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UAE: Refining and petrochemicals of top priority, while focusing on Ruwais refinery to become the largest in the world

Ruwais refinery has witnessed increases and expansions in stages, but the long-term plans aims at raising the current refining capacity in the giant Ruwais complex by 922 thousand barrels per day to...

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South Sudan: Oil production fell to 175,000 barrels per day, and the licensing round was mandatory postponed to 2021

Oil production in southern Sudan has been affected by the Corona virus. The production has decreased to 175 thousand barrels per day currently. A senior oil ministry official says that restricting...

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OPEC Secretary General Muhammad Barkindo: “The dark clouds of the Corona epidemic are still hanging over us, compounding the human tragedy and economic uncertainty”.

A panel of the OPEC+ group was discussing some days ago the current major downside risks to oil prices, the return of oil supply from Libya and the rising coronavirus cases that threaten oil demand...

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British Gas allocates $66 million for gas exploration in Tunisia

“British Gas” allocated investments of approximately $66 million to explore natural gas in Tunisia. The Company General Director Chris Fainlaissour, after meeting the president of the...

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Iraq owns proven oil reserves estimated at 115 billion barrels; the third largest reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain...

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12 million b / d – the Iraqi oil production in 2017

The Iraqi Oil Ministry plans to increase production in stages to reach 3.3 million barrels per day in 2012, then 5.4 million in 2013, then rises to 6.5 million in 2014. The plan also includes...

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The Iraqi production at its highest level since 33 years

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Al Loaibi confirmed that the Iraqi oil production is at its highest level since 1979, while the Deputy Prime Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani announced that the...

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UAE to increase production capacity in 2013

Arabian Oil & Gas Staff – 14.1.2013 Mohammad Al Hamli, the UAE’s Minister of oil, has announced that the country is planning to increase oil production capacity to 3 million bpd from the...

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Iraq drilling expenditure to grow 15% in 2012-2016

by Arabian Oil & Gas Staff on Jan 23, 2013 Douglas-Westwood has released a study into the Iraq and Kurdistan Drilling and Oilfield Services market 2012 – 2016. In the constrained scenario, oil...

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