GulfNav Agrees Terms For Brooge Acquisition

Dubai-listed GulfNav announced on 28 May that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Nasdaq-listed Brooge Energy for a AED3.3bn ($900mn) purchase of its assets and subsidiaries; namely Brooge Petroleum an...

Major Oil and Gas Companies undergo Leadership Reshuffle

Major Oil and Gas Companies undergo Leadership Reshuffle

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi approved a new appointment movement that included several chairmen of oil and gas sector companies in the last week of May. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Ismail was appoin...

Saudi Oil Export Revenues Drop Sharply

Lower oil prices have taken their toll on Saudi Arabia’s crucial oil export revenues which underpin the kingdom’s economic engine. Falling prices coupled with a modest 1% drop in oil export volumes (MEES, 23 May) pus...

Sudan Secures Additional Power From Egypt

Sudan’s military-led government has secured a deal with Egypt to increase power supplies for its Northern State to address a 40-day power blackout caused by the ongoing fighting in the war-torn country, according to st...

Aramco Returns To Debt Market In May

Aramco has kicked off its first bond sale of the year with a three-tranche dollar-denominated offering. The firm confirmed the issuance under its Global Medium Term Note Programme on 27 May. Aramco is raising $5bn throug...