Dubai / Emirates Business Deyaar Development PJSC, one of the UAE’s leading property development and real estate services companies, has entered into a strategic partnership with Huawei with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The new partnership will provide residents of Deyaar properties with cutting edge technology solutions, including smart home applications and state of the art network ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business WETEX 2017 plays a vital role in supporting the efforts of the leadership of Dubai and the UAE on the global green economy and sustainable development map, said HE Saeed Mohamed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. The 19th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX), the largest ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Offshore and Marine industry is expected to see increased business at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), with analysts predicting modest increases in spending for maintenance and production in the oil sector, and significant investment expected for new offshore natural gas projects in the Eastern Mediterranean. Analysis by consultancy Douglas-Westwood ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Krypto Labs, a world-class ecosystem for groundbreaking start-ups, will officially inaugurate its custom-built all-in-one incubator, accelerator and co-working space in the heart of Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, helping bridge the gap between innovators and investors. The new 2,600 square-metre facility comprises state-of-the-art resources including an advanced computing and 3D printing lab, technical workshop, audio-visual studio, ...

Bloomberg Saudi companies are looking to solar electricity to hedge the risk of rising power prices if energy subsidies are cut, according to one of the Kingdom’s biggest plant developers. “Everybody is very convinced that electricity prices are going to be reformed over the next three years,’’ ACWA Power International Chief Executive Officer Paddy Padmanathan said in an interview in ...

Bloomberg Egypt is paring down its requests for liquefied natural gas. State-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. is seeking 12 LNG cargoes for delivery in the first quarter of 2018 in a tender, according to two people with direct knowledge. That compares with more than 100 cargoes it planned to purchase via tenders or government-to-government contracts for this year. Traders ...

BAGHDAD / Reuters Iraq said it was increasing oil exports from the southern Basra region by 200,000 barrels per day to make up for a shortfall from the northern Kirkuk fields. The output from the northern Kirkuk region fell this week in the course of military operations to take it back from Kurdish fighters who have been there since 2014. ...

Bloomberg Natural gas traders are facing the possibility of another mild US winter. Temperatures from December through February will be above normal for much of the southern US, East Coast and Northeast, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a report. A run of “beautifully mild weather” this autumn has already weighed on the market, said John Kilduff, founding partner ...

Bloomberg Schlumberger Ltd. and Baker Hughes, the world’s two biggest oilfield service companies, say North America’s growth engine is slowing. The investment appetite by explorers in North America “seems to be moderating” with the priority now being preservation of cash flow rather than the pursuit of continued production growth, Schlumberger said in an earnings statement. Baker Hughes, said in its ...

Bloomberg Sunoco LP’s bondholders are creating an obstacle for a $3.3 billion deal struck by the company to sell more than 1,100 gas stations and convenience stores to 7-Eleven Inc. A group of creditors has told the company it intends to oppose Sunoco’s attempt to change the terms of the credit pact governing about $1.6 billion of bonds — a ...