ADNOC Distribution opens its 400th station on Saadiyat island. Courtesy ADNOC Distribution
ADNOC Distribution opens its 400th station on Saadiyat island. Courtesy ADNOC Distribution
ADNOC Distribution opens its 400th station on Saadiyat island. Courtesy ADNOC Distribution
ADNOC Distribution opens its 400th station on Saadiyat island. Courtesy ADNOC Distribution

UAE petrol prices for December 2020 announced


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Drivers in the UAE will once again pay the same amount at the petrol pumps in December.

Prices have now been kept at the same level by the Fuel Price Committee since April, which coincided with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

The breakdown per litre is as follows:

Super 98: Dh1.91

Special 95: Dh1.80

Diesel: Dh2.06

Petrol prices in the UAE were liberalised in August 2015 to allow them to move in line with the market.

Global oil prices rounded a fourth week of gains on the back of positive news about Covid-19 vaccines and ahead of a meeting of Opec+ producers this week.

Brent, the international benchmark, under which two-thirds of the world’s oil is traded, registered a weekly gain of 7.2 per cent, settling at $48.18 per barrel on Friday. West Texas Intermediate settled at $45.53 per barrel, a weekly gain of 8 per cent.

Recipe

Garlicky shrimp in olive oil
Gambas Al Ajillo

Preparation time: 5 to 10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

180ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 to 5 large cloves of garlic, minced or pureed (or 3 to 4 garlic scapes, roughly chopped); 1 or 2 small hot red chillies, dried (or ¼ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes); 400g raw prawns, deveined, heads removed and tails left intact; a generous splash of sweet chilli vinegar; sea salt flakes for seasoning; a small handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped

Method

Heat the oil in a terracotta dish or frying pan. Once the oil is sizzling hot, add the garlic and chilli, stirring continuously for about 10 seconds until golden and aromatic.

Add a splash of sweet chilli vinegar and as it vigorously simmers, releasing perfumed aromas, add the prawns and cook, stirring a few times.

Once the prawns turn pink, after 1 or 2 minutes of cooking,  remove from the heat and season with sea salt flakes.

Once the prawns are cool enough to eat, scatter with parsley and serve with small forks or toothpicks as the perfect sharing starter. Finish off with crusty bread to soak up all that flavour-infused olive oil.

 

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