Eni has announced it has agreed terms for the sale of a 20% stake in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession in Egypt to Mubadala Petroleum.
12 November 2018ADNOC has agreed to award France’s Total a 40% stake in the onshore Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas concession
12 November 2018The discovery was announced at a meeting of Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council.
6 November 2018The Ministry of Energy will offer 19 blocks in five zones.
6 November 2018
Exploration & Production
Iran wants to supply China through swap agreements with Central Asian nations that already export pipeline gas to the world’s fastest-growing gas market.
1 November 2018Malaysia’s Petronas has agreed to purchase a 10% stake in the BP-operated Khazzan gas field in Oman
19 October 2018Turkey’s Arkas Bunkering and Japan’s Sumitomo have signed an agreement for the use of LNG as a marine fuel in Turkey and its surrounding waters
19 October 2018Bidding closed on Monday for six licences offered in ADNOC’s first licensing round.
18 October 2018Azerbaijan is considering involving additional countries in the Southern Gas Corridor project.
16 October 2018Four banks and investment houses have expressed interest in financing a pipeline between Cyprus and Egypt
12 October 2018Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi have reportedly agreed to back Cyprus’s upstream gas plans
12 October 2018The number of rigs drilling for gas in the Middle East remained stable at 93 last month, with Saudi Arabia losing a rig and Egypt adding one.
12 October 2018
Policy & Regulation
Iraq needs Iranian gas imports to fuel its power plants, but looming US sanctions are threatening these supplies and could provoke unrest.
12 October 2018Thirty-nine companies have expressed interest in Abu Dhabi’s exploration licensing round, ADNOC CEO Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber has said
10 October 2018Ali Larijani, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, has blamed the United States for obstructing the sale of Iranian gas to Pakistan
10 October 2018Egypt could begin importing gas from Israel as early as March if the 90-km EMG pipeline is in good condition
10 October 2018
Supply & Demand
Yemen's pipeline security committee was able to facilitate the export of an oil cargo in August, raising hopes for LNG exports from the country.
9 October 2018Baker Hughes has acquired a 5% stake in ADNOC Drilling for $550 million.
8 October 2018Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has said state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco will be listed on a stock exchange by 2021
8 October 2018
Exploration & Production
The offshore block is in an area disputed with Turkey, but Ankara is unlikely to repeat its tactic of direct confrontation.
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