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Middle East:

• Kuwait cancels second refinery project with Fluor
• Gazprom to supply gas to Iran
• Saudi Aramco awards Karan gas field deals
• Saudi Aramco tags $ 60 bn for oil and gas projects to 2014
• Turkey signs deals with foreign firms for joint exploration in Iraq
• Iraq issues tenders for Halfaya oil production facility
• Iran and China sign $ 3.39 bn natural gas deal
• Saudi Aramco contracts J. Ray McDermott for Safaniya oil field
• Chinese engineers open Al-Ahdab oil field in central Iraq
• QatarGas set to start up mega LNG train
• Sumitomo-Aramco venture plans petrochemical complex
• Iran inaugurates two large petrochemical units
• European firms invest $ 1.4 bn in Iran's petrochemical projects
• National Iranian Oil Company inaugurates office in Beijing
• Kuwait Petroleum looking to develop non-associated gas fields
• Saudi Aramco completes drilling on Khurais field
• Kuwait Petroleum plans $ 80 bn investment
• RasGas signs $ 300 mm expansion agreement with Chiyoda unit
• China to import gas from Qatar
• Iran agrees with Petropars privatization
• Oman Oil signs MoU with Qatar Petroleum International
• Israel sees energy independence in natural gas offshore fields
• Saudi Aramco may renegotiate terms of new projects
• Petrofac wins Karan contract by Saudi Aramco
• Saudi Arabia's PetroRabigh field to go on stream in March
• Petrofac and Hyundai win Saudi gas contracts
• Iraq signs oil deal with British-based investor
• Abu Dhabi's hydrogen-CCS plant delayed
• Israel hands out 20 new exploration licences
• Jordan set to sign oil shale deal with Shell
• KUFPEC to invest $ 300 mm to increase Indonesian output
• West Bukha field delivers first oil offshore Oman
• Iraq's South Oil lets contract to Foster Wheeler for oil export terminals
• Saudi Aramco's South Ghawar production sets green standard
• West Bukha field delivers first oil offshore Oman
• Israel hooks solar plant to national grid
• Abu Dhabi to build world's largest petrochemicals plant
• Chinese and Saudi firms team up on global desalination and power projects
• Iraq approves Mitsubishi for role in Shell gas project
• HPCL to triple crude imports from Iran
• US-Iran thaw may bring big oil cash back
• Iran signs latest oil and gas deals with foreign companies
• Technip wins services contract for grassroots refinery in Iraq
• Kalpataru wins transmission lines project in Kuwait
• Iran holds 26 % stake in Syrian oil refinery project
• Turkish firm to transit Iran's gas to Europe
• Total places its bets globally
• Iran and Iraq sign energy cooperation deal
• Qatar's RasGas to start two mega projects
• Borouge signs revised contract for Abu Dhabi petrochemical complex
• Nabucco pipeline may begin in Iran
• Saudi Aramco cuts Karan gas field costs
• Iraq's oilfields ready for revival
• Middle East VLCC rates decline as demand decreases
• Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo re-issue PetroRabigh refinery contracts
• Bahrain's gas authority signs gas MoU with Shell
• Qatar sets 2010 deadline for zero gas flaring
• Saudi Aramco and Total sign second deal for Jubail refinery
• Qatar sets out plans for major power network investment
• Malaysian company to develop Esfandiar oil field
• Epsilon Energy wins Block 55 in Sultanate of Oman
• Kuwaiti firm brings Gazprom into the region
• Adco awards contracts for SAS project
• In the spotlight: Saudi Aramco
• Kuwaiti firm forms ventures with Russia's Gazprom
• Petrofac wins $ 2.3 bn Abu Dhabi contract
• Aramco and Total sign new Jubail refinery deal
• Oil-rich Abu Dhabi breaks ranks with its petro-giant neighbours
• Lebanon investigating location of natural gas field
• Bahrain plans pipeline upgrade
• UAE backs out of Pakistan refinery project
• The $ 4 bn opportunity off the coast of Gaza
• Al Hassan wins Burhan pipeline project in Oman
• Nigeria and UAE firm sign oil infrastructure deal
• CNPC to develop Iran's Azadegan oilfield
• Syria delays oil and gas licenses because of financial crisis
• Iran to help Sri Lanka double Sapugaskanda refinery capacity
• Iraqi official identifies refinery contractors
• QatarGas achieves record LNG production
• Iran to invest $ 1.7 bn in Azeri gas field
• The Israeli invasion and Gaza's offshore gas fields
• QatarGas to boost capacity four times within next three years
• China's oil experts start work on Iraqi field
• Iran and Mexico establish energy ties
• Iran puts 6th gas pipeline on stream
• Saudi Aramco and Total unveil deal to equip Jubail refinery site
• Kuwait cancels $ 17 bn deal with Dow Chemical
• Gazprom eyes Iran's oil and gas fields
• Iraq to start oil exports to South Korea's SK Energy
• VLCC rates onPersian Gulf-Far East fall below w70 mark
• NIOC allocates $ 1.7 bn to purchase 28 drilling rigs
• NIDC to invest in Persian Gulf projects
• World's LNG carriers idling because of project delays in Qatar
• GE Energy signs $ 3 bn power generation deal with Iraq
• Construction of seven refineries in Iran moving ahead
• Iran expands VLCC fleet
• OVL submits feasibility report for oil discovery in Iran
• Iran allows oil trade also for private Iranian firms
• Kuwait may scrap construction of $ 15 bn refinery
• Qatar delays $ 2.6 bn petrochemical project
• Taqa completes acquisition of seven oil fields from Shell and Esso
• Iran and Malaysia sign cooperation agreements on oil and gas
• KOC starts second stage of gas production
• Adco plans 28.5 % boost in output capacity by 2017
• CNPC wins oil pipeline order from UAE
• Saudi Aramco will cut costs but not delay projects
• Kuwait Gulf Oil Company to boost investments for Neutral Zone
• Saudi Aramco to raise oil output capacity 12 mm bpd by end 2009
• NPCC plans part-privatisation and $ 700 mm investment for expansion
• Mubadala and Occidental sign deal with Oman
• Saudi Aramco to go ahead with strategic projects
• Kuwait taking bids on oil contracts
• Qatar Petroleum seals EPSA deal with Wintershall
• Saudi Aramco shelves plans for Dammam oil project
• India's NTPC eyes LNG dealwith Iran
• Aramco reviewing $ 9 bn Manifa project
• Iran scraps deal to sell LNG to India
• Turkey joins natural gas exploration in Iraq
• Ras Al Khaimah emirate signs deal with RAK Petroleum
• OVL gets approval from Iran for study on gas block
• Shell, Aramco and Petrobras speed up project spending cuts
• Abu Dhabi awards carbon capture and storage project to Mustang
• Saudi Aramco relaunches tenders for Manifa oil project
• Wintershall wins exploration license in Middle East
• Bahrain and Saudi Arabia look to expand pipeline
• Petrofac wins lump-sum contract from KOC
• Total says financial crisis delays Saudi refinery project
• CNOOC and NIOC agree on development plan for North Pars gas field
• Bahrain eyes deep-gas discovery
• Adnoc signs deal with Shell for deep-gas play
• China and Iraq sign oil service deal
• Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips delay Yanbu project
• Saudi Aramco seeks to step up co-operation with China
• Oman signs gas deal with Brazil for Sohar project
• Conoco and Aramco delay Yanbu refinery construction
• Dana and Crescent start Kurdish natural gas production
• Qatar to establish world's biggest petrochemical project
• Shell-Iraq gas deal could give company 25-year monopoly
• ADNOC and Shell sign deal on offshore gas fields
• Private sector to contribute up to 80 % to building of refinery in Iran
• Iran approves commerciality report of ONGC Videsh gas block
• Iran plans major gas exports to Europe
• Iran seeks to expand refining capacity
• Tenders launched for Abu Dhabi sour gas development
• Iran to finalize Lavan gas field development contract
• Iran agrees on framework deal for gas export to Bahrain
• Iran launches delayed South Pars gas phase
• Pearl GTL project is 50 % complete
