MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas

11 February 2025

Pakistan seeks new deal for Qatar LNG as price hike hits industries

10 February 2025

Pakistan has faced an economic crisis for years in which energy costs have played a leading role. A recent increase in the cost of gas for industries has created fears that exports will suffer and lead to more economic trouble.

US sanctions impact Iranian tankers hauling oil to China

10 February 2025

The US Treasury Department last week issued new sanctions against Iran that will impact exports of Iranian crude oil to China.

Trump cannot halt Iran’s oil exports, minister says

9 February 2025

US President Donald Trump “will never get his wish of bringing Iran’s oil exports to zero,” Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said less than a week after Washington restored a “maximum pressure” campaign on Tehran.

Iraq’s North Oil resumes production from Kirkuk wells

9 February 2025

Iraq’s North Oil Co. has recommenced production from 35 wells in the Kirkuk region as part of a strategic effort to bolster output.

South Pars serves as pillar of Iran’s economy with ‘$100bn contribution to GDP’

9 February 2025

The colossal South Pars gas field contributes $100bn to Iran’s annual GDP, said the CEO of the Pars Oil and Gas Co. (POGC).

New US sanctions unlikely to halt Iranian oil flows, experts say

9 February 2025

Iranian officials and local and international experts have cast doubt on whether the US fresh push to stop Iranian oil sales could work.

Trump cancels Iraq's Iran energy import waiver in sanctions push

7 February 2025

US President Donald Trump has cancelled Iraq's exemption to import electricity and gas from Iran as part of new sanctions targeting Tehran's energy sector, marking a significant shift in Washington's approach to Baghdad's energy needs.

Iran’s oil minister claims record-breaking exports but data tells different story

6 February 2025

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad’s claim that the country had “hit a record high in oil exports” last month—the highest in over a decade—flies in the face of tanker tracking data and reports by international institutes.

OPEC+ continues with production plan despite Trump’s demands

5 February 2025

OPEC+ has decided to continue with its current oil production plans after a review meeting on February 2 despite calls from US President Donald Trump to lower crude prices.

Iranian president calls for OPEC members unity to thwart US sanctions

5 February 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged unity among OPEC member states to foil attempts by the United States to impose sanctions on oil producers.

French TotalEnergies signs $820mn Iraqi solar power deal

5 February 2025

France's TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Basra Investment Commission to construct a 1,000-MW solar power plant in Iraq

Iran prepared for Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign

5 February 2025

US President Donald Trump on February 4 signed a memo to reinstate his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran to drive the country’s oil exports down to zero and choke its revenue among others.