Saudi Arabian Oil Co. plans to start natural gas production at a field near Jordan next year as the world’s biggest crude exporter is “investing big in gas,” CEO Khalid Al-Falih said.

“Results are extremely encouraging” at the field in northern Saudi Arabia, Al-Falih said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The state-owned producer,"...

Royal Dutch Shell has inked a deal to supply LNG to Jordan’s National Electric Power Company, country’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammad Hamed said Wednesday.

As per the five year agreement, Shell will supply 150 million cubic feet of LNG per day to a terminal in Aqaba. Jordan will pay $500 million per year for the fuel supply, reported Jordan Times newspaper.

"This is a very"......

Energy leaders see price volatility and the future of a climate framework as their top critical uncertainties, according to the latest World Energy Issues Monitor published by the World Energy Council, the UN-accredited global energy body.

The 7th edition of the Council’s annual survey of over 1000 energy leaders including ministers and CEOs from nearly 80 countries"...

Former US Vice President Al Gore has received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Zayed Future Energy Prize. Gore was recognised for his unwavering personal and political commitment to raise international awareness about the dangers of climate change, while reinforcing optimism that the global community can and will successfully tackle the challenge.

Gore received"...

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashed al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, His Excellency Abdulfattah El Sisi, President of the Republic of Egypt and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Awarded the 7th Zayed Future Energy Prize winners at an awards ceremony today during the opening of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

Today, submissions and nominations opened for the 2016 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The Prize, an annual US$4 million award, recognises individuals, organisations and schools for advancing solutions that will meet the challenges of climate change, energy security and the environment.

Submissions and nominations to the 2016 Zayed Future Energy Prize opened at 12.00 a.m. Gulf"...

Israel's National Planning Commission has approved two proposed pipeline connections allowing the delivery of natural gas to Jordan.

The commission voted Tuesday to approve the routes for pipeline links to Jordan from the north at Bet Shean and in the south at the Dead Sea.

Israel's Interior Ministry, under which the commission operates, said the two locations will allow for the necessary safety, support and reliability for the future export of gas to Jordan.

Commission Shuki Armani said in a statement that "exporting gas to Jordan is a project of national importance, including...

According to Bloomberg, Jordan will import 1.5-1.8 BCM annually from the field off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

While it was reported in Jordan yesterday that the negotiations on importing Israeli gas from the Leviathan reserve had been halted, Bloomberg reports that Jordan, which is in need of cheaper sources of energy, will import gas from the Gaza Marine field 35 kilometers from the coast of the Gaza Strip. According to Bloomberg, the"...

Jordan suspended talks to import natural gas from Israel from Noble Energy Inc. and will sign an agreement with BG Group Plc to buy Gaza Strip gas.

The kingdom halted negotiations “recently” after Israeli authorities said they may move to prevent a regional “monopoly” for Noble, according to Jamal Qammouh, head of Jordan’s Lower House energy"...

CAMAC Energy Inc. (“CAMAC” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: CAK) announced today that the semi-submersible drilling unit, Sedco Express, has arrived to the Oyo Field located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria. The Company has contracted the Transocean Sedco Express to expedite the timing of production tie-in"......