• Bahrain to invite global tenders for gas exploration
• Iran and Armenia: Non-diversified energy security
• Kuwait on course for 500,000 bpd crude oil to China
• Total signs farm-in agreement with KNOC for Yemen development
• VLCC rate on Persian Gulf-Far Eastroute falls below w100 mark
• Syria-Turkey gas link extension planned
• Saudi Aramco to upgrade Dammam field development
• Iran's major oil customers and energy partners
• Crescent-Iran negotiations stalled amid corruption allegations
• Iran seeks partners to develop Arash field
• Iraq to outline oil contracts to companies
• India checking on legality to bring home gas in Iranian block
• Kuwait's KPC plans $ 75 bn in oil investments
• Iraq's Kurdish area witnesses first gas production
• Pakistan to retain control of PipeCo through ISGS
• Pentagon hands Iraq oil deal to Shell
• Bahrain to build $ 1.7 bn power plant
• Kuwait becomes China's top 5 crude oil supplier
• QatarGas and Nakilat take delivery of world's largest LNG carrier
• KNOC seals Kurdish deal
• Iraq to tender oil fields in second licensing round
• Belarus-Iran joint venture to start oil output at Jofeir field in H1 2009
• RasGas and Taiwan's CPC sign equity participation deal
• KNOC signs pact with KRG for eight oil projects in northern Iraq
• MENAdrill to spend $ 1 bn on acquiring new oil rigs
• Iran seeks foreign investors for gas pipeline
• RIL eyes oil fields in Latin America and Middle East
• China and Jordan sign power plant deal
• Qatar Petroleum awards turnkey contract to Punj Lloyd
• Symbion signs power deal with Iraqi Kurds
• Iran changes top managers at two state gas firms and NNPC
• Yemen and Total review LNG implementation progress
• Oman is facing major gas shortage
• Syria seeks to increase output of oil and gas
• Qatar to supply Taiwan with 3 mm tons of LNG annually
• Qalhat LNG and CNOOC sign pact
• Three Saudi refinery projects face delays
• Total to stay in Iran
• Sinopec starts BOD operation at Yadavaran oilfield
• Syria signs contract for oil refinery with Iran, Venezuela and Malaysia
• Qatar declares deal for Ras Laffan power and water desalination project
• ICOFC to hold tender for 14 oil and gas fields
• Iraq signs contract with General Electric
• Iraq agrees to gas venture with Shell
• Total expects delays for QatarGas II and Yemen LNG projects
• Kuwait Petroleum targets investments of $ 55 bn in next five years
• Jordan signs oil shale deal with Brazilian-French consortium
• Sumitomo and Saudi Aramco eye expansion at Petro Rabigh refinery
• Iraq is now pumping 2.5 mm bpd of oil
• Saudi Arabia extends Chevron's oil concession
• Dolphin Energy to import natural gas
• Iraq rejects no-bid contracts
• Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan refinery
• China marches past USA to stake a claim to Iraq's oil
• Syria and France sign agreements on oil, gas and transport cooperation
• Iraqi Cabinet approves initial gas deal with Shell
• Total announces three energy deals in Syria
• Russia agrees to buy Oman's 7 % in Caspian pipeline project
• Iraq expects 25,000 bpd from China deal in three years
• Iran puts pressure on Iraq to exclude US firms from developing oil fields
• Iran begins oil export from Bahregansar's new platforms
• Iran has 20 petrochemical companies prepared for privatization
• Iran may be first overseas project of Gazprom Neft
• Total to invest in Yemen block
• Petrofac and Mubadala form JV for oilfield services in UAE
• Consortium wins $ 2.8 bn Saudi power deal
• Noor Petroleum to build petrol stations in Syria
• Iraq signs first major oil deal with China
• Jordan considers new oil shale proposal
• IPDC offering tender for 3,000 MW project
• South Pars to put phases 6, 7 and 8 into operation by yearend
• National Iranian Gas Company initials world's longest sour gas pipeline
• Iraq's Al Ahdan field to produce first oil in 2009
• Consortium signs $ 2 bn deal to secure energy supplies in Bahrain
• Iran to start construction on oil storage tanks in Kharg Island
• No new oil and gas find for Shell-Saudi Aramco joint venture
• CGGVeritas wins seismic contract in Qatar
• Iran mulls production sharing contracts for Caspian oil
• GCC to channel $ 100 bn investments towards power generation projects
• Kuwait orders refinery project probe
• Samsung Engineering to build refinery in Bahrain
• The oil discovery that transformed Iran
• Russia to light up Iraq
• Iran to raise Forouzan oil production capacity
• QatarGas installs first modular LNG berth topsides at Ras Laffan Port
• Abu Dhabi could develop offshore sour gas field
• China begins work on thermal power plant in southern Iraq
• Saudi Arabia to build oil refinery in Turkmenistan
• Kuwait may raise investment in Chinese oil refinery venture
• Dana Gas eyes first gas from northern Iraq in September
• Korean firm wins Saudi Aramco order
• Iraq ends talks with Anadarko over oil contracts
• KOTC signs deal for tankers with Daewoo
• Persian Gulf Star constructing refinery in Iran
• Jordan and Shell in talks to extract oil from shale reserves
• Middle East oil firms face challenges
• Iran to develop Caspian Sea oil reserves with India and China
• Scorpion wins drilling contract for Arabian Gulf
• Kuwait delays tenders to upgrade refineries and build power plant
• Iraq invites LUKoil to bid for West Qurna oil field
• Persian Gulf Star starts construction of refinery in southern Iran
• Pertamina and IOEC to develop Laleh oil block in Iran
• NIOC to allot $ 5 bn to South Pars development plan
• Iran plans to be third biggest energy shipper by 2011
• Kuwait plans to stockpile oil overseas
• Iraq invites energy contractors
• Qatar gas firm plans $ 1 bn tanker loan
• UAE needs to spend $ 10 bn to secure power supply
• Statoil to stop investing in Iran
• Kurds progress gas city amid rising Iraqi oil tensions
• Saudi Aramco to sell 41 % more crude oil to Sinopec this year
• Iran and China to strengthen cooperation
• South Pars NGL exports pass 315 mm barrels
• Kuwait and China celebrate first sour crude delivery to biggest refinery
• Saipem wins orders in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria
• Germany's Steiner to build LNG plants in Iran
• Dubai aims to capitalize on Russian energy
• Stroytransgaz wins UAE pipeline contract
• Tatneftto drill exploratory oil wells in Libya and Syria
• Gazprom's cooperation with Iran could prevent future Israel deals
• Total to continue projects in Iran
• Petronas still interested in investment in Iran
• Bahrain-based First Energy Bank launches drilling company
• Iran and Gazprom to set up joint energy company
• QatarGas and Nakilat launch world's largest LNG vessel
• Iran develops South Pars phase 12 field
• Samsung Heavy Industries builds world's largest LNG tanker for Qatar
• Iran ready to press ahead with South Pars Phase 11 without Total
• US probes StatoilHydro over gas development in Iran
• Yemen to show international tender for oil exploration
• ConocoPhillips to sign sour gas deal with UAE
• NIOC makes changes at the top
• Big Oil poised to make triumphant return to Iraq
• Alstom signs agreement to build power plant in Saudi Arabia
• South Pars phases 17 and 18 to come on stream in two years
• MOL signs deals with Pakistan and Oman
• Yemen and Total sign gas production and power plant MoU
• Iran continues gas talks with Shell and Total
• Iraq does not finalize deals with oil majors
• Iran may award rights to Farsi field to OVL
• Russia's OGK-1 to be sold to Dubai World
• Oil majors must have local partner in Iraq
• The epic struggle for Iraqi oil
• Iran and Poland to sign $ 2-bn LNG contract
• NIOC sets 4.23 mm bpd oil record
• NIOC seeks to meet target for oil extraction
• Iraq to establish new oil company
• KNPC to invest $ 30 bn in Kuwait's refining sector
