MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas

Syria looks for stability in an unstable situation

For the general populace in the Syrian cities of Aleppo, Homs, Hama and Damascus there has been overwhelming jubilation that the al-Assad dictatorship has finally fallen.

Saudi Arabia extracts lithium from oilfield runoff, plans commercial pilot

Saudi Arabia has successfully extracted lithium from brine samples from national giant Aramco's oilfields and plans to launch a commercial pilot programme for direct extraction soon.

Iran rejects reports of drop in oil exports as ‘fake’ news

Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Hamid Bord categorically rejected a slowdown in Iranian crude oil sales after reports suggested a loss of around 1.2mn barrels per day (bpd) last month.

Qatar agrees to supply LNG to India's GAIL under a five-year deal

Qatar has agreed a five-year deal to supply India’s state-run gas company, GAIL, with liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Offshore oil is "the new shale", says Kpler analyst

Offshore oil production “is the new shale,” set to drive future output gains, says Viktor Katona, head of oil analysis at global trade intelligence firm Kpler.

Saudi Aramco picks Subsea7 to replace Abu Sa’fah pipeline

Subsea7 has been awarded a contract by Aramco to replace a subsea pipeline for the Abu Sa’fah oilfield

ADNOC signs 15-year LNG supply deal with German firm

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company on Saturday, 14 December, said it had signed its third long-term sale and purchase agreement for low-emission LNG from the Ruwais LNG project, this time with Germany's EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg.

Jordan qualifies three firms for Iraqi oil transport tender

Iran’s extraction from South Pars hits all-time high as household gas consumption skyrockets

Natural gas extraction from the world’s largest gas field, South Pars, by Iran hit a daily record of 711mn cubic metres as consumption in the domestic sector soared to an all-time high ahead of winter.

UAE trimming exports to align with OPEC+

The UAE is reportedly working to curtail its oil exports from early 2025, in a show of solidarity with OPEC+ partners.

Amid takeover talks, Tethys Oil announces dry hole in Oman

Sweden’s Tethys Oil has announced that its Kunooz-1 exploration well in Oman’s onshore Block 58 will be suspended after coming up dry.

Iranian oil sales to China nosedive as fresh sanctions bite

Iran’s oil exports to China have dropped to a record low in two years, a senior analyst at consultancy HedgePoint said, an indication that recent US sanctions cracking down on Iranian crude have been delivering.

COMMENT: Will the US exit Syria, return its oil fields?

The United States is now confronting a complex decision about its military presence in the country's oil-rich northeast.

COMMENT: A stable Syria could become a major energy hub

It’s been a pipe dream for decades, but with the fall of the Assad regime a stable Syria means a pipeline connecting Qatar to Turkey is possible, which would connect the gas fields of the Middle East to Europe.

MEOG: bp extends EPC contract for Omani gas fields

Iran warns it will cut gas supplies to heavy users amid record high consumption

Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad warned that gas supplies to households, offices and small businesses that consume excessively would be halted amid rising demand for gas, exacerbated by a drop in temperature.

Iran launches key pipeline to transfer fuel from south to centre

Iran launched the first phase of a 460-kilometre pipeline, designed to carry fuel from two major refineries in the south to central regions.

Syrian regime falls, opposition forces control Damascus as Assad flees

The government of Bashar al-Assad was toppled this week, bringing a seismic shift in regional political dynamics.