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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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Egyptian Gupco crude oil production reaches its highest level since 2019
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Egypt holds talks with global energy majors to secure long-term LNG supplies
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Iran aims to restore more than half of Asaluyeh’s lost gas processing by winter
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
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Indian oil importers cancel Iraqi shipments as US-Iran war re-escalates
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ADNOC makes FID on Umm Shaif gas cap development project
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Iran warns US move to seize Kharg Island would have repercussions
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
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
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Two tankers explode near Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Guards say
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Syria-Iraq pipeline revival seeks to restore Mediterranean oil exports
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