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TotalEnergies, Iraq deal

Iraq, TotalEnergies to proceed with $27bn energy project

The energy project aims to recover flared gas on three oil fields in order to supply power plants and build a seawater treatment plant to increase oil production

Oil prices surges after OPEC+ cuts

Oil surges after OPEC+ makes unexpected crude production cut

Oil prices surged after OPEC+ pledged to make production cuts starting next month that will exceed one million barrels a day

Smartphone market

Is the region’s smartphone market expected to grow in 2023?

The competition remains stiff in the coming years, especially for emerging brands

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch direct flights to these Iraqi cities

The carrier currently serves a total of 31 destinations from Abu Dhabi International Airport

COP28

COP28 chief’s Sultan Al Jaber begins global tour

Nations should aim to raise spending on technologies including carbon capture, nuclear power and hydrogen, according to Al Jaber

Aster

Aster DM Healthcare, Faruk Medical City sign contract to develop healthcare services in Iraq

Through this partnership, doctors from Aster will visit FMC’s facilities to consult and provide surgical services which are not locally available

Oil heads for worst losing run since 2020 on slowdown concerns

Commodities including oil have also faced a headwind this month from gains in the dollar

Emirates flights

Dubai carriers Emirates, flydubai cancel flights to and from Iraq

The carriers have cancelled flights scheduled for August 30 and 31

Tourist project

In pics: UAE President, regional leaders inspect tourism project in Egypt

The leaders were briefed about the five-star hotel which features several tourist facilities

First Abu Dhabi Bank to open representative office in Iraq

The UAE is one of Iraq’s most important trading partners, with the value of exported goods totalling over $13.11bn in 2020

OPEC+ agrees on another gradual oil-output hike for March

Oil prices soared to a seven-year high above $90 a barrel last month, stirring expectations of a return to triple-digits

Power Letters 2022: Mohammad A. Baker, deputy chairman and CEO, GMG

Whether it is acquiring new international brands or developing homegrown concepts, when an opportunity presents itself, we go after it

Dana gas

Dana Gas reports 2021 collections from Egypt and Kurdistan of $377m

It marked a 107 per cent year-on-year rise over the $182m it received in 2020

UAE retailer GMG gets Nike distribution rights for Egypt, Iraq

GMG will become the official distributor partner for Nike in Egypt by June 2022, covering everything from brand management to retail and distribution

Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions: Morocco, Korea, Romania, Ghana, Croatia, Iraq, Venezuela, Botswana

Here’s a list of eight participating country pavilions and their offerings

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar signs agreement to develop solar projects in Iraq

Iraq is aiming to increase the percentage of renewables to 20-25 per cent in its power production capacity by the end of the decade

Iraq agrees to sign deal with Total to execute energy projects

Total, after signing the deal, will also build a 1,000 megawatt solar power plant

Dubai’s Drake & Scull International bags contracts of over Dhs376m

DSI is also bidding for a Dhs260m project in Kuwait and for projects valued at Dhs1.49bn in Iraq

UAE announces $3bn investment in Iraq

The joint statement came at the conclusion of the official visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Al Kadhimi to the UAE

Talabat to launch operations in Iraq

The company will initially launch operations in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan early next year, before expanding into Federal Iraq

Oil slides from five-month high on cloudy demand outlook

OPEC+ also warned at a meeting on Wednesday that the pace of the demand rebound was slower than expected

Saudis keep pressure on OPEC cheats before ministerial talks

Riyadh’s struggle to enforce compliance has been a long-running issue

OPEC readies next move in bid to avoid oil-market taper tantrum

While oil prices have recovered to $43 a barrel in London, from a two-decade low of $15.98 in late April, sentiment in the market remains fragile

OPEC cuts output to lowest since 1991 as virus slams oil demand

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries cut production by 1.93 million barrels a day to 22.69 million a day last month

Abu Dhabi City United Arab Emirates

UAE’s Taqa to offer more shares in asset-transfer deal

Taqa has 23 gigawatts of power-generation capacity globally, with assets in Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, the US and several other countries

Iran missile that downed Ukraine jet fired ‘without permission’

Iran has sent the aircraft’s black boxes to France for analysis after months of delay

Oil extends drop with virus milestones spurring demand angst

A surge in cases across the southern and western US is causing states to reinstate measures, threatening the outlook for oil demand

OPEC says virus to keep fuel demand under pressure this year

The slow resumption of flights will constrain jet-fuel consumption, and high unemployment will restrict gasoline use

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Saudis cut July oil supply to some Asian buyers by up to 40%

The cuts were widespread across the region from South Asia and Southeast Asia to some parts of North Asia

Oil retreats toward $38 on signs US crude stockpiles expanded

Futures dropped 1.9 per cent in New York, erasing almost all of the gains from the previous session