• IPIC and Wintershall sign MoU on oil investment
• QatarGas signs 25-year LNG supply deal with CNOOC
• Gazprom Neft to invest in Iran
• Turkey to take part in Iraqi oil extraction
• Iraq qualifies four Chinese oil firms for licensing round
• Crescent signs MoU with India's Reliance
• Qatari LNG sets sail for Taiwan's CPC
• Analysis: Northern Iraqi oil's wildcatters
• Kurdistan signs oil deals with South Korean firms
• Saipem wins contracts in Kuwait and Angola
• Qatar plans multi-billion power and water projects
• INA begins oil exploration in Iran's territory
• US officials condone Hunt’s deal with Kurdistan
• Kurdistan sign oil deals with Canadian firms
• Dolphin Energy to manage Adnoc pipeline network
• Saudi Aramco and Total to build full-conversion refinery in Jubail
• Nabucco chief eyes Iranian and Russian gas despite US objectives
• Saudi Aramco and Total to sign strategic partnership
• Shell seeks wider role in developing Middle East-Europe pipelines
• Iran to boost Azadegan oilfield output to 170,000 bpd
• Russia eyes North and South Pars fields
• South Korea's GS Group signs gas deal with Iran
• Outside view: Controlling Iraqi oil
• IPIC setting up three refineries
• Deals with Iraq are set to bring oil giants back
• Dolphin Energy signs 25 year gas system lease with ADNOC
• Iraq's Khurmala oil field sees national struggle again
• Saudi Aramco gets US patent
• Finland and Bahrain to build base oil joint venture
• PDO, Petrogas and OOC sign oilfield development deal for Oman
• Iraq opens tender for two deep exploration wells
• Iran and Malaysia sign oil deal
• Indian companies to invest $ 3 bn in Iran's Farsi block
• Iran one of best transit routes for Central Asian oil
• IPIC to delay Habshan-Fujairah pipeline start up by one year
• Israeli firm sais develops cellulosic ethanol for less than $ 1 per gallon
• Iraq signs contract with GE for power plants
• StatoilHydro to develop Iran's Anaran block
• UAE company to invest $ 2 bn in solar energy technology
• CNPC to build oil refinery in Syria
• Gas shortages in the pipeline for the Middle East
• Saudi Aramco confirms two refinery projects
• IPCC plans to export $ 1bn worth of petrochemical export to China
• Iran to import gas from Azeri field
• BP and Exxon submit proposals to Iraq's oil ministry
• Saudi ministry approves Shell-Aramco venture drilling program extension
• Saudi Aramco eyes $ 129 bn investment in new projects
• Iberdrola signs contract with UAE’s Taqa
• Iran to launch gas pipeline construction under Nabucco project
• US unable to paralyze Iran's oil and gas sector
• Iran exports over 5 mm barrels condensate gas from Assaluyeh
• Pipeline politics: Iran looks to send natural gas east
• Dana Gas and Emarat complete Middle East's first common user pipeline
• ONGC’s Iran block may be LNG source for Mangalore terminal
• Saudi Arabia to nearly double refining capacity despite rising costs
• Iraq's government shakes oil union
• GE wins Saudi power contracts
• Iran to raise petrochemical export to Europe by 20 %
• ran's IOOC and Malaysian oil and gas company sign MoU
• Niko Resources Group wins first PSC in Iraq
• Transocean GSF Rig 127 drills deepest extended-reach well off Qatar
• China drops Russian oil deal after boost from Middle East
• Yemen LNG partners seal $ 2.8 bn loan to finance LNG plant
• Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world
• Dana Gas investing over $ 500 mm in 2008
• Iraq is asking global oil firms for final proposals
• Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips to form joint venture for Yanbu project
• Total says Jubail refinery cost to exceed $ 10 bn
• Iran to start exporting gas to Switzerland in 2009
• RWE Dea celebrates 25 years crude oil production from Ras Budran
• International arbitration over Dead Sea oil to begin
• Iran's LNG economy
• Dolphin plant in Qatar first cross-border energy project in Middle East
• Shell and Repsol to postpone involvement in Iran
• Total and Saudi Aramco announce 400,000 bpd refinery project
• NIOC to develop phase 13 of Persian LNG project
• Iran books supertanker for oil storage
• Korean and Japanese firms win contracts for Kuwaiti refinery
• Qatar signs multi-billion deals to build power plant
• Oil Search signs PSC with Kurdistan government
• Chiyoda wins FEED contract for Qatar's Barzan project
• UAE and Qatar invest nearly $ 5 bn into Dolphin project
• Saudi Aramco and Total to go ahead with new refinery
• Oil Search signs contract in Iraq
• Gasco plans $ 25 bn gas investment
• Qatar signs series of deals to build desalination and power plant
• Mangalore Refineries to sell diesel to Iran as Reliance halts supplies
• Excelerate Energy to build LNG regasification terminal in Kuwait
• Giant awakening in Gulf
• BP to invest in development of difficult gas reservoirs in Oman
• Kuwait to launch refinery upgrade tender
• Hinduja Group plans $ 50-bn investments in Iran
• Iran and India sign petrochemical MoU
• Oman plans to award five more non-associated gas blocks
• South Pars phases may be reassigned among European oil firms
• Abu Dhabi to set up world's largest chemicals complex
• ExxonMobil confirms Qatar LNG projects are on schedule
• Axens wins Al-Shaheen refinery contract from Qatar Petroleum
• Iraq to fast track oil bids to boost production
• Sinochem seals deal to buy Soco Yemen unit
• Iran gets 4.2 bn cm of gas, 6.22 mmb of condensates in April from South Pars
• Kuwait aims to be major crude supplier to China
• Saudi Aramco and Dow petrochemical plant to cost $ 22 bn
• Gulf's first coal fired power plant to be built in Oman
• Qatar and the Netherlands forge closer gas ties
• Zarubezhneft keen to invest in Iran
• Iraq likely to honour Saddam oil deals
• Iran signs energy MoU with Gazprom
• Petropars and Venezuelan company to expand ties
• Total to enter deal with NIOCin defiance of politics
• Iran awards South Pars design deal to Worley Parsons
• ENI and Qatar sign MoU to jointly invest in international projects
• Halliburton to develop Saudi Aramco's Manifa offshore project
• QatarGas and Shell to supply LNG to Dubai
• Israel may offer energy passage for India
• Reliable gas? Not for Iran, Turkey and Europe
• Iraq and KRG oil law agreement could open path for Turkish investments
• Qatar unable to sign new natural gas deals as supply is sold out
• Shell and Aramco get extension to drill in Empty Quarter
• Iraq to open six big fields for oil and gas exploration
• Yemen signs PSAs with thirteen companies
• Iraq's NOC lets contract for Kirkuk-Banias oil line repair
• StatoilHydro and China court Iran for long-term projects
• Saudi Arabia to invite bids for Jizan refinery in May
• Iraq qualifies 35 companies for oil deals
• Iran awards South Pars gas construction deal to Aras
• Iran-Crescent gas project operational by mid 2008
• GCC gas supply struggling to meet rapidly increasing regional demand
• QatarGas celebrates milestone Suez transit with first Q-Flex
• Chevron and Total seek oil deal in Iraq
• Kuwait and Saudi Arabia agree on Kuwaiti refinery location
• PetroChina, QatarGas and Shell sign first long-term Qatar-China LNG deal
• Poland eyes LNG from Qatar and partnership for terminal
• Oman tenders southern gas network
• NIOC strikes oil exploration deal with Croatia's INA
• Iran signs gas exploration deals
• Iran's crude oil production to increase in next three years
• Petrofac wins contract for Syrian gas treatment plant
• Iran signs LNG deal with Chinese and European consortia
• Oman to offer five oil block developments as PSAs
• New Saudi Aramco VLCC begins maiden voyage
• Dana to receive Iranian gas from mid-2008
• Yemen discusses oil investment with American and Russian companies
• Salam and Al Jaffali to set up tank farm in Port of Aqaba
• General makes energy calls to large Western firms to invest in Iraq
