Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 November, 2016 4:35 am

OPEC production cut ‘imperative’, says Saudi energy minister

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said it was “imperative” that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) finalize an agreement over a cut in oil production aimed at boosting crude prices, Algerian media said Sunday. Khaled Al-Falih, Minister of Energy,...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 18 November, 2016 4:31 am

Saudi Arabia urges OPEC to cut oil output to low end of target

 Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Thursday he was optimistic about OPEC’s deal to limit oil output and mentioned the lower end of a previously agreed production target, helping spur a rally in the price of crude. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, at a...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 November, 2016 1:14 pm

Siemens: Middle East to add 66% power generation capacity by 2030

Siemens announced today its outlook for the energy landscape in the Middle East until 2030. The company maps out the region’s current power generation scenario, upcoming challenges, allocation of energy sources and the role digitalization will play in the future energy mix. Siemens found...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 14 November, 2016 1:20 pm

Dow Workshop Showcases Innovations and Underscores Commitment to Supporting Vision 2030

More than 60 senior representatives from the public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia recently converged in a workshop in Riyadh, designed to share and showcase Dow’s innovative solutions in addressing Saudi urban infrastructural challenges and underscore Dow’s commitment and support...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 14 November, 2016 5:17 am

Al-Falih: OPEC production cut imperative

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said it was “imperative” that OPEC nations finalize an agreement over a cut in oil production aimed at boosting crude prices, Algerian media said Sunday. Al-Falih met his Algerian counterpart on...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 11 November, 2016 4:39 am

Great Interest in Sasol’s new technology at ADIPEC 2016

Sasol, the international integrated chemicals and energy company that leverages technologies and expertise of 30 000 people working in 33 countries, is showcasing their range of special products and surfactants for the application in the Oil and Gas Market at ADIPEC, Abu Dhabi International...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 10 November, 2016 2:19 pm

Dubai Plans 75% Waste Diversion from Landfills by 2021

Waste management is one of the biggest challenges that Middle East’s cleaning sector will have to deal with as the region is to host events like EXPO 2020 and FIFA 2022. Governments in the region, particularly Dubai, are implementing strategies to achieve the goal of ‘zero waste to...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 8 November, 2016 4:05 pm

Key global corporations confirm presence at the Trade Exhibition alongside 7th IDEA International District Cooling Conference 2016

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has announced a trade exhibition to be held alongside the 7th IDEA International District Cooling Conference 2016, which will take place from 13 to 15 November 2016 at Jumeirah...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 7 November, 2016 4:21 pm

Waste Generated in GCC to Reach 120 million MT per year by 2020

According to a recent study by Frost and Sullivan, the total waste generated in the GCC is expected to increase from 94 million MT in 2015 to as high as 120 million MT per annum by 2020. Growing population and industrialisation are viewed as the reason for the increased waste generation. The rise...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 7 November, 2016 3:46 am

OPEC members will stick to output deal, says Algeria

Algeria’s Energy Minister Nouredine Bouterfa said on Sunday he was confident OPEC members would stick to a deal made in Algiers in September to cut output, saying the group’s technical committee was working on applying the deal. “There will be no return on the Algiers agreement....

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