VIENNA, 20th February, 2020 (WAM) The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at US$58.35 a barrel on Wednesday, 19th February 2020, compared with US$56.68 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol …
Read More »Saudi Aramco announces regulatory approval of the development of Jafurah gas field
DHAHRAN, SAUDI, 22nd February, 2020 (WAM) Saudi Aramco today announced regulatory approval of the development of the Jafurah unconventional gas field in the Eastern Province, the largest non-associated gas field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to date. The field development plan is subject to the Company’s usual governance process. …
Read More »Reem Al Hashemy receives FAA Director General
DUBAI, 19th February 2020 (WAM) Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, today welcomed Abdullah Ghobash, Director General of Financial Audit Authority, FAA, to the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Ghobash toured the Al Wasl Plaza and the three …
Read More »The first integrated national platform to archive all food security research in the UAE
Dubai, February 19 2020 WAM The Office of Food Security announced the launch of the “electronic food research” platform open through its official website, which is the first of its kind in the region and aims to create a knowledge base for all scientific and applied research carried out in …
Read More »The price of Brent crude is slightly lower
London 17 February 2020 SPA The price of Brent crude oil, the world benchmark futures contract, fell today by $ 0.15, or 0.26 percent, to $ 57.17. The price of a barrel of US West Texas Intermediate crude oil fell 0.04 percent, equivalent to $ 0.02, to $ 52.03.
Read More »Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1 to begin operations
ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2020 (WAM) The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, today announced it has granted Nawah Energy Company the operating licence for Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, making the UAE the first country in the Arab region to operate …
Read More »Saudi Aramco announces review of gasoline prices monthly starting from February
Dhahran 16 February 2020 SPA Saudi Aramco has announced that the updated gasoline prices starting from today February 16 2020 will be as follows: (Gasoline 91: 1.55 riyals per liter), and (Gasoline 95: 2.11 riyals per liter). Saudi Aramco explained that starting from the current month of February, the period …
Read More »Dhiba port registers the entry of more than 150 merchant ships during the month of January
Tabuk, 15 February 2020 , SPA The port of Dhiba announced that it received 155 merchant ships during January 2020, with a total tonnage exceeding 241,548 tons. The port also transported approximately 18 thousand passengers, and 8344 Cars. The port administration was keen on harnessing all the capabilities, equipment, operational …
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohamed bin Zayed attend the signing of two agreements between Expo 2020 Dubai and the Ministries of Interior and Defence
DUBAI, 8th February 2020 (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended …
Read More »Expo 2020 Dubai to host the 5th Aqdar World Summit
DUBAI, 8th February 2020 (WAM) Expo 2020 Dubai announced that it will host the 5th edition of the Aqdar World Summit, an international event organised annually under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
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