Saudi Arabia will raise the price of water for non-residential consumers, a move widely perceived as a sign the government is cutting back an expensive system of subsidies thanks to low oil prices.
Ahmed Hassan Al Dheeb, undersecretary at the Omani Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that his country is confident of winning an anti-dumping case against a local steel pipeline manufacturer that that is being h ...
According to a report by Oxford Strategic Consulting the current period of low oil prices could be an opportunity for GCC-based oil and gas companies to invest in and diversify talent.
Gulf oil producers are delaying some field maintenance until next year to keep production high and reduce costs, forecasting weaker oil prices in 2016.
Standard and Poor, which previously downgraded Saudi Arabia's sovereign debt, has said that this in turn may contribute to a gradual repricing of the Gulf's international bonds.
Saudi Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, has announced that Saudi Arabia can withstand the impact of low oil prices on state revenues and economic growth, reported Reuters.
Iran’s Oil Minister, Bijan Zangeneh, has downplayed fears that the return of Iranian crude will further dampen oil prices, saying confidently that “we have vaccinated the market against this issue,” reported Press TV.