• Kuwait accepts China's invitation to invest in its energy sector
• DIB signs contract for Gasco project
• Iran wants Petrobras to be more involved in its oil sector
• Oman to invite bids this year for five oil blocks
• Oiltanking starts feasibility study for new storage terminal in Dubai
• Oman Shipping starts $ 4 bn fleet expansion
• ONGC and Hinduja Group to sign oil and gas deal with Iran
• Yemen approves Oil Search-led exploration program
• LUKoil to take part in Iraqi tenders
• Saudi Aramco awards $ 300 mm oil rig supply deal to Hercules
• Iraq announces oil and gas field tenders and to build pipeline to Iran
• Petrofac wins Syrian gas plant project
• Forbidden fields: Oil groups circle the prize of Iraq’s vast reserves
• Iran signs LNG liquefaction deal with Chinese and European consortia
• US launching legal review of Swiss-Iran gas deal
• UAE plans largest petrochemical complex in world
• Stroytransgaz to build second gas refinery in Syria by 2010
• Iran signs gas deal with Switzerland
• DNO signs new PSC terms in Iraq
• Aramco to sell stake in Petron for $ 550 mm
• KOC’s plans on free gas production as scheduled
• Iraq to start 3D survey of Gharraf oilfield with Japan's help
• GAIL and Reliance looking at joint projects in Qatar and Russia
• Dana Gas signs for Sharjah concession
• Iran and Indonesia sign agreement for 300,000 bpd refinery
• MOL and Oman Oil sign strategic agreement
• Iran and PVEP to cooperate in Danan oilfield
• Occidental announces joint investment agreement with Abu Dhabi
• Dubai to build $ 200 mm oil facility
• Facility will enhance Dubai's role as region's major oil products trading hub
• Three petrochemical projects inaugurated in southern Iran
• Bangladesh to import fuel from UAE
• KPC talking with China, India and Vietnam to build major oil projects
• Iran and the Netherlands sign petrochemical contract
• Kazakhstan considers joining Iranian oil pipeline project
• Over 100 firms vie for Iraqi oil fields
• Bahrain signs exploration deal with Thai PTTEP
• Croatian INA starts production at two fields in Syria
• Dana Gas and Emarat sign agreement for Hamriyah gas pipeline project
• UAE’s oil capacity to hit 3 mm bpd
• New organization to put right infrastructure in place in Qatar
• Addax Petroleum signs agreement with Kurdish government
• OMV to continue with South Pars project
• Dana Gas and Emarat sign gas pipeline project deal
• ONGC ready to develop Farsi field
• Chemoil to double UAE’s oil storage in 2 years
• Dubai to build new syngas plant
• Enel unit sets up venture with Renova for Qatar LNG
• Takreer to build new refinery in Abu Dhabi
• Russian gas pact energizes Iran
• Octal Petrochemicals builds first liquid chemicals terminal in Oman
• Sharjah and Crescent Petroleum sign oil exploration deal
• Iran bids for two Indian oil tenders
• Rowan wins drilling contract offshore Saudi Arabia
• India's Reliance opts out of Iraqi oil bid
• Gazprom returns to Iran
• Kuwait and India sign oil contracts
• More than 70 international firms register for Iraq’s oil reserves bidding
• Iran to launch two petrochemical projects
• Iran starts early production of 20,000 bpd at Azadegan
• Seven LNG ships to join RasGas fleet
• India eyes oil and gas deal with Iran
• South Korean consortium to develop Kurdish oil project
• ConocoPhillips wins $ 10 bn contract to develop UAE sour gas
• Aramco chief calls for energy planning and cooperation
• Daewoo wins tanker order from Oman Shipping
• Iraq may revive Russian oil deals after debt is written off
• PGNiG and Iran sign preliminary gas deal
• Saudi Arabia to invest $ 3 bn in Bangladesh
• Total drops out of Saudi gas project
• Stroytransgaz launches first stage of gas pipeline in Syria
• Kuwait to order six oil tankers
• Vopak Horizon Fujairah completes expansion of UAE terminal
• NIDC and IOEC strike deal for three onshore derricks
• Quality Energy builds new $ 13 bn refinery in UAE
• Kurdistan government defies Baghdad over oil deals
• Gulfsands to develop Khurbet East oil discovery
• OMV to continue with planned oil exploration project in northern Iraq
• Stroytransgaz starts building second gas plant in Syria
• Iraqi oil minister confirms cancellation of oil contracts
• QatarGas to supply LNG to Thailand
• Oman to privatise two power firms
• Is OPEC the real cartel -- or the transnationals?
• BOTAS working on routing Egypt gas through Syria
• Japanese duo to invest $ 94 mm in new Qatar field
• Iraq cancels oil deal with Austria OMV
• Oman to privatise two power firms
• Shell plans natural gas plant in Iraq
• ICROC and NDC sign deal for chartering onshore drilling rigs
• Iranian private sector company to drill 20 exploratory wells
• Dana Gas to invest $ 500 mm in Egypt and Iraq’s Kurdish province
• Iran to offer half of Total's stake in Pars LNG to others
• Dolphin Energy project costs exceed $ 4 bn
• UAE to test floating solar island
• Dolphin expects gas flow to hit full capacity from February
• Total faces “huge cost issues” on major LNG project in Iran
• Renault to develop electric cars for Israel
• L&T wins order for 22 reactors with Kuwait National Petroleum
• CNOOC and Iran to sign deal for 10 mm tons of LNG
• OVL-Hinduja to invest $ 20 bn in Iranian exploration assets
• Iraq signs electricity contract with Japanese company
• Syria and Turkey to form joint oil exploration company
• IPIC awards deals for Abu Dhabi-Fujairah pipeline
• India plans to take part in Iran’s Kish gas project
• Reliance steps up exploration off Oman and India
• Iraq will not cooperate with oil companies over Kurdish deals
• Kuwait and Iran want to settle maritime boundary dispute
• Gazprom to offer Tehran new prospects of oil and gas cooperation
• Qatar Petroleum and GdF sign partnership agreement
• QatarGas loads 1000th LNG delivery to Japan
• Yemen pre-qualifies 25 companies for offshore bid round
• Iran to open six petrochemical plants soon
• ONGC revises Iran’s Farsi oil and gas field reserves upwards
• Qatar Airways looking to power its aircraft with natural gas fuel
• Iran’s Darkhovin oil field doubles output
• Qatar Petroleum and Weatherford in joint venture
• Iran and Malaysia sign agreement to develop Ferdowsi oil field
• NIOC and Edison sign deal for exploration of Dayyer block
• Reliance registers for Iraq tenders
• Oil majors interested in Yemen’s offshore blocks
• Kuwait Oil Company awards consultancy deal to Fluor
• Iran and Malaysia sign $ 16 bn gas deal
• Iraq asks Stroytransgaz to develop oil pipeline
• Kuwait to invest $ 51 bn in energy over five years
• Japan Bank to lend $ 3 bn to ADNOC for stable oil supply
• Sinopec agrees to triple Iranian crude imports
• LUKoil to step up activities in Iran
• Israeli Dorad signs gas deal with Egypt's EMG
• Reliance to expand Gulf presence
• Iran and Gazprom to bolster cooperation
• Saudi Arabia’s industrial drive strains oil-export role
• Saudi Electricity to invest $ 7.4 bn to meet demand
• LUKoil draws up expanded budget for Iraq's West Qurna 2
• Arcapita acquires US drill-bit maker Varel
• Iran’s prospects for oil-sector investment look good
• ConocoPhillips & Qatar Petroleum sign global energy deal
• Iran and China seal protracted energy deal
• Iran-China oil deal
• Iran and Sinopec sign Yadavaran oilfield development contract
• IOOC to put Soroush and Norouz oilfields out to tender
• Aramco and Sumitomo to invest $ 1.8 bn into joint venture
• Syria’s offshore licensing round very disappointing
• Kuwait keen to invest in oil sector projects in India
• KPC plans integrated refinery and petrochemical plant in India
• Big Oil expected to sign Iraq deals soon
• China’s Shanghai Heavy Industry wins Iraq power deal
• China approves start of work on Kuwait refinery project
• Total farms into two Yemen blocks with Sinopec
