MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas

6 March 2025

Oman’s Block 61 to feed fourth LNG train

4 March 2025

Oman’s Block 61 is expected to significantly contribute to the development of a proposed fourth LNG train at Sur

Turkey set to this week commence piped natural gas exports to Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan, says minister

4 March 2025

Turkey is set to commence piped natural gas exports to Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan this week, according to Turkish energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar.

Turkey’s Russian crude imports drop fourfold, following spike in Russian LNG imports

3 March 2025

Turkey’s imports of Russian crude oil reportedly contracted 4fold in February following the January 10 US-led tightening of sanctions on Moscow’s energy exports that hit energy companies and more than 180 "shadow fleet" tankers.

Iran finds unsanctioned oil tankers to skirt US sanctions

3 March 2025

Iran has lined up oil tankers that have not been sanctioned by the US in order to continue exporting oil to China.

Lebanon secures deal with Iraq to import crude instead of fuel oil

3 March 2025

Lebanon sent a delegation to Iraq, where they agreed to renew the contract to supply approximately 2mn tonnes of crude oil, replacing the previous arrangement for fuel oil.

Iran boosts gas output with new well drilled at Khangiran field

3 March 2025

Iran is set to ramp up its natural gas production after the East Oil & Gas Production Co. (EOGPC) drilled a new well at the Khangiran gas field in the country’s northeast

Leaked documents reportedly show multi-billion-dollar loss for Iran in gas deal

3 March 2025

Confidential financial reports recently made public indicate that a 2001 gas export deal between Iran and UAE-based Crescent Petroleum has inflicted billions of dollars in losses on Iran.

More talks anticipated amid push to resume Kurdish exports

2 March 2025

The governments of Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region continue to discuss the resumption of exports amid new deals and growing interest.

UAE’s ADNOC signs LNG supply deal with Osaka Gas

2 March 2025

ADNOC has announced the signing of a deal to supply up to 0.8mn tpy of LNG to Japanese utility Osaka Gas.

China’s Iranian crude imports set to rise despite US Sanctions

2 March 2025

China is poised to ramp up its imports of Iranian crude oil next month even as the United States has vowed to push Iran’s exports down to “zero.”

Iraq's oil minister confirms start of Kurdish oil exports via Ceyhan port

28 February 2025

Iraq will announce the start of oil export operations from the Kurdistan region through the oil marketing company SOMO, the country's oil minister confirmed on February 28.

Iraq's Midland Oil Company introduces AI technology to monitor oil wells

27 February 2025

Iraq's Midland Oil Company has successfully launched the first integrated application for monitoring oil wells using advanced artificial intelligence technologies in collaboration with Chinese company EBS.

Iranian president urges shift from oil dependence as US ratchets up sanctions

27 February 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for reducing the country’s reliance on oil revenues as the United States moved to tighten the screws on Iran’s petroleum industry in a renewed bid to drive its exports to “zero.”

Iran vows to export as much oil as possible in defiance of American sanctions

26 February 2025

The defiant Iranian Oil Terminals Co. (IOTC) vowed to press ahead with crude exports at full throttle after fresh US sanctions aimed at strangling Iran’s oil revenues targeted the state-owned firm.

Iran to continue ‘maximum patience’ approach, holding out hope for fair US negotiations

26 February 2025

Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, says conditions are not currently suitable for negotiations with the US.

Iran slams new US oil sanctions as "unjustified, illegitimate"

26 February 2025

Iran lashed out at the latest US sanctions targeting its oil sector, calling them an “Illegal, unjustified and illegitimate” move that tramples on the human rights of the Iranian people.