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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.
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Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the completion of drilling operations at the Zohr-9 natural gas well in the Zohr field, located in the Mediterranean and operated by Eni.
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Iraq signed a $450mn agreement with US-based Excelerate Energy to build the country’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)
Iran’s biggest gas producer beats output target
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Iraq in talks with OPEC to revise oil production quota
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Qatar and Iran set sights on output expansion from shared field
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Energean signs 15-year deal to transport Israeli gas to Egypt
British gas producer Energean signed a 15-year agreement to transport natural gas through Israel’s planned Nitzana pipeline to Egypt, as part of wider $4bn contracts for the purchase and transport of Israeli gas
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Algeria’s state energy company Sonatrach has resumed oil and gas exploration drilling in Libya after more than a decade of suspension, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said.
Iran and China to build oil refinery in southwestern province
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Iraq and Turkmenistan sign MoU on energy cooperation and gas imports
Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkmenistan to enhance cooperation in the field of energy and facilitate gas imports to meet both countries’ growing energy demands
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US Halliburton to develop two oilfields in Southern Iraq
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