• Samsung Engineering wins Saudi Arabian refinery contract
• Iran’s deal with Crescent to take effect mid-2008
• Saudi company to build power plant in Iran
• Iran injects over 5.5 bn cm of gas into Maroun and Koupal fields
• IPIC and OMV enter into upstream agreement
• Iran starts transportation of largest oil platform in Persian Gulf
• BP thinks Middle East oil and gas industry faces growing staff shortages
• Iran’s MPs want president to annul LNG deal with China
• Total believes Iran could be a valuable source of new energy supplies
• Kurdistan expects to sign 20 E&P contracts by early 2008
• South Pars phases 1-5 export over 264 mm barrels of condensates
• Aramco signs $ 1.49 bn in contracts to revamp distribution
• Inpex to join Ivanhoe’s oil exploration campaign in northern Iraq
• Iran and China begin Khuzestan oil project
• China and Iran to continue fuel oil supply deal
• Iraqi Kurds to continue oil deals despite government threats
• QatarGas sees first LNG mega-ship floating out of dry-dock
• Iran working on design of possible Caspian oil export pipeline
• Privatization of Jordan's electricity generating sector continues
• Europe keen to join Iran in LNG project
• Saudi Aramco sets up giant screen tracking the Saudi oil boom
• Iraq's Kirkuk long-term contracts signal rising confidence
• Iraq may bar Reliance from future oil contracts
• Chevron pays $ 30 mm to settle oil-for-food crimes
• Saudi Aramco chief dismisses peak oil fears
• Inadequate gas supply from Iran halts Sinopec’s LNG terminal work
• UAE awards Technip $ 613 mm gas plant contract
• Iran to build three new petrochemical complexes
• BP awards major contracts for Oman’s Block 61
• Dolphin Energy invites tenders for Taweelah-Fujairah project
• Reliance Industries wins two blocks in Kurdistan
• Reliance Industries signs PSC for Oman offshore block
• Sterling Energy signs PSC for Kurdistan block
• Snamprogetti and Hyundai sign $ 3.2 bn Qatar deal
• Enel to launch energy projects in Saudi Arabia
• MOL signs contract for oil field in Kurdistan
• Kurdistan signs seven oil deals and reviews old contracts
• Exxon pulls out of Aramco joint venture
• Iraq confirms rejection of oil contract with LUKoil
• Israel's Oil Refineries embarks on $ 1.1 bn growth plan
• BP awards first phase appraisal contracts for Omani fields
• Natco to form joint venture with Saudi investment company
• QatarGas completes offshore drilling program of QatarGas 2
• Qatar plans another power project
• Iran’s private sector to construct eight refineries
• QP and Mitsui sign MoU to create investment opportunities
• KOC eyes gas and heavy oil projects as top priority
• Total's Yemen LNG plant costs to top $ 4 bn
• Yemen may triple its oil reserves with offshore fields development
• Qatar’s LNG revenue to touch $ 15 bn per annum by 2010
• BP offers Abu Dhabi green solution to chronic gas shortages
• Yemen annuls deal with US firm to build nuclear energy plant
• Taqa and NPC sign joint venture
• Punj Lloyd to construct pipeline for Qatar Petroleum
• Oman exports 7.5 bn barrels in 40 year
• GAIL eyes petrochemical plants in Qatar and Russia
• Indian Essar Group to build refinery in Iran
• LUKoil intends to continue work in Iran
• Pertamina bids for oil and gas block in Iran
• Gazprom's unit starts oil pipeline construction in Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait signs deal with ExxonMobil to develop heavy oil
• Sumitomo Chemical and Aramco boost joint venture plans
• LUKoil and Hydro freeze development of Iranian oil field
• Mitsubishi and Shell to use power-plant CO2 for enhanced oil recovery
• Iraq awards power plant contracts worth $ 1.3 bn
• Iran and Venezuela to form oil venture
• Tehran sets deadline for South Pars project
• Taqa and KEC team up for Middle East and Caspian
• Qatar signs major petrochemical deals
• The impact of oil contracts for the government of Iraqi Kurdistan
• ADNOC proceeds with $ 10 bn sour gas project before selecting partner
• Pertamina takes 25 % interest in Qatar oil block
• MOL and QPI agree to pursue business opportunities
• Occidental and PTTEP win energy tender in Bahrain
• Iran allocates $ 10 bn for development of oil firms
• Kuwait to start natural gas production
• Iran's reserves are too attractive for the French to give up
• Iran’s Oil Ministry excludes 25 companies from privatization
• Oman Refinery signs financing deal
• New Kurdish oil deals strain relations with Baghdad
• Indian firm to participate in Iranian petrochemical project
• Kurdistan approves $ 500 mm in oil deals
• Saudi mega projects hit by credit crunch
• Taiwan to bid in Saudi power project
• Dana Gas places first accelerated exchangeable bond in Middle East
• Marubeni acquires stake in UAE utility
• Total still keen to join South Pars project
• International firms vie for Kuwaiti tender
• Iran warns France over Total’s role in gas project
• Gulfsands ready for drilling in new Syrian well
• Halliburton seeking stakes in Arabian Gulf players
• Kurdistan signs oil and gas contract with US-based Hunt Oil
• Foreign firms can start oil exploration off the coast of Bahrain next year
• Abu Dhabi to purchase 21 % stake in Cosmo Oil
• British energy minister lends support to Turkey on Iran gas deal
• Saipem signs $ 700 mm Saudi offshore deal
• Chevron and Total submit study on Iraq's Majnoon development
• Jordan finalising sale of stake in state energy firm
• Zion to begin geophysical surveys onshore Israel
• French government advises firms to avoid Iran
• IPIC awards contract for Abu Dhabi-Fujairah oil pipeline
• Iran's IOOC to increase oil output by 2010
• Addax reports on production potential for Taq Taq field in Kurdistan
• Shell to upgrade Kuwait’s Shuaiba refinery
• MOL to double spending on crude oil exploration in Oman
• Saudi Arabia commissions studies for long-awaited national grid
• OMV's Iran ties may slow its expansion strategy
• China calls for more of Iran's LNG
• Qatar to produce 14 mm tons of LPG
• US firm wins Kurdish oil deal
• Iran owns world's second largest oil reserves
• Beirut wants majors to help produce oil and gas
• Iran and Belarus to develop Jofeir oil field
• Turkey to invest in Iran’s South Pars gas field
• Saudi Arabia intensifies reform efforts to improve competitiveness
• IOC to shelve Iranian investment plans
• Iran to boost crude export to India
• Shell in talks over $ 2.1 bn Iraqi project
• Indonesia’s PLN likely to buy Iran's LNG
• Spanish firm to manage Iran LNG project
• Petropars signs pipe-laying contract for South Pars
• Qatar Petroleum lets contract for 250,000 bpd refinery
• IPIC and Turkmen Gas to boost cooperation
• US helps in training of oil security force in Saudi Arabia
• Early investors to become Iraq’s buyout targets
• Saudi Aramco invites bids for East Coast refinery
• IOEC wins Iran’s South Pars Phase 12 pipe-laying tender
• Domestic demand set to drive Saudi Arabia's growth
• Texas trader admits guilt in Iraq oil-for-food fraud
• Turkish delegation visits Iran to finalise natural gas deal
• Chevron and Total start preparatory work on Iraqi field
• Bahrain sets up $ 2.6 bn oil and gas company
• What unites Iraqis: Blocking Western oil firms from seizing control of their oil
• Iran negotiating to replace UAE in gas export deal
• Struggle for Iraq's oil flares up as Kurds open doors to foreign investors
• International oil firms invest $ 10 bn in Iran’s oil and gas industries
• Essar bids for three oil and gas blocks in Iran
• Iran’s Doroud-3 oil field operational
• Iran, Austria and Turkey to structure PetroPars-Ofisi-OMV consortium
• KNPC raises budget for refinery to $ 14 bn
• Saudi Arabia hires Sander Geophysicsfor Red Sea investigation
• UAE's Dolphin Energy to export condensates
• Qatar to build two new refineries
• MOL buys oil from Syria
