MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas

15 January 2025

Iranian petrol consumption grows by 7.4%

14 January 2025

National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) head Keramat Veis Karami revealed this week that Iran’s petrol consumption has grown 7.4% when compared to 2024.

UK and Iraq sign GBP12.3bn partnership deal

14 January 2025

The UK and Iraq will sign strategic partnership and security agreements during Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani's visit to London on January 14.

TPAO arm contracts Subsea7 for Sakarya gas field work offshore Turkey

13 January 2025

Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Centre AS (TP-OTC) has contracted international offshore service provider Subsea7 to provide inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services at the Sakarya offshore gas field.

KPC to fund pipelines to support oil output

12 January 2025

State-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) plans to invest KWD2.2bn ($6.6bn) in developing pipelines to boost oil production capacity.

EBS meets Iraqi ministry to discuss East Baghdad plans

12 January 2025

China's EBS has held meetings with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to discuss plans for the East Baghdad oilfield.

ADNOC Gas hands out contracts for Ruwais LNG

12 January 2025

A raft of contract awards was announced to support the development of the UAE’s key new gas export facility

Turkey keen to play role in revitalising Syrian energy sector

12 January 2025

With Syria's Bashar al-Assad now out of power and sheltering in Russia, several of the country’s neighbours are prepared to step in and fill the energy gaps with offers of fuel and power supply.

Iran faces uphill task to secure $125bn to develop oil, gas industries, minister warns

12 January 2025

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad laid out the need to drum up $125bn in investment over the next four years to develop Iran’s oil and gas industries, a task he labelled a “hard job.”

Newly developed gas field joins Iran’s national grid

12 January 2025

Iran has commissioned an onshore gas field in the southern province of Fars, pumping 3mn cubic metres (mcm) into its national trunkline.

Iran may shift economic capital to Makran coast

9 January 2025

Moving Iran's capital from Tehran is not feasible, but the country could relocate its economic centre to the Makran coastal region if proper infrastructure is developed, the head of Iran's Supreme Council of Provinces said on January 9.

Oman LNG sends first cargo to Shell under 10-year deal

9 January 2025

Oman LNG has successfully loaded the first cargo of LNG purchased by Shell under a 10-year offtake agreement.

Iran seeking to get back 25mn barrels of oil trapped in Chinese ports

8 January 2025

Iran is pressing to reclaim 25mn barrels of crude oil held in Chinese ports for six years due to sanctions imposed by former US president Donald Trump.

Iranian gas suppler boosts output by 42% amid ongoing shortage

8 January 2025

The CEO of a state-run energy company in Iran said its gas output had surged by around 42% this year as part of efforts to alleviate a chronic fuel shortage in the country.

Key Chinese port bans tankers carrying sanctioned oil

8 January 2025

Shandong Port Group, the largest oil terminal receiving oil from Iran, Russia and Venezuela, has banned the entry of US-sanctioned tankers amid a major decline in Iranian oil exports over the past two months.