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Only a handful of Saudi women are appointed to the board of major Saudi companies. (AFP)

April 30th, 2018 - 06:40 GMT

Saudi Aramco Appoints First Female Executive

Saudi Aramco has appointed new members to its board including a female executive, a milestone for Saudi Arabia and the oil industry where there are few women executives.

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January 29th, 2015 - 05:55 GMT

Worst timing ever? Shell to build $11 billion petrochemical plant in Iraq

The slump represented a wipe-off in market value of about $255 billion for European stocks listed on the broad STOXX Europe 600 index

October 16th, 2014 - 11:41 GMT

The new recession? European stocks suffer biggest one-day slide since 2011

Service contracts stay within the limits of Kuwait’s constitution, which ban foreign firms from oil production in the Gulf OPEC crude exporter.

October 7th, 2014 - 04:55 GMT

Coming back for a comeback: Kuwait invites major oil companies back

The Kingdom, holding the world's fifth largest proven reserves of gas, expects domestic demand for natural gas - used mainly for power generation

August 3rd, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

A one-sided affair: Saudi Arabia is interested in 'unconventional gas', but what's stopping in the way?

US oil production has embarked on an unprecedented 50 percent rise over the past four years as new drilling techniques allowed oil to flow from vast shale reserves

July 27th, 2014 - 03:54 GMT

A game changer for the ME's oil exporters? Exxon eyes major refinery expansion in the US

The search for gas has been a priority for Saudi Arabia as it struggles to keep pace with rapidly rising domestic demand.

July 7th, 2014 - 11:44 GMT

It's complicated: Shell gives up its gas investments in Saudi Arabia

Kuwait began importing LNG in 2009 and signed deals with Shell and Swiss-based trader Vitol to supply it from April to October, the period of peak power demand, for the last four years.

May 12th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

What oil? Kuwait signs $12 billion LNG deal with Shell

Jordan may have struck gold in securing much-needed energy resources as it starts the commercial exploitation of its oil shale reserves

May 7th, 2014 - 12:43 GMT

Forget the US, forget Saudi Arabia: Could Jordan's development of oil shale be the true game changer here?

Although there has yet to be an in-depth assessment of the region’s shale resources, some GCC nations have begun exploring their own unconventional deposits, with the aim of meeting domestic needs.

April 13th, 2014 - 02:55 GMT

How can the GCC's approach to the US shale boom be described? One word: insufficient

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April 3rd, 2014 - 03:07 GMT

Are the Gulf economies getting a kick out of the Crimea crisis?

The Gulf Arab state is spending billions of dollars in areas such as transport, electricity and water generation and housing,

February 6th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

Qatar reveals $205 billion worth of infrastructure projects it has under its sleeve

Shell’s divestment strategy spells opportunity for the Arabian Gulf’s state owned oil and gas companies.

February 5th, 2014 - 02:21 GMT

How Shells divestment strategy spells opportunity for GCC investors