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With around 40% of the world’s oil supply coming from the Persian Gulf, in addition to exploration and production (E&P), MEOG’s coverage includes policy and transport issues which can cause price spikes in the global hydrocarbon markets.

MEOG offers insight into the latest developments in the oil and gas sectors of Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the UAE and Yemen. While much of the region has been extensively explored, there remain ‘frontier’ areas of E&P. Oil shale efforts in Jordan could provide vast resources through the greater cost effectiveness of new technologies. To the north-west, Beirut has grown increasingly impatient to follow the major gas discovery trend in the Eastern Med. and Lebanon’s first offshore bid round is likely to kick off drilling campaigns in the medium term.

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Nofar Energy in talks to acquire Phoenix Insurance's $497mn stake in Israeli natural gas plant

23 July 2026

Nofar Energy is in talks to acquire Phoenix Insurance's entire 39.5% stake in the Reindeer natural gas power plant project for ILS 1.8bn.

Turkey’s gas, crude purchases up 3% y/y in May

22 July 2026

Turkey’s natural gas imports rose 2.95% y/y to 3.64bn cubic metres (bcm) in May, while oil and petroleum product imports increased 2.97% y/y to 4.09mn tonnes, according to monthly reports issued by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).

Iran steps up strikes on Kurdish bases in northern Iraq,Yemenis hit Saudi tankers in Red Sea

22 July 2026

Iran steps up drone and missile strikes on Iranian-Kurdish opposition bases at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, with fresh attacks reported July 22. A US service member was killed July 18 by ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.

Iran threatens regional energy infrastructure if US hits its bridges, power plants

22 July 2026

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters says its forces will target oil, gas and power infrastructure across the region and block all oil exports if the US acts on Trump's threat to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants over Hormuz ship attacks.

Egypt approves four oil and gas exploration agreements to increase energy output

22 July 2026

Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved four oil and natural gas exploration and development agreements, including an onshore project in North Sinai involving French-British independent producer Perenco

Iraq's Basra crude rises as Middle East tensions lift global oil prices

22 July 2026

Iraq's Basra crude grades posted strong gains on July 22, tracking broader gains in global oil prices amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that have fuelled concerns of potential supply disruptions.

Iraq nears West Qurna 2 development deal with Chevron

22 July 2026

Iraq is making progress in negotiations with Chevron over the development of the West Qurna 2 oilfield, with no major obstacles remaining before a final agreement is signed.

Egyptian Gupco crude oil production reaches its highest level since 2019

21 July 2026

Egypt’s Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) has increased its crude oil production to 71,250 barrels per day (bpd) in July, up from approximately 65,000 bpd at the start of the year

Egypt holds talks with global energy majors to secure long-term LNG supplies

21 July 2026

Egypt is currently in talks with leading international energy companies to purchase between 15 and 18 shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per month under agreements spanning three to five years

Iraq's al-Zaidi to visit Tehran with offer to host Iran-US talks

21 July 2026

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is set to visit Tehran late this week with an offer to host direct or indirect talks between Washington and Tehran, in a bid to stop the latest US-Iran confrontation widening into a regional war.

Iran aims to restore more than half of Asaluyeh’s lost gas processing by winter

21 July 2026

Iran plans to bring back more than half of the natural gas processing capacity lost in an Israeli air strike on the Asaluyeh energy hub in the next five months, a senior energy official said.

Iraq's T1 oil station to resume operations after two-decade shutdown

21 July 2026

Iraq's T1 oil station in the western province of Anbar is ready to resume loading and transporting crude oil by tanker trucks after more than two decades of inactivity.

Indian oil importers cancel Iraqi shipments as US-Iran war re-escalates

21 July 2026

Indian oil importers Indian Oil and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals have cancelled planned Iraqi crude loadings as renewed attacks and heightened security risks further disrupt tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar Gas Transport Company reports net profit decline for H1 of 2026

21 July 2026

Qatar Gas Transport Company reported a marginal y/y decline in net profit of 0.3% to $235.4mn for the first half of 2026, down from $236.1mn the previous year.

ADNOC makes FID on Umm Shaif gas cap development project

21 July 2026

UAE national energy company ADNOC has taken a final investment decision on the $6.2bn Umm Shaif gas cap development project.

Two more tankers "mysteriously catch fire" in Hormuz as Iran warns vessels to avoid US guidance

21 July 2026

Two oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz were brought to a halt after explosions triggered “extensive fires”, Iran said, the latest maritime incident since fighting between Iran and the United States flared up again.

Iran warns US move to seize Kharg Island would have repercussions

21 July 2026

Iran warned that any US attempt to occupying Kharg Island would have consequences, after President Donald Trump said again, he was considering taking control of the country’s main oil export hub in the Persian Gulf.

Iraq's SOMO seeks to buy gasoil cargoes in first tender since 2025

20 July 2026

Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has issued a tender to purchase gasoil cargoes for delivery in August and September, marking its first buying tender since January 2025.

First gas sweetening unit overhauled at Iran’s Fajr Jam refinery

20 July 2026

Iran has completed the overhaul of the first gas sweetening unit at the state-run Fajr Jam gas refinery in the southern province of Bushehr, the refinery’s chief executive said.

Two tankers explode near Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Guards say

20 July 2026

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said two oil tankers had detonated south of the Strait of Hormuz after trying to sail through Omani waters, incidents indicating that the waterway would remain insecure while US strikes on Iran continued.

Ex-minister Zanganeh acquitted in controversial gas case, Iranian media say

20 July 2026

Former Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh has been cleared of all charges by a court in Iran in the long-running Crescent gas contract case, a verdict that faces appeal and could prolong one of the country’s most cont

New well with significant output comes online in Iran’s South Pars

20 July 2026

PetroIran Development Co. (PEDCO) completed drilling of a second infill well on the SPD15 platform at the South Pars gas field, with expected production of more than double the average output of other wells at the world’s largest gas reservoir.

Syria-Iraq pipeline revival seeks to restore Mediterranean oil exports

19 July 2026

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Syria and Iraq to rehabilitate the Haditha-Baniyas oil pipeline has revived plans to restore a strategic export corridor linking Iraqi crude to the Mediterranean.

Iraqi North Oil finalises preparations to resume Kirkuk-Ceyhan crude pumping

19 July 2026

Iraq's state-run North Oil Company (NOC) announced on July 18 that it has completed all technical and engineering work required to receive and pump crude oil from Kirkuk through the strategic pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.

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