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Oil & Gas

Gulf states, susceptible however prominent, look for to stop new Iran-Israel war

Gulf states are pushing to stop a fullblown local war after Iran's. unmatched retaliatory strikes on Israel, sources in the. area said, fearing brand-new escalation could put them on front. lines of a blaze and ruin plans to improve the area. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in specific may. be well put to triangulate in between Iran, Israel and the. United States after diplomatic advances over the last few years that. benefited all those nations. Allies of Washington, Gulf monarchies have actually looked for to. stabilise ties with Iran and Israel to fix longstanding. security issues and permit...

Oil & Gas

Turkey and Gulf states to release talks free of charge trade pact

Turkey and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have actually signed a deal to launch negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat stated on Thursday, as Ankara steps up efforts to broaden financial ties with the region. After years of stress, Turkey introduced a diplomatic charm offensive in 2020 to repair ties with Gulf nations, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Ankara currently has a trade agreement, dubbed an extensive economic collaboration arrangement, with the UAE. Ever since, Ankara has actually signed deals worth billions with Gulf countries, including Qatar, with which it...

Environment

US EXIM bank to vote on Bahrain oil task, testing US climate promise

The United States export credit firm on Thursday will vote on whether to back a. $ 100 million loan for an oil and gas drilling project in. Bahrain, evaluating a U.S. climate pledge to stop backing jobs. that broaden using nonrenewable fuel sources. The board of directors at the United States Export-Import. Bank is anticipated to authorize the task after voting last month. to inform Congress about potentially supporting the growth of. an oil and gas field in the Middle Eastern nation with over 400. brand-new oil wells and 30 gas wells. The EXIM Bank's loan to Bapco Energies would...

Oil & Gas

China-Gulf free trade talks stall on Saudi commercial program, sources say

Settlements between China and an Arab bloc for an open market agreement have stalled over concerns by Saudi Arabia that low-cost Chinese imports could undermine its aspirations to transform the kingdom into an commercial powerhouse, sources state. Saudi Arabia has backed renewed efforts over the past 2 years for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Arab bloc which includes the kingdom, United Arab Emirates and Qatar, to name a few, to finally seal a long sought handle China. But five sources briefed on the negotiations stated the sides were at an impasse over Saudi bookings with a list of items...

Fossil Fuels

Fossil Fuels

Iran, Bahrain to begin talks on releasing Iranian funds, resuming political relations

Iran and Bahrain have actually concurred to begin speak about the release of Iranian funds frozen in Bahrain and resuming diplomatic ties, Iran's state media reported on Monday. On Sunday, Bahrain's state news agency stated the 2 countries have actually accepted begin going over re-establishing political relations. The two parts have consented to hold technical negotiations to complimentary Iranian funds frozen in Bahrain, Iran's state media stated, without elaborating on the timing of the talks or the quantities included. The talks will be focused on launching funds of Iran's main bank and other banks held in Bahrain, according to the...

Renewable Energy Equipment

Sea drone warfare has actually gotten here. The U.S. is floundering.

The U.S. Navy's efforts to construct a. fleet of unmanned vessels are faltering because the Pentagon. stays wedded to big shipbuilding tasks, according to some. authorities and company executives, exposing a weakness as sea. drones reshape naval warfare. The lethal efficiency of sea drones has been shown. in the Black Sea where Ukraine has actually released remote-controlled. speed boats packed with explosives to sink Russian frigates and. minesweepers because late 2022. Yemeni-backed Houthi rebels have actually used comparable vessels. against business shipping in the Red Sea in current months,. albeit without success. These tactics have actually captured the attention of...

Fossil Fuels

Sea drone warfare has gotten here. The U.S. is floundering.

The U.S. Navy's efforts to develop a. fleet of unmanned vessels are failing because the Pentagon. remains wedded to big shipbuilding tasks, according to some. officials and company executives, exposing a weakness as sea. drones reshape naval warfare. The lethal efficiency of sea drones has actually been shown. in the Black Sea where Ukraine has actually released remote-controlled. speed boats packed with dynamites to sink Russian frigates and. minesweepers because late 2022. Yemeni-backed Houthi rebels have actually used similar vessels. against commercial shipping in the Red Sea in recent months,. albeit without success. These strategies have actually captured the attention...

Mining

Mineral Resources

Major Gulf markets fall on local tensions

Significant stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Thursday due to increasing geopolitical stress in the region, while financiers await U.S. weekly unemployed claims information to evaluate the health of the labour market. In the Middle East, combating continued in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas militants, without any indications yet of a. concrete development in ceasefire talks in Cairo. More than 40,500 Palestinians have been eliminated in the war,. according to Gaza's health ministry. The congested enclave has. been laid to squander. The majority of its 2.3 million individuals have actually been. displaced numerous times...

Mineral Resources

Gulf markets slide on US economic crisis worries, regional tensions

Significant stock exchange in the Gulf tumbled on Monday, tracking Asian shares lower on worries that the United States could be heading for recession, while concerns about a widening dispute in the region contributed to the worries. The U.S. joblessness rate jumped to near a three-year high of 4.3% in July amid a substantial downturn in hiring, heightening fears the labor market was deteriorating and potentially making the economy susceptible to a recession. The worryingly weak July payrolls report saw markets price in a 78% chance the Federal Reserve will not just cut rates in September, however ease by a...

Mining

Major Gulf markets combined in the middle of Middle East stress, Fed outlook

Major stock exchange in the Gulf were combined in early trade on Thursday amidst tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, while expectations of rate cuts in the United States raised financier belief. Haniyeh's death came less than 24 hr after the most senior military leader of Lebanon-based Hezbollah was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut. The killings fuelled concern that the 10-month-old war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was turning into a wider Middle East dispute. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index eased 0.1%, with aluminium products producer Al Taiseer Group...

Mining

Major Gulf markets blended; Saudi extends losses

Significant stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Wednesday as business incomes failed to cheer investors, while the Saudi index was on course to fall for a 3rd successive session. Saudi Arabia's benchmark index fell 0.2%, with Saudi National Bank, the nation's leading lender, losing 0.5%. The kingdom's financial growth will likely be one of the slowest amongst the Gulf Cooperation Council countries this year, according to a poll of economists who decreased development projections from three months ago due to prolonged oil output cuts. Economic experts said lower oil profits were likely to constrain investments...

Mineral Resources

Nornickel in speak with develop China nickel plant for battery sector, sources say

Russia's Nornickel remains in talks with numerous Chinese battery business to develop a. plant collectively producing nickel product from Russian. semifinished products, three sources with understanding of the. matter said. CNGR Advanced Product and Brunp Recycling, a. subsidiary of Chinese battery giant CATL, are amongst. the companies approached by Nornickel. The metals giant remains in the midst of trying to move. significant quantities of production away from Russia to significant. consumer China, bidding to circumvent Western sanctions against. Moscow over its war with Ukraine. If the task advances, it would be the 3rd such significant. effort by Nornickel this year....

Mineral Resources

Russia's Nornickel plans to build a PGMs refinery in Bahrain, source states

Russian metals huge Nornickel plans a joint task for building and construction of a platinum group metals (PGMs). refinery in Bahrain, a source knowledgeable about the matter told. on Thursday. Nornickel is the world's biggest manufacturer of palladium. and a significant manufacturer of platinum, representing 41% and 12% of. international mine output, respectively. Both metals are primarily used. in vehicle exhausts to neutralise hazardous engine emissions, and. platinum is likewise utilized in jewellery. The source did not supply the job's amount of time or. the refinery's production capability. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain held talks with. Russian...