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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Seek to Expedite Oil Projects in Divided Areas

Members of the Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee (KUNA)
Members of the Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee (KUNA)
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Seek to Expedite Oil Projects in Divided Areas

Members of the Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee (KUNA)
Members of the Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee (KUNA)

The Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee discussed on Sunday expediting the implementation of oil projects in the divided region.

The Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Oil, Sheikh Nimr Al-Sabah, said, in a press statement, that the meeting of the committee came at a very important time to follow up and evaluate works in the joint operations area, including Wafra and Khafji.

He added that the committee stressed the importance of completing and implementing the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries in 2019, overcoming challenges facing oil projects, and working to develop and exploit the natural resources in the divided region, as well as meetimg the growth of domestic demand.

Al-Sabah said the committee reviewed a study pertaining to special corridor for joint operations (Khafji and Wafra), through the Nuwaiseeb and Khafji ports, including the related engineering plans.

He stressed that the study took into account the future vision and joint operation plans, as well as the operational requirements, noting that the project would allow workers and equipment to move easily and smoothly through the border crossings.

The Kuwaiti-Saudi Permanent Joint Committee was established in accordance with the agreement dividing the neutral zone, signed between the two sides in 1965. It reports directly to the oil and energy ministers of the two countries.

The committee works to ensure the continuation of efforts to properly exploit the shared natural resources, conduct the related studies, and review new licenses, contracts and concessions in the divided area.

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Egypt Non-oil Downturn Deepens in September as Orders Slump

Part of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo (New Capital Company)
Part of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo (New Capital Company)
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Egypt Non-oil Downturn Deepens in September as Orders Slump

Part of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo (New Capital Company)
Part of the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo (New Capital Company)

Egypt's non-oil ‌private sector contracted at a faster pace in September as output and new orders fell sharply amid inflation and geopolitical disruptions, a business survey showed on Monday, Reuters reported.

* The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 47.2 in September from 49.6 in August, a survey by ‌S&P Global ‌showed. The 50-mark separates growth ‌from ⁠contraction.

* Output and ⁠new business both declined at faster rates in September. Firms cited weaker market conditions, ongoing geopolitical disruptions and strong inflationary pressures.

* Export sales also fell, though at a ⁠marginal pace that was the ‌joint-slowest in ‌the current seven-month decline.

* Employment rose for ‌a second straight month, the ‌first back-to-back increase in staffing in more than a year, although the pace slowed from August and remained slight.

* Output ‌price inflation eased slightly from August but remained steep and ⁠well ⁠above the historical trend, while input cost inflation rose to a three-month high.

* The survey said firms remained optimistic that output would rise over the coming 12 months.

* "All this suggests that Egyptian firms remain hopeful about the future in spite of the economic challenges they face," said David Owen, Principal Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Mideast Oil Exports Exceeded Pre-Iran War Levels despite Hormuz Disruptions

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Mideast Oil Exports Exceeded Pre-Iran War Levels despite Hormuz Disruptions

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Middle East oil exports, excluding Iran, surpassed their pre-war levels last week, despite attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler.

For the first time since the US and Israel launched their offensive against Iran at the end of February, the weekly average of shipments rose for several days above the pre-conflict average of 18 million barrels per day, said AFP.

Crude oil exports reached pre-war levels in September, with at least 16.5 million barrels leaving the region excluding Iran, Kpler said on Wednesday.

"Forty percent now bypass Hormuz, and most crude crossing the strait changes tankers offshore," Kpler said, adding that most of the oil flowed through Saudi and United Arab Emirates pipelines.

These figures include flows via the Red Sea, a route increasingly used to bypass the blockade Iran is attempting to impose on Hormuz -- where around a fifth of the world's petroleum supplies crossed before the conflict.

Iran still claims control over the strait, and ships without its authorization risk coming under attack, but more and more are making it out, and alternative routes meant to bypass the waterway are operating at full capacity.

Despite the rebound, experts stressed that the situation was far from normal, and Iran remains deprived of a large share of its own exports by a US counterblockade of its ports.

Saudi Arabia is benefiting from the reactivation of its East-West pipeline, which links the kingdom's main oil fields in the east to its Yanbu terminal on the Red Sea, allowing it to bypass Hormuz.

Shut down on September 11 after being hit by strikes launched from Iraq, the pipeline resumed operations on September 22, Amena Bakr, an analyst at Kpler said last week.

The United Arab Emirates is also able to bypass Hormuz thanks to its pipeline linking Abu Dhabi's fields to Fujairah, a terminal just outside the strait on the Gulf of Oman.

Around 0310 GMT on Monday, Brent North Sea crude for December delivery fell 0.79 percent to $101.44 a barrel.

Its US counterpart, West Texas Intermediate for November delivery, dropped 1.20 percent to $90.02.

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Al-Moammar Receives First Work Order Under HUMAIN Agreement, Worth More Than 148% of 2025 Revenue

A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
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Al-Moammar Receives First Work Order Under HUMAIN Agreement, Worth More Than 148% of 2025 Revenue

A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).

Al-Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) has received its first work order under its agreement with HUMAIN, with a total value exceeding 148 percent of the company's total revenue for 2025, including value-added tax.

In a statement on Saudi Exchange on Sunday, the company said Work Order No. 1, received on October 1, covers the scope of work related to a capacity of 50 megawatts. This was the scope previously announced as part of a project to design and build data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence technologies.

The company said the financial impact of the work order began in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.

The work order was received under an agreement signed by Al-Moammar Information Systems with HUMAIN last September, with a value exceeding 689 percent of the company's total revenue for 2025, including value-added tax. The agreement includes an expansion of the project's scope from 50 megawatts to 250 megawatts.

When the agreement was announced, the company said the engineering, procurement, and construction works would be carried out through work orders issued by HUMAIN in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The company would announce each work order upon receipt, including its value, implementation period, and financial impact.

Al-Moammar Information Systems expects to receive additional work orders related to the further expansion of the project in the coming period and will announce any material developments in this regard when they occur.