberg. According...
Emerging Market Currency Depreciation May Hit Oil Demand
Currency depreciation in some emerging-market countries may slow global oil demand. They may need to utilize more subsidies to shield their industry and private...
Weak Fundamentals Weigh on Oil Price
In electronic trade on Monday, oil futures fell further, adding to heavy losses suffered at the end of the previous week. Rising U.S. dollar...
World Oil Demand Growth Unchanged in June; EIA Cuts Forecast
· WTI crude oil price rose by 2.6% to USD94.54 per barrel
· World oil demand growth remains almost unchanged at 0.80mnbpd in 2013
· EIA...
Libya’s crude oil production falls amid civil unrest
Libya's crude oil production has fallen below one million barrels a day amid widespread protests at terminals, the country's state oil company said.
In a...
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...
Global Oil Demand Weakens, Bank Report
In November of last year, BofA expected global oil demand to grow by 0.95 million b/d in 2013. Now this number is revised down...
Oil market undergoing positive ‘supply shock’: IEA
The oil market is undergoing a positive "supply shock" as production in North America continues to grow at a record pace and refining capacity...
OPEC issues Oil Market Highlights for May
The OPEC Secretariat has issued its monthly oil market report for May 2013.
Following are oil market highlights from the Monthly Oil Market Report by...
Crude oil prices climb higher
In Thursday’s electronic trading session crude oil future prices climbed higher. This added a bit more to the previous session strong rally. Additional support...
Price of Dubai crude oil for July delivery set in parallel...
The Department of Oil Affairs has announced that official price of Dubai crude oil, which will be delivered next July will be equal to...
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...
Oil price struggles after controversial forecasts
On Tuesday Brent crude dipped below $100 per barrel for the first time in nine months. This caused worries among investors supported by weaker...
Oil market ready for a bullish move despite recent worries
The recent developments around the crisis situation in Cyprus caused new uncertainties to commodity markets. Crude oil market was no exception. Additional worries were...
Lack of solid market drivers dims crude oil price forecasts
This year oil prices will eventually struggle on weaker market fundamentals. The average Brent prices are expected to hold at around $107 per barrel...