Saudi Arabia, raised pricing for December sales of all oil grades to Asia in order to take advantage of a brief increase in demand for Middle Eastern crude.
Saudi oil giant Aramco signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with 18 Turkish firms in different sectors such as construction, power generation and related services.
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, met with his Saudi counterpart, Khalid Al Falih, to discuss methods of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
The Saudi Arabian oil giant, Aramco, has awarded Saudi KAD 4 lucrative procurement and construction contracts (EPC) to build pipelines with investment projected at $1.33b.
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced new rules permitting foreign investors to buy shares directly in initial public offerings (IPO). The new policy will take effect at the start of 2017.