bp and XRG Close Natural Gas Platform Arcius Energy 

(Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Dec.2024) — bp and XRG reached financial close and completed formation of their new joint venture (JV) and international natural gas platform – Arcius Energy, announced in Feb. 2024. The JV will combine bp’s and XRG’s deep technical capabilities and proven development track records as […]

Israel Conflict Gains Grip as Output: Rystad Says

(Rystad, 17.Oct.2024) — Here is Rystad Energy’s market update from Middle East Research Director, Aditya Saraswat. “Tensions are persisting in the Middle East and the humanitarian toll is climbing. Energy market fundamentals have been largely unaffected to date, but this could change at a moment’s notice. In a widespread regional […]

ADNOC Inks Equity Stake, LNG Offtake Deal with NextDecade

(ADNOC, 20.May.2024) — ADNOC announced the acquisition of a 11.7% stake in Phase 1 (Trains 1-3) of NextDecade Corporation’s (Nasdaq: NEXT) Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project located in Texas, US, which is expected to produce a less carbon-intensive LNG.  Highlights: –11.7% equity stake in Phase 1 […]

Saipem Awarded Contract by ADNOC Worth $4.1bn

(Saipem, 5.Oct.2023) — Saipem, in consortium with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), signed a letter of award with ADNOC for a new contract related to the Hail and Ghasha Development Project – Package 1 in the United Arab Emirates. Saipem’s share of the contract amounts to around $4.1bn.  The project […]

Petrobras Confirms Talks with Apollo and Adnoc

(Petrobras, 1.Jun.2023) — Petrobras, regarding the pieces of news released in the media, confirms that it met with executives from the Apollo fund and Adnoc, in which occasion it discussed Petrobras’ position in the Brazilian petrochemical sector, which is currently under analysis as part of the preparation of its Strategic Plan 2024-28.  […]

Petrobras on Braskem

(Petrobras, 19.May.2023) — Petrobras received a letter from Apollo Management X, L.P. and ADNOC International Limited with information about the non-binding proposal for the acquisition of Novonor S.A.‘s interest in Braskem. The information was forwarded to Petrobras due to the fact that the company is Braskem’s second largest shareholder and […]

TAZIZ and Proman Ink Shareholders Agreement

(ADNOC, 19.Jan.2023) — Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TA’ZIZ) and PROMAN AG, one of the world’s leading producers of methanol, have signed a shareholders’ agreement to develop the UAE’s first world-scale methanol production facility at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruways Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. Highlights: […]

ADNOC and Eni Exploring Options to Boost Gas Supply

(Eni, 12.Sep.2022) — His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Managing Director and Group CEO, and Claudio Descalzi, Eni‘s Chief Executive Officer, met in Abu Dhabi today to discuss the progress of the company’s activities in […]

UAE Eases Oil Supply Cuts To Asia After OPEC+ Deal

(Bloomberg, 7.Dec.2020) — The United Arab Emirates will provide Asian oil buyers with a little more crude next month after OPEC+ reached a compromise deal on cuts. While OPEC’s third-largest producer will still reduce supply to Asia in January, the curbs won’t be as deep as this month in percentage […]

Total And ADNOC Ink CO2 Emissions Framework Deal

(Total, 12.Nov.2020) — Total signed a strategic framework agreement with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to explore joint research, development and deployment partnership opportunities in the areas of CO2 emission reductions and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). The agreement brings together the best-in-class in low carbon technologies […]

ADNOC Reveals New Chinese Partner

(Asharq Al-Awsat, 28.Jul.2020) — The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, announced on Monday its agreement to the transfer of rights in its Lower Zakum and Umm Shaif and Nasr offshore concessions from the China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC, to China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s subsidiary CNOOC Limited. The transfer […]