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The economy of the Middle East is very diverse, with national economies ranging from hydrocarbon -exporting rentiers to centralized socialist economies and free-market economies. The region is best known for oil production and export, which significantly impacts the entire region through the wealth it generates and through labor utilization.
The Ruwais Refinery is operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). The complex can process up to 837,000 barrels [ 1] of crude oil and condensate per day, making it the fourth-largest single-site oil refinery in the world and the biggest in the Middle East. The refinery is situated in the city of Ruwais, in Abu Dhabi’s western region.
ADNOC Drilling is the largest drilling company in the Middle East. It drills for oil both onshore and offshore in Abu Dhabi. ADNOC currently has a 95% equity in ADNOC Drilling [ 45 ] [ 46 ] after energy services giant Baker Hughes, acquired a 5% stake (valued around $11 billion or AED40.4 billion) in 2018.
Crescent Petroleum is the first and largest private upstream oil and gas company in the Middle East. [ 1] Founded in 1971, Crescent Petroleum is headquartered in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with current operations in both the UAE and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). As of 2023, Crescent Petroleum and the Iraqi ...
In 2009 the largest share of oil production was in the Middle East (24 million barrels daily, or 31 per cent of global production). According to Transparency International based on BP data regionally the largest share of proved oil reserves is in the Middle East (754 billion barrels, constituting 51 per cent of global reserves including oil sands and 57 per cent excluding them).
Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) (Arabic: شركة اتحاد المقاولين) is the largest construction company in the Middle East and ranks among the top 25 international contractors with a revenue of US$5.3 billion in 2013 and 1.872 billion by 2020.
MEES (Middle East Economic Survey) is a weekly newsletter published by Middle East Petroleum and Economic Publications Ltd. Founded in Beirut Lebanon in 1957 by Fuad W. Itayim, Middle East Economic Survey provides comprehensive source of news and analysis of energy, financial, economic and political developments in the Middle East and North Africa countries.
Oil reserves in the United Arab Emirates, according to its government, are about 107 billion barrels, almost as big as Kuwait's claimed reserves. [1] Of the emirates, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has most of the oil with 92 billion barrels (14.6 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) while the Emirate of Dubai has 4 billion barrels (640 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) and the Emirate of Sharjah has 1.5 billion barrels (240 × 10 ^ 6 m 3).