Middle East
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May 02, 2025
OPEC+ agreed to increase output again in June, as the group continues a supply revival aimed at punishing over-producing members that has sent crude prices plunging. Key nations agreed to add 411,000 bpd next month, according to a statement.
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May 01, 2025
TotalEnergies and OQ Exploration and Production have broken ground on the Marsa LNG plant in Oman, one year after reaching FID on the project. The 1 MMtpa liquefaction plant is being built by Marsa LNG LLC, a joint company between TotalEnergies (80%) and OQEP (20%).
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April 22, 2025
Mexican industrial valve manufacturer Walworth opened its new production plant in Dubai, UAE, a key strategic step to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and significantly improve its supply chain in the region.
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April 23, 2025
OPEC+’s audacious bid to punish its oil-quota cheats prompted a renewed plunge in crude on Wednesday, amid growing tensions with Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov appeared on Wednesday to reject pressure to bring output in line with OPEC+'s quota.
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April 22, 2025
Oil rose as the potential for the U.S. to curtail Iranian flows added to a rebound driven by broader markets. Crude slumped earlier this month on concern that tensions between the U.S. and its trading partners will hurt economic growth and oil consumption.
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April 21, 2025
Wood has been awarded $11 million in contracts by TotalEnergies to support Iraq’s Ratawi field redevelopment, aiming to boost capacity to 120,000 barrels per day under the Gas Growth Integrated Project.
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April 21, 2025
(Bloomberg) — Turkey is planning new oil and gas exploration in Bulgaria, Libya, and Iraq as part of a broader upstream expansion strategy. State-run TPAO is leading efforts to boost regional output and secure international energy deals.
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April 16, 2025
Iraq, along with some other members of the OPEC+ alliance, is under pressure from the group’s leaders to make extra supply curbs as compensation for overproducing during the past year, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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April 15, 2025
Halliburton and Nabors Industries have achieved the first fully automated surface and subsurface execution of rotary and slide drilling operations in Oman. The closed-loop drilling execution earned both companies the 2025 Digital Enabler of the Year Award and represents a step forward in automation in the region.
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April 11, 2025
The UAE’s recent investments in Mozambique and Egypt highlight its expanding role in Africa’s energy sector, positioning it as the continent’s largest investor and a key partner in driving future growth.
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April 08, 2025
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright will tomorrow begin a nearly two-week tour of three Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, marking his first visit as a U.S. official to the de facto leader of the OPEC+ oil producer group.
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April 08, 2025
AIQ, the Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence (AI) champion developing innovative solutions for the energy sector, has entered a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Gulf Energy Information (Gulf) to enhance the development of ENERGYai by integrating Gulf’s vast energy sector data assets with AIQ’s advanced AI capabilities.
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April 03, 2025
In a conference Thursday, OPEC+ was expected to simply remind errant members to respect output limits, ahead of confirming its existing plan to gradually raise production. Instead, they delivered a major shock — increasing supply by three times the planned amount in May in what delegates described as a deliberate effort to drive down prices.
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April 01, 2025
Petrofac’s Asset Solutions division has been awarded a number of scope expansions and new contracts in Q1 2025 totaling $500 million (USD). The awards span late-life asset management, decommissioning and integrated services across core global markets.
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March 26, 2025
Baker Hughes announced Wednesday a multi-year contract with Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE), for and on behalf of Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP), to provide integrated coiled-tubing drilling services for the company’s Margham Gas storage project.
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March 26, 2025
bp has received final government ratification for its contract to invest in the redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. The contract between North Oil Company (NOC), North Gas Company (NGC) and bp includes the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the fields, spanning oil, gas, power and water with potential for investment in exploration.
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March 2025
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March 24, 2025
Iraq is in talks with several companies to secure two floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) by early June, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer tries to address power shortages caused by a U.S. move against Iran.
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March 20, 2025
Odfjell Technology has successfully deployed a 36” x 38” conductor pipe in Kuwait's first offshore Jurassic well. The well received a custom-tailored solution to support the wellbore structure and prevent formations caving.
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March 19, 2025
Earlier this week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Eng. Karim Badawi to discuss exploration activity, and particularly the "Fayoum 5" oil and gas field.
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March 14, 2025
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a leading provider of self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has secured three-year contract extensions with a major National Oil Company (NOC) in the Middle East for two of its vessels.
