The Borouge 4 plant, which is still under construction, in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
Borouge unfazed by China slowdown as it unveils plans for new plant

Chemicals maker is interested in linking up with the right partners in the Asian country, its chief executive says

July 24, 2024, 2:35 PM
Volta Zero, Volta Trucks' fully electric truck. Photo: Volta Trucks
Sweden's Volta Trucks zooms back after bankruptcy and targets Gulf expansion

Company is looking to raise $21.6m in the next couple of months, its chief executive says

July 12, 2024, 3:00 AM
Renewable energy capacity increased by an 'unprecedented' 14 per cent last year but even at that rate Irena says the world will fall short of the target set at Cop28. Bloomberg
Growth rate of renewables 'too slow' to meet 2030 target

Capacity needs to grow by at least 16.4 per cent annually to hit goal set at Cop28

July 11, 2024, 10:57 AM
The Ruwais LNG plant will have a total capacity of 9.6 million tonnes per annum. Photo: Adnoc
Global energy majors take 40% stake in Adnoc’s Ruwais LNG project

Adnoc Gas plans to acquire the majority stake in Ruwais LNG from its parent company, its chief executive says

July 10, 2024, 12:50 PM
Storage tanks at a refinery in Los Angeles, US. Crude production worldwide is projected to reach 104.6 million bpd, according to the EIA. Reuters
Oil market to be in supply deficit amid Opec+ production cuts

Global oil stocks will drop by 700,000 barrels per day in the second half of 2024

July 10, 2024, 7:40 AM
A Boeing 737 Max jet. AP
Boeing's guilty plea could strain ties with Middle East customers

Flydubai, which operates an all-Boeing fleet, says it would continue to engage closely with the US plane manufacturer

July 08, 2024, 12:43 PM
Oil rig pumpjacks near Long Beach, California. Reuters
Oil posts fourth straight week of gains on strong fuel demand hopes

US crude stocks, an indicator of fuel demand in the world’s largest economy, fell by 12.2 million barrels last week

July 05, 2024, 9:23 AM
Adnoc Headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Adnoc says it cut 6.2m tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions last year

The emissions intensity of upstream operations is among the lowest in the industry, company says

July 05, 2024, 6:00 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. EPA
Xi urges Eurasian bloc to push back against US trade restrictions

Russian President Vladimir Putin also attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, hailing the Eurasian security group as a force for global stability

July 04, 2024, 12:49 PM
The Leviathan natural gas rig off the coast of the Mediterranean coast, in northern Israel. Reuters
Israel-Hezbollah war could create gas supply crisis

Egypt is currently the largest consumer of gas from Israel

July 04, 2024, 3:00 AM
Ibrahim Al Zu'bi, chief sustainability and ESG officer of Adnoc Group, during the Global Sustainability Forum held at Abu Dhabi Energy Centre. Victor Besa / The National
Adnoc ‘on track’ to meet 2030 sustainability targets

Intercontinental Exchange, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, could do 'something impactful' in the Middle East's carbon markets

July 01, 2024, 1:24 PM
Zafarana wind farm, near the Gulf of Suez in Egypt. The country is looking to renewables to meet energy shortages. Victoria Hazou for the National
Egypt signs $33bn green ammonia deals with European companies

German and French companies, plus BP, in agreements with sovereign wealth fund as Cairo seeks to step up renewable projects

June 30, 2024, 3:48 PM
The price of petrol in the UAE has come down, but diesel will cost a little more. Pawan Singh / The National
UAE petrol prices to fall further in July

Motorists in the Emirates will pay less at the pump

June 30, 2024, 8:01 AM
An oil tank at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Saudi Aramco signs 20-year LNG deal with US energy firm Sempra

The agreement is a 'major step in Aramco’s strategy to become a leading global LNG player', executive says

June 26, 2024, 2:37 PM
Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant, Hammerfest LNG, in Norway. Reuters
LNG market in ‘fragile equilibrium’ after disruptive two years

Increasing demand from emerging economies could tighten the market, International Gas Union says

June 26, 2024, 12:24 PM