DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa

Libya back on track

The UN-brokered ceasefire agreement between GNA and LNA may bring Libya's oil production back up to year-ago levels soon.

Explosion occurs at Iranian petrochemicals complex

Nigeria’s PIB would fold PPPRA, PEF into new agency

The Nigerian government’s proposed oil and gas law, known as the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), looks set to fold two of the existing agencies that regulate the downstream sector into a new agency.

Opposition party faults Transnet for oil pipeline spill

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) party has demanded that Transnet Pipelines (TPL) be held responsible for a pipeline breach that caused several thousand litres of crude oil to spill into the Umbilo River.

NRG: Time for guarded optimism

US ramps up Iran sanctions ahead of election

Iraq remains committed to oil developments

Fitch downgrades Turkish refiner Tupras to four notches below investment grade

Cease-fire deal should help Libyan oil output continue to rise

Libyan crude oil output is set to rise even further, following the signing of a cease-fire agreement between the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) headed by Khalifa Haftar.

SABIC swings back to profit in Q3

Egypt's Idku LNG plant prepares to load first cargo since July

Brooge starts ground work for storage expansion

Engineering company ‘now paying back wages’ after thousands of Uzbek workers storm and ransack admin building

Anger and frustration reportedly spilled over when jammed door meant no access to work site cafeteria.

Israel pens deal to bring UAE crude to Europe

Kazakhstan records major surge in petrol exports due to low domestic demand

Nigeria’s PIB envisions changes in domestic gas sector

Nigeria's Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), which is still under discussion in the National Assembly, aims to make domestic gas sales a more lucrative proposition.