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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.

Iraq is now OPEC's second highest oil producer, with production rising 24 per cent n 2011

December 30th, 2012 - 07:47 GMT

Iraq now OPEC's second largest oil producer

Oil firms risk the wrath of Baghdad as planned explorations in Kurdistan increase

September 23rd, 2012 - 10:31 GMT

Oil firms risk the wrath of Baghdad as more explorations in Kurdistan planned

Some oil majors have begun signing deals with Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region

September 4th, 2012 - 02:05 GMT

In the pipeline: Iraqi construction delays put Shell’s Majnoon under threat

Oil refinery pump

September 3rd, 2012 - 10:25 GMT

Potential oil price dips as UAE boosts its production

The gas projects will be used as feedstock for the petrochemicals industry

May 22nd, 2012 - 03:11 GMT

Iraq sets sights first in gas, then petrochemical sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) currently has a plan to release up to 14 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil stored in the United States, Europe, Japan and other importers

January 12th, 2012 - 05:25 GMT

Oil stocks to turn attractive on positive trends in crude oil

The joint venture, held 51 percent by Iraq’s South Gas Company, 44 percent by Shell and five percent by Mitsubishi Corporation., will be called Basrah Gas Company (BGC)

November 30th, 2011 - 05:04 GMT

Iraq natural gas joint venture gets final approval

The move comes amidst increasing concern in Amman over the reliability of Egyptian gas, which the Kingdom relies on for over 80 percent of its electricity generation needs

October 26th, 2011 - 02:08 GMT

As Egyptian gas supplies stall, Jordan turns to Iraq

The reliance on oil imports combined with the fluctuation of international prices has increased the National Electric Power Companys debt for 2011 to $700 million

September 22nd, 2011 - 02:37 GMT

Jordanian national energy bill to reach record highs

The conflict in Libya that has blocked ports and pipelines could be a boon for Iraq

August 9th, 2011 - 09:44 GMT

Libyan war presents opportunity for Iraqi oil sector

British energy giant BP, the 15th-biggest company in terms of oil reserves, is relying on closer links with National Oil Companies to gain access to huge oil reserves in Gulf countries and Russia

July 4th, 2011 - 01:01 GMT

State oil companies hold keys to access for private sector

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June 16th, 2011 - 01:12 GMT

Arab Spring likely to leave oil firms unharmed