Company Insights Saudi Aramco Oil & Gas Saudi Aramco News Petrochemicals Gulf oil companies turn up petrochemicals investment Gulf national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly focusing their investment attention on petrochemicals as they seek to move up the value chain and as global demand growth for crude slows, experts say. The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the petrochemical industry to account for one third of global oil demand growth by 2030 and […] March 18, 2025 Opinion Energy The Gulf’s energy transition aims to add, not subtract The region is pragmatically integrating renewables while maintaining oil dominance for a secure future March 18, 2025 Economy S&P raises Saudi Arabia’s rating over ongoing reforms S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Saudi Arabia’s rating to “A+” from “A” with a stable outlook, citing socioeconomic and capital market reforms. Strong non-oil growth and rising oil volumes from 2025 will support medium-term growth prospects, it said. Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Centre welcomed the upgrade, saying it would allow the kingdom to issue […] March 17, 2025 Finance Gulf investments grow in Cyprus both onshore and off Sovereign wealth funds are eyeing up real estate while energy companies have set their sights on the sea March 14, 2025 Editor's Insight Economy The Gulf is not immune to global economic fluctuations It has been a torrid week in the US markets. The S&P 500 has fallen 8 percent over the past month – close to correction territory – while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost 6 percent. The dollar, too, has been hurt, which is of consequence to the Gulf’s dollar-pegged economies. The greenback has […] March 14, 2025 Oil & Gas Chinese demand for Saudi crude to drop 13% in April Shipments of crude oil by Saudi Arabian to its biggest customer, China, are expected to drop in April to their lowest in more than a year, trade sources said on Thursday, partly due to maintenance at Chinese refineries owned by Sinopec. Saudi Arabia allocated about 35.5 million barrels of oil in April to its Chinese […] March 14, 2025 Sustainability Aramco Ventures invests in global climate tech startups The venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest listed oil major, has invested in two climate tech startups. Aramco Ventures said it had invested in Ucaneo, a German company that is developing a direct air capture (DAC) demonstration plant expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2026. Ucaneo raised €6.75 million […] March 13, 2025 Analysis Finance Growth-stage investment heats up as Gulf IPOs gain traction Global investors are increasingly vying for stakes in later-stage Gulf startups, betting on the region’s economic expansion and stronger exit opportunities, as the regional IPO markets gain momentum. The region, long overlooked for growth-stage capital – minority investments in established companies aimed at accelerating expansion – is witnessing a surge of interest from giants such […] March 13, 2025 Video length: 02:23 Opinion Oil & Gas Triumphalism is king on day 1 of CERAWeek in Houston The 'oilman's Davos' kicks off with a nod to Elvis March 11, 2025 Oil & Gas Adnoc targets foreign listing of investment arm XRG Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is considering listing its international investment arm XRG on an exchange outside of the UAE, three people with knowledge of the matter said. This could potentially create one of the largest listed energy companies in the world. The discussions to list a minority stake of XRG, which was established late […] March 10, 2025 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 9 10 11 … 57 Next
Petrochemicals Gulf oil companies turn up petrochemicals investment Gulf national oil companies (NOCs) are increasingly focusing their investment attention on petrochemicals as they seek to move up the value chain and as global demand growth for crude slows, experts say. The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the petrochemical industry to account for one third of global oil demand growth by 2030 and […] March 18, 2025
Opinion Energy The Gulf’s energy transition aims to add, not subtract The region is pragmatically integrating renewables while maintaining oil dominance for a secure future March 18, 2025
Economy S&P raises Saudi Arabia’s rating over ongoing reforms S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Saudi Arabia’s rating to “A+” from “A” with a stable outlook, citing socioeconomic and capital market reforms. Strong non-oil growth and rising oil volumes from 2025 will support medium-term growth prospects, it said. Saudi Arabia’s National Debt Management Centre welcomed the upgrade, saying it would allow the kingdom to issue […] March 17, 2025
Finance Gulf investments grow in Cyprus both onshore and off Sovereign wealth funds are eyeing up real estate while energy companies have set their sights on the sea March 14, 2025
Editor's Insight Economy The Gulf is not immune to global economic fluctuations It has been a torrid week in the US markets. The S&P 500 has fallen 8 percent over the past month – close to correction territory – while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost 6 percent. The dollar, too, has been hurt, which is of consequence to the Gulf’s dollar-pegged economies. The greenback has […] March 14, 2025
Oil & Gas Chinese demand for Saudi crude to drop 13% in April Shipments of crude oil by Saudi Arabian to its biggest customer, China, are expected to drop in April to their lowest in more than a year, trade sources said on Thursday, partly due to maintenance at Chinese refineries owned by Sinopec. Saudi Arabia allocated about 35.5 million barrels of oil in April to its Chinese […] March 14, 2025
Sustainability Aramco Ventures invests in global climate tech startups The venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest listed oil major, has invested in two climate tech startups. Aramco Ventures said it had invested in Ucaneo, a German company that is developing a direct air capture (DAC) demonstration plant expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2026. Ucaneo raised €6.75 million […] March 13, 2025
Analysis Finance Growth-stage investment heats up as Gulf IPOs gain traction Global investors are increasingly vying for stakes in later-stage Gulf startups, betting on the region’s economic expansion and stronger exit opportunities, as the regional IPO markets gain momentum. The region, long overlooked for growth-stage capital – minority investments in established companies aimed at accelerating expansion – is witnessing a surge of interest from giants such […] March 13, 2025
Video length: 02:23 Opinion Oil & Gas Triumphalism is king on day 1 of CERAWeek in Houston The 'oilman's Davos' kicks off with a nod to Elvis March 11, 2025
Oil & Gas Adnoc targets foreign listing of investment arm XRG Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is considering listing its international investment arm XRG on an exchange outside of the UAE, three people with knowledge of the matter said. This could potentially create one of the largest listed energy companies in the world. The discussions to list a minority stake of XRG, which was established late […] March 10, 2025
