Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Petroleum has announced the signing of an agreement with Premier Oil to farmout a 20 percent participating interest in each of the Andaman I and South Andaman Gross Split Production Sharing Contracts, PSCs. Mubadala Petroleum is the operator of both the Andaman I and adjacent South Andaman PSCs. Dr Bakheet Al Katheeri, Mubadala Petroleum’s Chief ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is one of the world’s fastest adopters of computer-delivered IELTS testing, according to British Council. IELTS — the high-stakes English language test — introduced its computer-delivered version earlier this year. The UAE ranks second place globally for adoption of new format, behind China in first place and in front of India, placing third. The UAE ...

Bloomberg Americans burned through a lot less gasoline and diesel fuel than expected last week, feeding into investor angst over oil demand. Futures slid as much as 1.1 percent in New York on Wednesday, declining for a third straight day, after the US Energy Information Administration said stocks of gasoline and distillate fuels grew by a combined 9.25 million barrels ...