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Daily (10.03.2022): Brent crude slumped by 13% on Wednesday as UAE calls for production boost
Oil prices saw their biggest one-day plunge in over three months on Wednesday following comments from the Ukrainian government that they would be willing to compromise in order to end the ongoing war. In addition, there were reports that the UAE would call on OPEC+ to increase output more aggressively. Hence, Brent crude plummeted by 13% to settle at $111.14 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude WTI crude oil tumbled by 12% to settle at $108.7 per barrel.
read more... 10/03/2022
UAE's Masdar, Engie to invest $5 bil in renewables, hydrogen
The UAE's clean energy firm Masdar and France's Engie plan to invest $5 billion to develop 2 GW of renewable and hydrogen projects by 2030 as OPEC's third biggest producer seeks to implement its net zero emissions pledge by 2050.
read more... 06/12/2021
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OPEC+ needs to be careful in policy to balance market amid Q1 demand softening: UAE
OPEC+ needs to be careful in implementing its policy because it needs to balance the market amid forecasts of softening demand in the first quarter of 2022, the UAE's energy minister said on Nov. 8.
read more... 08/11/2021
Daily (16.07.2021): Crude oil prices extended losses on Thursday on expectations for increased supplies
Crude oil prices continued to fall on Thursday on expectation for an increase in supply after Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had reached a compromise deal. Moreover, U.S. fuel stocks rose, providing additional pressure to prices. As such, Brent crude fell by 1.7% to settle at $73.47 a barrel. The American WTI shed by 2% to end at 71.65 p/therm.
read more... 16/07/2021
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Israeli energy giant plans $1.1B gas deal with UAE company
One of Israel's biggest energy companies plans to sell its share of a large offshore gas field to a firm based in the United Arab Emirates for an estimated $1.1 billion, the biggest such deal since the two countries normalised ties last year. Delek Drilling, owned by the Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva, said Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Mubadala Petroleum, part of a conglomerate owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. The proposed deal was detailed in a notification filed with Israeli authorities.
read more... 27/04/2021