Dec 26, 2010
Ghana opens its oil taps, joining the growing club of sub-Saharan crude producers but will it become the latest victim of the dreaded 'oil curse'? Read Article A boom and a test for Ghana
Dec 26, 2010
Oil exports from Kurdistan to restart following agreement with Baghdad to end long dispute over resources jurisdiction. Read Article Iraq gives go-ahead to Kurdish oil contracts
Dec 26, 2010
Arab oil exporters meeting in Cairo this weekend said they saw no need to supply more crude as stocks were high and prices had been inflated temporarily by cold weather in Europe. Read Article Kuwait minister says $100 oil price is 'acceptable'
Dec 27, 2010
As snow strikes New York cold weather is fuelling a hike in oil prices as prices near a two-year high. Read Article Oil price nears two-year high as snow sweeps New York
Dec 31, 2010
Petrofac, which has extensive operations in the Emirates, says it has won a contract in Malaysia worth US$280 million (Dh1.02bn), and expects the first oil to be produced by the end of 2011. Read Article $280m Malaysian contract awarded to UK's Petrofac
Dec 31, 2010
Bahrain is setting its sights on manufacturing, transport, and information communication technology, as its focus moves away from financial services and construction. Read Article Bahrain overhauls its 2030 economic blueprint
Jan 02, 2011
Last year BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico changed the energy industry forever. Here read The National's top five predictions for what 2011 could bring. Read Article A peek into our energy crystal ball
Jan 03, 2011
Alexandria Mineral Oils Company expects a rally in the price of crude lift shares and boost its profit for the year ahead. Read Article Egypt's AMOC to gain as crude edges higher
Jan 03, 2011
US$1 billion (Dh3.67bn) gas project which begins this year will kick-start a wave of industrial projects across Abu Dhabi creating 5,000 jobs at its peak. Read Article $1bn boost for industrial hiring
Jan 03, 2011
The third-largest US oil producer ConocoPhillips, which last year abandoned a project for Abu Dhabi's Shah sour gasfield, spent US$16.8 million [Dh61.7m] last year on lobbying politicians. Read Article Conoco tops lobby league