• Iran to sell shares in energy firms
• Gulfsands Petroleum to extend contract with Syria
• QatarGas-4 to use eight Nakilat LNG carriers
• Iran's energy riches lure European firms
• Kuwait’s KGL Petroleum to invest $ 500 mm in Jordan
• CNPC to make further foray into Syria's energy sector
• Gas projects to create regional gas grid in UAE
• Qatar strikes LNG deal with Chubu Electric Power
• Around 30 companies bid for Kuwait refinery
• UAE’s Dana Gas and Abraaj to cooperate in gas-related ventures
• Shell believes Oman will become hub for enhanced oil recovery
• Abu Dhabi awards contract to build $ 2.8 bn power plant
• UAE introduces low sulphur gas oil
• Yemen to invite bids for new oil export terminal
• King Abdullah orders formation of Saudi Aramco board
• Saudi Aramco reports on oil production capacity
• Agreement signed to speed development of IGI pipeline
• Oman’s Block 56 reserves estimated at over 4 bn barrels
• Israeli oil refineries to upgrade environmental protection systems
• China Gas to import LNG from Middle East
• GE Energy wins Middle East contracts
• SK Energy and Pertamina to explore in Middle East and Indonesia
• Financing deals signedfor QatarGas 4 LNG project
• Pars Oil and Gas signs gas deals worth over $ 6 bn
• Austria supports NIOC-OMV gas deal
• Saudi Aramco to sell crude to the US at lower price
• Gaz de France acquires four Iranian hydrocarbon blocks
• IPIC invites six firms in oil pipeline project to bypass Strait of Hormuz
• SABIC unit gets $ 855 mm expansion loan
• Syria outlines plans for three refineries
• Qatar’s Oryx GTL plant overcomes technical issues
• UAE splits contracts for gas fields
• EdF and RasGas sign LNG supply deal
• UAE diverts 50 % of gas meant for oil to power
• Israel moves to speed up LNG plans
• Iran wins Iraqi gas power plant deal
• UAE’s sour gas project may be split into phases
• Persian Gulf's oil revenues to support merger and acquisition activity
• PGN seeks LNG from Qatar
• Iranian company joins Azerbaijan’s EITI
• Iran needs $ 4 bn for South Pars development this year
• Hamas won't threaten BG's gas project off Gaza Strip
• First gas to flow from the Dolphin Qatar plant to UAE
• US warns OMV of possible sanctions over Iran
• Hanwha may build petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia
• Japan firm may build steel plant in UAE
• Qatar to invest $ 20 bn in overseas energy
• Iran's first private refinery goes online
• Iran to raise petrochemical products exports with increase of methanol
• Saudi Electricity to invest $ 24 bn in the kingdom
• South Pars sees new progress in phases 6, 7 and 8
• Taqa to sell bonds to finance expansion
• Petronet LNG to sign import contract with Qatar’s RasGas
• Iran's ENI-led oil field to raise output by year-end
• Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo to expand petrochemical joint venture
• Petronas happy with investments in Iran
• Qatar boosts LNG production with help from GE
• CNPC subsidiaries sign deal to build crude pipeline in UAE
• Saudi Aramco considers expansion of Ras Tanura complex
• Borouge signs contracts for Abu Dhabi expansion
• Shell signs Syrian gas field deal
• Iran in talks with Petrobrason Caspian oil blocks
• Swiss energy group EGL completes Iran-Europe gas deal
• Iraq’s Taq Taq wells flow oil at high rates
• Indonesia asks Kuwaiti firm to complete oil refinery
• Samsung to build $ 950 mm Saudi plant
• Saudi Electricity seeks Aramco’s help
• KNOC consortium secures stakes in Yemen oilfields
• Iran to sign lucrative LNG deal for South Pars field
• Korea Gas to form LNG joint venture with Omani government
• PDO signs two major EPC deals with Dodsal and Galfar
• Oman signs two agreements to raise oil field output
• Iran and China finalize Yadavaran project
• OVL to get sanctioned oil block in Iraq
• British Gas to sign $ 4 bn deal with Israel
• Iran pressures ENI and OMV to commit to deal
• Halliburton shifts focus toward Middle East
• Iran and China agree on North Pars gas field development
• Sasol’s Qatar GTL plant to reach full capacity soon
• Saudi Arabia's new Jizan refinery to cost $ 12-$ 15 bn
• Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger develop new fluid technology
• Kuwait's tender of four oil tankers to float soon
• SABIC to buy GE Plastics for $ 11.6 bn
• Iran and Belarus to sign Jofeir oil field development deal
• Iran negotiating gas deal with ENI and Petropars
• New Dow-Aramco petrochemical joint venture to yield 300-plus products
• Campaign group singles out Shell’s role in control of Iraqi gas
• Iran and China reach agreement on North Pars gas field development
• Yemen to set up new oil refinery
• Panama signs refinery deal with Qatar and Occidental
• Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical sign chemicals and plastics deal
• Crescent's Iran-UAE gas deal may be hijacked by rivals
• IPIC to sell Hyundai Oilbank stake
• LUKoil and Iraq in talks to revive West Qurna oil deal
• Sadra installs rig dock for South Pars field
• Iraqi oil law could deter foreign investment
• Yemen to offer 10 oil and gas blocks in Q3 tenders
• Fluor wins $ 1 bn contract to build Saudi chemicals complex
• Petroleum Development Oman to invest $ 2 bn for oil and gas development
• Jordan starts work on building of $ 300 mm power plant
• Petrel wins PSA for East Safawi block in Jordan
• Iraq’s legal hurdles delay DNO's oil project
• Israel may buy Palestinian gas from Gaza Strip
• Iraqi oil minister warns firms against deals bypassing central government
• Iran and Sinopec to plan LNG transport firm
• Saudi Arabia to raise refining capacity by 62 % by 2012
• Iranian firm is the world’s biggest ethylene producer
• OMV to abide by Austrian and international laws in Iran gas deal
• OMV and Iran sign deal for South Pars gas field development
• Total to continue investment in Iran
• Yemen to offer oil rights in battle to reverse declining output
• DNO brings Yemen well on stream
• Oman to receive gas from Qatar
• Ivanhoe and Inpex to develop oilfield in Iraq
• Ivanhoe and Inpex to develop Iraqi oil field
• Iran and Austria sign agreement on LNG sale to Europe
• Punj Lloyd to build Oman gas pipeline on EPC basis
• Iran's blocks attract oil giants
• Norway to join Soroush development in Iran
• World oil giants bid for UAE gas field
• More delays expected for Iran’s LNG projects
• UAE’s Dana Gas signs deal with Iraq’s Kurdish government
• Iran signs petrochemical contracts with Nargan and Technimont
• Iranian LNG considered vital for future European gas supply
• Saudi Aramco and developers tie up in Khursaniyah oil and gas project
• Australia LNG keen to invest in Iranian oilfields
• Saudi Arabia's Manifa oilfield poses oilsands challenge
• Saudi Aramco signs deal for Shaybah pipeline
• Sinopec won't buy LNG from Iran because of high price
• Halliburton exits Iran
• Iran to build first European ethanol refinery in Bosnia
• UAE’s Crescent Petroleum to study oil exploration in Iraq
• Qatar to ship 31 mm tons of LNG this year
• Oil giants interested in Iran’s tenders despite sanctions
• Rocketing costs threaten Total-Petronas’s Iran LNG project
• Russia and Saudi Arabia sign $ 100 mm contract to build oil pipeline
• Iraq invites 15 international oil companies to drill 50 wells in the south
• Abu Dhabi's IPIC to select Fujairah refinery partners
• Petrobras will continue to invest in Iran
• China may lead way as oil companies weigh Iraq's danger against payoff
• Iranian firm awards Azadegan production to one of its subsidiaries
• US worried about Petrobras’s growing activities in Iran
• BTC oil to be sold to Far East through Israel
• Belgium receives first Qatari LNG
• UAE keeps Iranian gas pipeline on track
• Renaissance plans $ 500 mm investment in Oman
• OMV boosts role in Middle East
