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| A comprehensive guide
to current and future events and exhibitions in the UAE |
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Valuable concise reference source on the UAE,
covering political system, economy, business, history and heritage,
education, women, healthcare, tourism and environment. |

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Natural history of the UAE,
covering all animals and plants recorded in the Emirates. |

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Report by National US Arab Chamber of Commerce on the UAE. Vol XV, No 3, June 2007. Includes analysis of UAE economy. |

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THE ECONOMY - OIL AND GAS
ADNOC-FOD in new drive to solve congestion at filling stations Posted on 28/08/2008
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (Adnoc-Fod) asserted yesterday that it has started to implement a set of new standards in an effort to ease up congestion at its diesel filling stations.
In a statement, the Company said that it is working with all seriousness to contain all the problems related to diesel and make it available to the customers. The additional demand for diesel in the country brought about by the economic boom has resulted in congestion at the filling stations
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Dubai diesel prices will fall further Posted on 28/08/2008
Dubai oil retailers - Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), Emirates Petroleum Products Company (Eppco) and Emarat - will further slash diesel prices at the pumps by 50 fils a gallon effective September 1, marking their sixth straight cut in prices in a little more than a month, oil company sources told Gulf News yesterday. "The price of diesel will be cut to Dh16.25 per gallon from Dh16.75 per gallon from Monday," a spokes-man for Enoc and Eppco confirmed the news on behalf of the two
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UAE second largest Arab gas consumer Posted on 27/08/2008
High economic growth has combined with a rapid population increase and ongoing plans to switch to gas in power generation have turned the UAE into the second largest gas consumer in the Arab world, according to the official data.
Gas demand in the UAE due to the increased consumption has grown by more than seven per cent since 2003 to peak at 620,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) in 2007 compared with 480,000 boe/d in 2003.
The figures by the Organisation of Arab Petroleum
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Adnoc to develop small reservoirs Posted on 27/08/2008
In an effort to boost its oil production by up to 25 per cent in the next several years, the offshore arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is working to develop a new class of slightly smaller reservoirs. "We are going to the second-size fields to increase the production,” said Ali Rashid al Jarwan, the general manager of the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-Opco), which produces up to 600,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).
Mr Jarwan described the fields as big by
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Dubai diesel retailers slash price Posted on 25/08/2008
Dubai oil retailers - Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), Emirates Petroleum Products Company (Eppco) and Emarat - slashed the price of diesel at the pumps by 50 fils a gallon yesterday, marking their fifth straight cut in less than a month, sources said. "The price of diesel has come down to Dh16.75 a gallon, from Dh17.25 a gallon, effective immediately," an oil company source told Gulf News. Pump attendants at Dubai's oil filling stations confirmed the news. – Gulf News
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IPIC signs MoU with two partners to build fertilizer complex in Uzbekistan Posted on 21/08/2008
Abu Dhabi government owned-International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and Borealis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan's State Joint-Stock Company (Uzkimyosanoat) to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a world-scale Fertilizer complex in Uzbekistan.
State Joint-Stock Company Uzkimyosanoat consists of 12 chemical plants, 13 distributing companies, two engineering and scientific research institutes and a logistics company. Borealis is
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ENOC to enhance customer service Posted on 20/08/2008
Cylingas, a subsidiary of ENOC, has launched a productivity programme aimed at providing enhanced services to customers. As part of the programme, Cylingas invested in a Dhs6m Electronic Synchronised Full Hydraulic Rolling machine to double the rolling/forming of steel plates towards increasing of production capacity from 3,250 tons per year to 6,500 tons per year. Inaugurated by Saeed Khoory, ENOC Group Chief Executive, the machine comprises 'MCB 3070' four rolls 3000mm x 70mm with 'HP
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Dana Gas profit surges 17% in Q2 Posted on 18/08/2008
A surge in its oil and gas revenue boosted the net profit of Dana Gas by nearly 17 per cent in the second quarter of 2008 and the company expects further growth through the year.
Net earnings grew to around Dh34 million in the second quarter from nearly Dh29m in the same period of last year, an increase of 17 per cent, Dana Gas said in a statement yesterday.
Revenue from oil and gas production surged by 28 per cent to Dh309m while EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Depreciation and Depletion
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Dubai to cut diesel prices again Posted on 18/08/2008
Dubai oil retailers - Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), Emirates Petroleum Products Company (Eppco) and Emarat will cut the diesel price at the pump by 50 fils a gallon as of today, marking their fourth cut in prices in less than a month, company sources told Gulf News on Sunday.
"The price of diesel at Dubai's pumps will come down to Dh17.25 a gallon from Dh17.75 a gallon from midnight," said one of the sources.
Gulf News last week reported the extent of the cut being planned by the oil
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Abu Dhabi could develop offshore sour gas field Posted on 17/08/2008
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Co (Gasco) is studying the development of an offshore sour gas field and is unlikely to involve foreign firms in early planning, the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) reported.
Gasco, a unit of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc), is conducting its own study on the potential for the offshore Hail sour gas field, the magazine reported on Friday.
"This is early work but no international contractors are being canvassed, which suggest the initial engineering and design
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Dubai retailers slash diesel price by 50 fils Posted on 13/08/2008
Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), Emirates Petroleum Products Company (Eppco) and Emarat - have slashed the retail price of diesel again at the pumps by 50 fils a gallon, in line with the falling global crude and oil product prices, oil company sources told Gulf News on Tuesday. "The new diesel price is Dh17.75 per gallon. The fuel's price reflects the downward trend in international oil prices," said one of the sources.
Spokesmen for oil companies were unavailable for comment when reached
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Self service at 10 ENOC stations from today Posted on 12/08/2008
Motorists will have to fill petrol and diesel on their own at 10 ENOC (Emirates National Oil Company) stations in Dubai and the Northern Emirates from Tuesday. According to Khalid Hadi, ENOC Group brand and marketing manager, this self-service is a pilot project being started following the global trend. "In the US and Europe, all use the self-service method. Now we want to test the reaction across the UAE."
Asked why the project is being launched in the summer, Hadi said this is the best time
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ENOC to introduce self-service at 10 select service stations Posted on 07/08/2008
In keeping with international trends, ENOC recently announced that the company will be implementing the self-service concept for buying fuel at select stations in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. The pilot project will commence at three sites in Dubai and seven in the Northern Emirates on August 12, 2008.
The 10 ENOC service stations where the self-service scheme will be introduced include Al Bada'a, opposite Jumeirah Jail, Al Manara on Jumeirah Beach Road, Al Hashimi, behind Sahara Centre, Al
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ADNOC announces crude retrospective prices for July Posted on 06/08/2008
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) yesterday announced the retrospective prices for the month of July 2008 for Abu Dhabi's four main grades of crude oil. The prices (FOB Abu Dhabi ports) for the onshore Murban crude was set at US$137.35 per barrel, while prices for the three offshore crudes were set at US$137.25 for Lower Zakum, US$136.35 for Umm Shaif and US$131.65 for Upper Zakum. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
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ADNOC-FOD launches e-diesel Rahal card Posted on 05/08/2008
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (Adnoc-Fod) will stop selling diesel for cash from 15th this month as it is launching an e-payment system from tomorrow 5th August. A grace period of ten days has been announced to facilitate transition from cash purchase to e-payment. The Rahal e-Diesel card is intended to systematise selling diesel at ADNOC-FOD filling stations across the country, a statement said.
Customers will be given the option of buying the pre-paid cards in three
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