MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas

29 March 2023

Iraq’s new port to include oil export berths

28 March 2023

Iraq’s Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee declared this week that the Grand Faw Port project will include six berths dedicated to oil exports as well as product storage capabilities.

BGC upgrades compressor stations

28 March 2023

Iraq’s Basra Gas Co. (BGC) inaugurated the first phase of the Hammar Mishrif Compressor Station (HM CS) last week during a ceremony attended by the country’s Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani.

ADNOC plans IPO for marine and logistics unit

27 March 2023

The move follows a successful IPO in March for ADNOC Gas, which netted the state-owned company $2.5bn and was oversubscribed by more than 58 times.

Showdown talks as court rules against independent Kurdish exports

27 March 2023

A high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) visited Baghdad at the weekend to engage in talks over the ongoing dispute regarding oil and gas development and exports.

Iraq wins arbitration case against Kurdistan oil exports to Turkey

26 March 2023

Baghdad has long tried to stop the pipeline flows. Ankara said to be on the hook for $1.5bn compensation.

Oman releases first batch of 2023 bid round licences

26 March 2023

Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals has launched a bid round for three new oil and gas concession areas in the sultanate. This targets both local firms and international oil companies, and is the first batch of Oman’s 2023 licensing round.

Talks continue on major deal as Iraq sticks with OPEC+ quota

22 March 2023

Talks between Baghdad and French firm TotalEnergies are yet to find a resolution to sticking points that threatened to scupper the delayed $27bn deal.