• South Korea's state gas firm signs deal to buy LNG from Qatar
• Qatar to account for 30 % of global LNG production
• China shifts to euro for Iranian oil
• SK to build oil facility in Kuwait
• CNPC to double Iranian budget
• Kuwait awards contract for new oil gathering centre
• Shell and Repsol to start operations at South Pars phases 13 and 14
• Jordan approves PSA for Sonoran’s Azraq block
• Iraq and Syria sign oil agreement
• Turkish firms and Shell set up gas joint venture to bid for Iraqi licenses
• Hydrocarbon law for dummies
• Shell and Repsol start operations at South Pars
• Chief executive of Total suspected of Iranian bribe scandal
• OGDC to explore for oil in Arabian Sea
• New Malaysian refinery invites Iran to take stake
• OPEC ready to guarantee Asian firms to use its crude as reserve
• Iraq's Kurds to go it alone on oil deals
• Southern Iran's crude production at 3.2 mm bpd
• Essar wants to develop Azadegan oilfield
• US warns Shell, China and Malaysia companies vs. Iran investments
• Qatar becomes world’s top LNG producer
• Addax and Genel Enerji to spend $ 120 mm on Iraqi oilfield plans
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil complete RasGas Train 5 project
• Kuwait seeks gas, LNG and nuclear to match soaring electricity demand
• New US bill could block India-Iran pipeline deal
• South Koreans, Germans and Iranians to upgrade Iranian refinery
• A trail of lost opportunities for US firms in Iran
• Iranian LNG considered vital for future of European gas supply
• Kuwait in talks with Shell and BG about LNG projects
• ConocoPhillips and LUKoil to work with Iraq on oil field plan
• Iraq expects to put up at least six projects for tender
• ADNOC creates oil rig training centre with Schlumberger
• Kuwait determined to expand oil capacity to 4 mm bpd
• Halliburton to move headquarters to Dubai
• BG looks at Iraq’s gas sites for exploration
• Oman’s second Sohar refinery operates at full capacity
• Qatar vows to go ahead with energy projects
• RIL hives off overseas oil and gas projects into Dubai company
• Iran set to replace old oil pipelines
• Iran halts Kharg gas project over environmental concerns
• Kufpec plans partial public offering
• Petrobras to invest $ 470 mm in Iran's Caspian Sea oil reserves
• E.ON to buy LNG from Iran
• LUKoil may lose field in Iraq
• Abu Dhabi to spend $ 11 bn on gas projects
• Refinery Associates of Texas to supply diesel fuel and gasoline to Iraq
• Turkey looks to Iraq exploration
• Saudi Aramco reports on 2006 numbers
• Big Oil in, stability out under new Iraqi law
• Petromin signs LoI with UOP of Kuwait and Allied Resources
• Shell, Repsol and Total defy US to seek Iranian deals
• ExxonMobil to get 10 % stake in Qatar’s Barzan field
• NIDC, Petrobras and Repsol start joint drilling project in Persian Gulf
• Shell faces dilemma in South Pars gas project
• Yemen expects to complete venture with Reliance in three years
• Saudi Arabia to expand production capacity to 12-14 mm bpd
• NIOC's articles of association awaiting president's signature
• Iran and China seek to finalize gas deal for Pars gas field
• LUKoil and Qatar Petroleum sign cooperation deals
• Israeli government sells 44 % stake in Oil Refineries Haifa
• Saudi Aramco signs deals worth $ 600 mm
• Offers for new KNPC refinery double the highest cost estimates
• Russia puts efforts into developing its relations with Middle East
• PTTEP produces first gas from Oman field
• Jordan signs MoU with Petrobras for oil shale exploitation
• The scramble for Iraq's oil begins
• Syria to open bids for oil exploration on numerous sites
• Saudi Arabia to raise gas exploration on surge of domestic demand
• Foundation stone laid for Pearl GTL project
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil drop plans for gas project
• Kuwait to issue new tender for al-Zour oil refinery
• International companies interested in new Iranian blocks
• Oman Gas awards major contract for gas compressors
• Abu Dhabi Future Energy to build solar power plant
• POGC and NIDC sign North Pars drilling deal
• Adnoc is investing heavily to top the fuel market
• Bapco to increase gas production by 500 mm cf in Bahrain
• UAE to more than double domestic energy needs by 2030
• El Paso to pay fine to settle Iraq allegations
• Qatar orders eight more LNG vessels to join Nakilat fleet
• Iran signs contract on LNG project
• LUKoil hopes to sign development deal for Iran’s Azar field
• Oman to finalize next phase of power sector privatization by year-end
• Saudi Aramco to invest $ 45.3 bn on expansions by 2011
• India and Yemen sign pact on cooperation in oil sector
• Pre-qualification to start on major Iranian project
• Iran says interest from global oil companies not affected by US pressure
• Shell and Repsol may face US probe over South Pars deal
• Iran to start gas exports to Austria and Switzerland in 2012
• Iran formally offers 17 oil blocks to investors
• Malaysia's active presence in Iran's oil industry projects
• Iran’s energy deals come as great blow to the White House
• Iran’s petrochemicals output expected to reach 15 mm tons
• NIDC and NDC sign cooperation agreement
• Qatari GTL plant starts production
• Indian minister to visit Libya and Yemen
• Armenia deals with Iran and Russia on energy
• Iranian private sector to build two refineries in Qeshm
• Aghajari gas injection station to come on stream in October
• Haifa refinery valued at $ 1.3-1.8 bn
• Repsol and Shell sign gas contract with Iran
• Saudi Aramco plans to commission Al-Hawyah project
• State oil company to oversee Iraqi fields
• Saudi Aramco to award first contract for Manifa field
• BP signs deal with Oman
• South Korea to send delegation to Kurdistan to discuss oil development
• LUKoil set to revive $ 4 bn Saddam oil deal
• Iran seeking new technologies to improve oil recovery
• Iran and China team up for gas
• Dolphin to pump Qatar gas to Oman by 2008
• Turkey in talks with Iran and OMV on energy trade cooperation
• Yemen plans to increase oil output to 500,000 bpd
• Yemen invites ONGC to set up $ 1-bn refinery
• Venezuela and Saudi Arabia eye Indian oil sector
• Saudi Arabia invites Indian investment in refinery
• Kuwait Oil Company blames meters for $ 1 bn of unaccounted oil
• NISOC seeking plans to improve rate of recovery from reserves
• Iran and Malaysia sign MoU to set up power plant in north-western Iran
• Iran’s Abuzar crude production to reach 180,000 bpd by March
• Kuwait Petroleum to cut oil production
• OPEC president urges group to comply with oil cuts
• NIOSC finalizes over 80 % of gas injection operations
• China tells US its ties to Iran are private
• Iran and China not yet agreed upon rate of return of Yadavaran oilfield
• Iran to sell gas to Azerbaijan at international price
• PetroChina in talks with Qatar, Iran and Australia on LNG supply
• US panel to review China-Iran deal
• US cautions China over reported multibillion dollar gas deal with Iran
• Kuwait considering switching to the euro for its oil
• Gas condensate output of five South Pars phases exceeds 201 mm bbl
• Tycoon to partner gas project in Iran
• Iran’s Parsian 2 gas refinery starts output
• Iran and Malaysia sign gas development agreement
• Khuzestan province to develop petrochemical and downstream industries
• Nigeria and Iran plan to sign multi-billion dollar oil deal
• Dorud oilfield’s gas injection facilities come on stream
• Iran studies plan for power connection to Europe
• Iran enjoys 2 % share of world oil refinery products
• DNO to produce oil in northern Iraq
• Indian Essar Group negotiating to build oil refinery in Iran
• Tehran’s power grid needs $ 650 mm in investments
• Iran more than doubles petrochemical exports to Western Europe
• South Iran reports on oil output
• Iran’s Azar oilfield can produce 200 mm barrels of crude
