Tag: Middle East

Energy, Oil & Gas

Korean budget airlines cut 900 flights over oil prices

Jeju Air, Jin Air and other Korean budget airlines cut 900 round-trip flights and introduced emergency measures as Middle East tensions pushed jet fuel prices sharply higher, with further flight reductions expected in coming months....

Energy, Oil & Gas

EU to push for jet fuel diversification as Iran war threatens supply

The European Union (EU)​ will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the US, in new guidelines expected next ‌week, an official source told Reuters, as the Iran war disrupts global supply....

Energy, Oil & Gas

INTECH secures Middle East shutdown systems project

INTECH secured a contract for the design, engineering, procurement, integration, and testing of multi-wellhead shutdown systems for gas modular skids for a leading NOC in the Middle East....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Avigilon AI video analytics help protect Middle East oil and gas sites

Gas and oil sites are among the most vital and high-risk pieces of critical infrastructure. This is especially true for the Mena region, which produces 30 per cent of the global oil supply and 17 per cent of the global gas supply, while having to account for active security risks and vulnerabilities that most of the world never considers....

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Asia boosts US LPG imports to replace Middle East supply

Asia's biggest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) importers, including India and China, are racing to replace disrupted Middle East supplies with cargoes from the Americas, driving spot premiums to record highs, analysts and traders said....

Energy, Oil & Gas

G7 reaffirms commitment to safeguard global energy stability

The finance and energy ministers of the G7 group affirmed their readiness to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of the energy market, as part of their efforts to address the economic repercussions of the war in the Middle East....

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KEC secures key power project contracts in Saudi Arabia

KEC International, a global infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major and a unit of key Indian conglomerate RG Group, has announced that it has secured the largest composite order from Saudi Arabia for setting up 380 kV transmission lines, substations and EHV Cabling in the kingdom. ...

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Europe gas prices surge by 30pc in wake of Mideast war

European natural gas prices surged sharply by around 30 per cent on March 9, amid growing uncertainty in global energy markets and escalating military tensions in the Middle East, raising fears of prolonged supply disruptions....

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Energy crisis looms as major plants shut down, Hormuz shipping halted

A sharp escalation in the Middle East conflict has triggered major disruptions across the region’s energy industry, with QatarEnergy announcing a halt to LNG production, Saudi Aramco shutting its Ras Tanura refinery and the shipping almost coming to a halt in Strait of Hormuz....

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Hundreds of ships drop anchor in Gulf waters

At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the chokepoint, shipping data showed, after US and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the region into turmoil....

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L&T units wins near $1.1bn Mideast substations contracts

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) said one of its key units has secured EPC orders - in the range of Rs50 billion to 100 billion ($551 million to $1.1 billion) - from leading utilities in the Middle East to establish electricity grid system elements across the region. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Middle East credit outlook for 2026 stable despite lower oil: S&P

The 2026 sovereign credit outlook for the Middle East region is stable thanks to the continued economic and credit resilience despite elevated geopolitical tensions and lower oil prices, said a S&P report, adding that the average regional growth is set to accelerate slightly to about 3.5%. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

IEA calls for urgent grid expansion to meet surging electricity demand

Global power demand is set to grow by more than 3.5% per year on average over the rest of this decade, with electricity generation from renewables, natural gas and nuclear all expanding to keep pace, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. ...

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Intech lands I-field O&M deal for over 1,000 wells in Mideast

Intech, an industrial automation and digitalization technology company, has secured an intelligent field operations and maintenance (I-field O&M) contract covering more than 1,000 oil and water wells at an oil and gas production facility in the Middle East....