Irish exports to Arab countries are booming, with further opportunities likely, writes Teddy Murphy. 

Gas imported from the United States is to heat as many as 1.8 million UK homes after Centrica unveiled a supply deal worth £10bn (€11.7bn) today.

ROYAL Dutch Shell, Europe’s biggest oil company, said third-quarter profit doubled as energy prices rose and it ramped up projects from Qatar to Canada.

IRISH engineering services company Kentz has been awarded an $85 million (€57.3m) contract to build support services in Qatar, in a deal which brings the company’s total project pipeline to $1.5 billion in value.