Nasser Confirmed as New Saudi Aramco President
A veteran executive with oil giant Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, has been confirmed as the company's president, the Dhahran-based firm said Thursday.
Nasser had been...
Riyadh finance district project will transfer to Public Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia is to transfer ownership of Riyadh's floundering King Abdullah Financial District to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from the Public Pension Agency...
Nigeria's president to visit restive oil region
Muhammadu Buhari will this week make his first visit as president to Nigeria's oil-producing south, which has been riven by an upsurge in violence...
Saudi reform plan pleases markets
A sweeping economic reform plan announced by Saudi Arabia on Monday pleased the financial markets but fell short of convincing sceptics that the kingdom...
Saudi Arabia: fossil fuels are still needed
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia supports efforts to limit global warming but believes fossil fuels should remain part of the world energy mix, Oil...
Saudi Arabia crude exports fall to 7.276m bpd in July
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports in July fell to 7.276 million barrels per day from 7.365 million bpd in June, official data showed.
Monthly export...
Mobile firm Zain Saudi appoints new chairman
Zain Saudi, the kingdom's third-biggest telecommunications operator, has appointed Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer as chairman.
The prince will replace...
A reduction in automobile fuel subsidies amid economic crisis in Syria
In the latest government measure to tackle a deepening economic crisis, Syria's oil and mineral resources ministry announced Saturday a reduction in automobile fuel...
Emirates airline's H1 profit surges 65% to $849 mn
Dubai's Emirates airline said Thursday its net profit surged 65 percent in the first half of the financial year to $849 million (781 million...
Iraq boosts southern ports oil export capacity to 4.6 mln bpd -statement
BAGHDAD, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Iraq has announced that it has managed to boost oil export capacity from its southern ports to 4.6 million...
