ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA), is generating cash from overseas oil and natural gas operations and plans to sell some higher-cost wells in North America, according to Bloomberg. After a two-year programme to cut expenses, Taqa’s oil and gas businesses in North America and Europe are “cash-flow positive,” Saeed Hamad Al Dhaheri, TAQA Acting ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The total assets of 10 UAE banks jumped to AED 1.75 trillion by the end of Q1 2017, a 9.3 percent growth from AED 1.6 trillion recorded over the same period last year. A WAM analysis has found out that the growth in assets of the 10 banks whose Q 1 financial statements were announced ...

  Bloomberg Gulf Arab oil producers have reached an agreement about a possible extension of output cuts beyond June to reduce stockpiles of crude, Oman’s oil minister said. His Saudi Arabian counterpart confirmed that producers arrived at an initial deal on prolonging cuts. GCC countries agreed to push for an extension in a meeting, Oman Oil Minister Mohammed Al Rumhy ...