Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a group of artists participating in the ‘Proud Expressions’ initiative. Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Director of the Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended on Tuesday the Dubai Forum for Government Best Practices 2017 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). Abdullah Mohammad Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Dubai Executive Council, welcomed a packed lecture hall to the signature event. Lt. General ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), on Tuesday announced the revamp of the ADNOC Technical Institute, which has been launched as the ADNOC Technical Academy (ATA), reinforcing the company’s commitment to investing in, and cultivating, young Emiratis’ professional development and building the next generation of ADNOC technicians and operators. As part of ATA’s revamp, over the ...

Fujairah / WAM The Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI), and the European Union Mission in the UAE, have discussed the economic and trade relations between the UAE in general, and the emirate in particular, with EU countries. The parties also covered ways to promote ties between Fujairah’s entrepreneurs and their counterparts in the EU. Discussions took place during ...

Dubai / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, inaugurated the third International Conference on Future Mobility in Dubai on Tuesday. Around 350 representatives of global, regional, Gulf and local governments, as well as experts in environment, energy, technology, communications, research and legislation, are participating in the conference, organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA). ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, hosted a high-profile delegation from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), to coordinate efforts in achieving the objectives of the UAE Foreign Aid Strategy, 2017-2021. The opening session was chaired by Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the ADFD, ...

Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp.’s deal in January for a swath of Permian Basin drilling real estate came with a sweetener for the sellers. The heirs of oil tycoon Perry Bass will get $1 billion in cash by 2032 — if drilling goes well for Exxon. That payout would be on top of the $5.6 billion in Exxon shares the Bass ...

Bloomberg An obscure gasoline additive could lead to a windfall of more than $6 billion for struggling US oil refiners. There’s just one hurdle: the Internal Revenue Service. Fuel makers are examining whether their occasional use of butane — a liquefied petroleum gas — qualifies for a big tax credit under a now-expired law that was intended to promote the ...

Bloomberg Sunrun Inc., the San Francisco-based residential-solar company, surged the most in 10 weeks after Bank of America Corp. said the company expects to be cash-flow positive by year-end. Sunrun gained 6.9 percent to $6.04 at 11:07 a.m. in New York, the most intraday since Aug. 24. The company is expanding into new markets and shifting its financing models so ...

Bloomberg Helium resources discovered in Tanzania last year may be almost twice as large as first thought, helping address possible future shortages of the gas used in medical scanners and nuclear energy when production begins, possibly as early as 2020, the exploration company said. Researchers working with Lisbon-based Helium One Ltd. calculated the Rukwa gas field in southwestern Tanzania could ...