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The UK-based SDX Energy has announced natural gas discovery at its LNB-1 exploration well on the Lalla Mimouna permit in Morocco. The mudlog obtained through the section showed elevated gas readings of more than 20 pc with multiple sections above Read more
A Saudi oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea off the port of Hodeidah came under attack Tuesday afternoon after Houthi rebels who control the port city assaulted the vessel before being repelled by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Read more
Bahraini State authorities announced Sunday the discovery of the country’s so far largest oil and gas field whose production could exceed current oil and gas yield. The tiny Gulf oil producer and non-OPEC member currently explores two oil fields, namely Read more
Iraq is reportedly ramping up efforts to expand its capacity to pump and export oil through building a processing facility that will double output at the Majnoon field to 450,000 bpd. Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, the director-general of state-run Basra Oil Read more
Saudi oil giant company, Aramco, and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), have announced Wednesday the setting up of two joint ventures for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project. The strategic alliance is a historic partnership between two of Read more
UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has pushed to next year operation of the first Arab world nuclear reactor due to lack of expertise from the staff recruited to run the power facility, Reuters reports. Two sources told Reuters Read more
State-run oil Oman Petroleum Development (PDO) has announced the discovery of a giant gas reservoir whose potential will boost the country’s economy and sustainable growth. The new find located in the Mabrouk gasfield, in the Garif formation in northern Oman, Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday quickly debunked claims by Qatar Petroleum (QP) that the Qatari state-run company and Abu Dhabi agreed to continue collaboration in operating Al-Bunduq oil field, push-backs which show that the Gulf crisis is not abating. Read more
Bahrain, hoping to ride the crest of the renewable energy wave, is set to build a pilot power plant that will produce up to five megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable resources, said a report. The project, to be carried Read more
Bahraini authorities held Iran responsible for a plot to bomb a pipeline connecting the country to Saudi Arabia, after the arrest of a four-member terrorist cell with ties to Iran. The Bahraini Interior Ministry said two of the group members Read more