East Med seeks to revive gas export ambitions
The highly ambitious EastMed project faces sizeable commercial and political risks but reinforces the burgeoning relationship between East Mediterranean allies Greece, Israel and Cyprus.
9 January 2020
McDermott crisis raises questions over Mozambique LNG
McDermott’s financial difficulties could mean Saipem is left to build the Mozambique LNG project on its own, for which it may not have the resources.
19 December 2019
Poland-Ukraine cooperation to boost gas output
Kiev and Warsaw are determined to cooperate on gas production in a move to reduce dependence on Russian gas imports.
12 December 2019
Qatar’s rivals face up to LNG expansion challenge
In the context of an oversupplied market, Qatar’s decision to ramp up production from the North Field represents a bold challenge to other LNG suppliers in the region.
12 December 2019
Total looks to alternative financing for Mozambique LNG
Mozambique LNG is moving towards financial close in Q2 2020, but there are fresh questions over how operator Total will fund its stake.
12 December 2019
Egypt faces struggle in push for hub status
Egypt has struggled to find interested customers for its LNG cargoes, which could quell the impetus to boost production from its Idku and Damietta plants.
28 November 2019
UAE’s gas ambition in figures
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is matching its spending to bold ambitions in a bid to ramp up output to return the United Arab Emirates to being a net gas exporter, a status it has not held since 2007.
27 November 2019
Tunisia and Morocco see uptick in domestic production
North Africa’s less-endowed resource holders are looking to boost domestic gas activity in a move to curb the surging cost of Algerian gas imports.
26 November 2019
UAE moves gas expansion centre stage
The company is doubling down on developing its largely untapped gas reservoirs, although costs and technological challenges persist.
21 November 2019
Insurgency moves nearer to Mozambique LNG site
As fewer contractors are using the main road from Pemba to Palma, the insurgency in northern Mozambique has been drawn further north – closer to the LNG site itself.
19 November 2019
Lebanon hastens offshore exploration campaign
Lebanon’s embattled political elites need to show a sceptical public that progress is being made in tapping offshore oil and gas blocks, but blaming IOCs looks wide of the mark.
14 November 2019
Libyan gas revival gathers steam
The conflict-afflicted North African country is starting to build up its gas production, offering greater stability of supply to domestic and international offtakers.
11 November 2019
Gas expansion key to Saudi Aramco’s IPO
The Saudi NOC has spent recent months flagging up its gas expansion plans in a move to attract investors for its planned stock market listing.
7 November 2019
South Africa sets unrealistic goal for LNG-to-power
The country's long-awaited Integrated Resource Plan has set an impossible timeline for the development of an LNG-to-power programme.
31 October 2019
Tehran must go it alone to develop discoveries
Iran will have to rely on domestic resources to develop its new fields as appetite from foreign investors has dwindled as a result of US sanctions.
17 October 2019
Lukoil’s Ghasha stake boosts UAE’s sour gas plans
The arrival of the Russian company completes the tendering process for the concession and is positive for the UAE’s plans to commercialise its technically challenging offshore reserves.
16 October 2019
MEA’s thirst for cheap US LNG sees growth
Countries in the MENA have ramped up LNG imports from the United States, which offers a cheaper and less politically sensitive alternative to buying piped gas from regional rivals.
10 October 2019
South Africa could import LNG via Mozambique
Policy stasis means Mozambique could become the LNG import hub for South Africa, instead of Richards Bay or Coega.
10 October 2019
Rovuma LNG signs investment decision amid security concerns
Exxon celebrated an ‘initial’ investment decision on the project on Tuesday, but FID has been pushed back to Q1 2020 amid the uncertain security situation.
8 October 2019
Second Senegal FLNG may compete with Nigeria
The successful appraisal of additional fields in the Grand Tortue complex adds credence to the case for at least one more FLNG plant in Senegal, which together with Mauritania could export almost as much gas as Nigeria by the end of next decade.
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