DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) recently received a delegation from China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC, Middle East, as part of a series of meetings DEWA has with international companies. The delegation included Wang Baoji, Vice President of CNPC Middle East, and Zhang Lei, Manager of the President’s Office …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport at Abu Dhabi City Municipality will start renovation of Sheikha Fatima Park (formerly Khalidiya Ladies Park), at a cost of AED94 million. The project, which started in June and is slated for completion in July, 2018, is intended to meet the needs and aspirations of the community, nurture …

  Bloomberg BHP Billiton Ltd, the world’s biggest mining company, forecast that iron ore production could be flat this fiscal year, while it sees petroleum output declining as much as 17 percent and the prices of its top earning materials remaining volatile. Capital spending on oil assets will plunge 44 percent to about US$1.4 billion in the year, after petroleum …