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Energy, Oil & Gas

Fire contained in Bapco refinery after missile attack

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

A fire broke out at a unit of the BAPCO Energies refinery in Bahrain following an Iranian missile strike, a Bahrain news Agency report said.

Energy, Oil & Gas

KBR lands Saudi petchem complex maintenance contract

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

SATORP, a joint venture between Saudi oil giant Aramco and French multinational integrated energy TotalEnergies, has signed up KBR, a leading technology and engineering solutions company, to provide comprehensive maintenance services for its petrochemical complex in Jubail for the next seven years.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oil oversupply to cushion impact of Hormuz shipping disruptions, says expert

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the Iran conflict, is likely to be temporary given its vital economic role. This, alongside global oil market oversupply, should limit oil price rises and mitigate any potential disruptions to Iranian oil supply, said an industry expert.

Energy, Oil & Gas

India's GAIL weighs gas supply cuts after Petronet LNG force majeure

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

India's GAIL said it will assess curbing supplies to natural gas customers after a force majeure notice from long-term supplier Petronet LNG over ‌constraints on vessels as conflict escalates in the Middle East.

Energy, Oil & Gas

TAQA says operations of all its units stay normal

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has confirmed that operations across its UAE entities remain normal.

Energy, Oil & Gas

MCO acquires Swiss rotating equipment maintenance company

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has acquired all shares of AST Turbo (AST), a Swiss company specialising in rotating equipment maintenance services.

Energy, Oil & Gas

US will escort ships in Strait of Hormuz, says Trump

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

US President Donald Trump has said the US navy will protect ships in the Middle East and the government will provide insurance "if necessary" in a bid to contain soaring energy prices sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Acwa's 2025 revenue soars to $1.97bn; net profit up 60pc

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Saudi utility major Acwa has reported solid results for FY 2025 with its revenue soaring to hit SAR7.41 billion ($1.97 billion) and its net profit recording a 60% growth over the previous year as higher operating income and stronger contributions from operating assets lifted earnings.

Energy, Oil & Gas

QatarEnergy declares force majeure

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Further to the announcement by QatarEnergy to stop production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products, QatarEnergy has declared force majeure to its affected buyers.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Drone strike targets Ras Tanura refinery; no damage

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attempted drone strike targeted the Ras Tanura Refinery, the Kingdom’s largest oil processing facility, but caused no damage and did not disrupt supplies.