• Crude production at Iran's Mansurabad oilfield to reach 35,000 bpd
• Iran's power industry needs urgent investment
• ADMA-OPCO signs EPC contract with Hyundai
• NIOC to open new oil and gas fields
• Medco Energi Internasional wins two blocks in Yemen
• BP wins two natural gas concessions in Oman
• OIL-IOC and GSPC win oil blocks in Yemen
• Iran and Norway sign MoU on offshore seismic data processing
• East Timor and Kuwait establish join venture on oil and gas
• Iraq is the common ground for OVL and RIL
• Iran signs contract on gasoline production unit at Tabriz Refinery
• Belarus and Iran to jointly develop oil deposits
• Iran signs $ 300 mm drilling contract for Azadegan field
• Libya and Norway review oil and gas ties
• DNO wins new exploration license in Yemen
• LUKoil to sign Iranian oil field contract
• Gazprom may produce gas in Iran
• Saudi Electricity signs deals with General Electric
• Israeli firm to buy natural gas from Egypt
• Total acquires 16.7 % stake in QatarGas II Train 5 development
• US panel to review CNOOC-Iran gasfield development deal
• DNO raises stake in northern Iraq oilfields
• Iran and Qatar reach agreement on joint oilfield management
• Iranian oil industry gets $ 4 bn from Oil Stabilization Fund
• ONGC and Reliance in talks to develop oilfield in Iraq
• OMV starts oil production in Yemen
• Iran and Qatar to jointly develop Mobarak oilfield
• Iran announces tenders on 17 oil blocks
• Venezuela and Iran create oil joint venture
• France’s Prosernat to desalinate South Pars Phase 12 gas
• CNOOC to develop Iranian gasfield
• Qatar's oil and gas production expected to be 6 mm boepd by 2012
• Abu Dhabi Upper Zakum expansion cost seen over $ 1.5 bn
• Korean Hyundai to build 160,000-ton oil tanker for Iran
• Iran to set up 12 new petrochemical projects
• INA to start gas production in Syria
• Iran ought to invest $ 350 mm in drilling industry
• Oil woes in Iran
• India sets foundations for buying Iranian gas at double the cost
• How Israel lost to the Iranians
• Reliance wins two oil blocks in Yemen
• Iran mulls increasing LNG production
• Iran to launch LNG shipping fleet in 2011
• India to help develop Iran’s Ferdows and Golshan oilfields
• Iran offers energy supplies to Azerbaijan
• PetroChina to buy Pars LNG
• Japanese firms to buy stake in Qatar's Laffan Refinery
• Sinopec expected to sign oil deals with Iran
• National Iranian Oil Company sets new production and refining targets
• Sinopec to raise term purchases of Oman supply by 20 %
• Syria wants Iranian gas via Turkey
• Iran and Syria to connect electricity networks service
• Iran to inject nitrogen and CO2 into oil reservoirs
• Saudi Aramco’s Vice President addresses energy security
• Azerbaijan and Iran to have parallel power grid arrangements
• Iran may join world's largest oil consortium
• North Pars gas field to be developed next year
• North Pars gas field to be developed next year
• Iran and Syria to set up joint company to build high voltage posts
• China Power to sign gas-fired power plants deal in Iran
• Sinopec to develop Iran’s Yadavaran oilfield
• Iran’s private sector to build oil refinery in Mazandaran province
• Saudi Arabia plans to expand its gas exploration programme
• $ 24 bn to be invested in South Pars gas field
• Albanian and Israeli gas markets spark Gazprom's interest
• KOC finalizes plan to boost state's gas productivity
• Saudi SRAK contracts second rig for gas exploration
• ABB signs frame deal for world's largest GTL plant in Qatar
• Shell to manage Qatar’s fleet of new LNG carriers
• Iranian petroleum ministry signs contract for Bandar Abbas refinery
• South Pars phases 9 and 10 to come on stream in May 2007
• Iran makes $ 12.5 bn worth of petrochemical plans
• LUKoil eyeing Iranian oil field
• Saudi Arabia to boost refining capacity
• Sinochem to start UAE gas production
• NIOC to put 17 oil blocks on international tender
• Ilam province holds 15 % of Iran’s gas reserves
• Qatari gas to flow to UAE next summer
• NIOC signs agreement with Australian LNG Co.
• Saudi Aramco to boost oil output
• Iran and Bosnia sign contract on Tehran refinery
• SABIC seeks long-term presence in Iranian market
• Gazprom pipeline deal points to alliance with Iran
• Findings raise new questions on Halliburton’s cost of taking fuel to Iraq
• Iran oil production to jump by 1 mm bpd in 3 years
• Qatar prepares to market first sulphur-free diesel fuel
• Iran favours LNG exports over pipeline gas
• Gasco to boost gas output in United Arab Emirates
• Georgia looks to Azerbaijan and Iran to replace Russian gas
• Iraq plans to boost oil output
• Lebanon signs deal with French firm to implement windmill project
• Norsk Hydro offers OVL stake in Angolan and Iranian block
• UAE to receive Qatar’s gas by 2007
• Petro-Canada acquires long-life gas assets in Syria
• Statoil interested in long-term cooperation with Iran
• Iran finalizes South Pars Phase 11 contract with Total
• Korea forms joint oil stockpile with Kuwait
• Iran and China in talks about North Pars gas field
• Iran commissions Maroon Khami gas reservoir
• Qatar and Iran raise gas output and produce more condensate
• China prepares to resume development of major Iraqi oil field
• Turkmenistan’s gas export to Iran to reach 14 bn cm by 2008
• Iran needs Rls. 2.5 tn to curb power outages
• PetroIran finishes drilling at South Pars oil layer
• Iraq woos China to revive neglected oil industry
• Oryx GTL to begin exports from Qatar in December
• Saudi Aramco’s quest for power
• Japan seeks oil security in Iraq and Indonesia
• CNPC in talks to develop Iranian gasfield
• LUKoil and Kazakh firms seek cooperation with Iran in Caspian Sea
• Indonesian firm to take part in building Iranian refinery
• Iran to launch bids on exploration and development blocks
• Iran has 13,000 MW of power plants capacity ready for privatization
• LUKoil plans to develop relations with Iraq and Central Asian countries
• Marubeni to build $ 2.3 bn power plant in Qatar
• PetroMed to drill offshore Israel
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil sign petrochemical deal
• Calvalley Petroleum receives pipeline approval from Yemen
• Iran sees $ 1.6 bn in foreign investment in past 12 months
• Iraq shortlists three international firms to build refinery
• Dana Gas and SBM form LNG terminal alliance
• Japan’s Iranian oil deal is gone
• Statoil agrees to pay $ 10.5 mm fine for bribery payments made in Iran
• First RasGas delivery reaches Mexico
• NIOC finishes modifications to buyback deals
• South Pars phases 1-5 reports on export of condensates
• Iran can save $ 8 bn through gas supply to power plants
• Inpex can someday regain its stake in Iranian Azadegan oil field
• American firms refuse to repair US-made turbines in Iran
• Azadegan oil field to be developed by domestic or foreign contractors
• NITC orders six oil tankers to carry oil from Caspian Sea to Iran
• Israeli energy company to refine oil for Palestinian Authority
• Pipeline to transfer Iranian gas to Armenia to go on stream soon
• Syria signs two 20-year oil and gas contracts with Shell
• Yemen Petroleum to spend $ 528 mm on development
• Inpex loses Azadegan oil deal
• Iraq welcomes China to manage its vast oil resources
• Saudi Aramco to start development of Moneefa oilfield
• Japan to withhold support for Azadegan oil project in Iran
• Kurdistan outlines oil vision
• Pipeline blast in Iran cuts off gas to Turkey
• More investment needed in Middle East’s oil and gas sector safety
• Iraq and China to discuss oil deal
• Iran and Kuwait to jointly develop Arash oilfield
• Hyundai wins $ 1.6 bn order from UAE
• Kuwait tanker operator to order four mega vessels
• China's oil deals with Iran and Myanmar put it at odds with US
• Reliance Industries pins hopes on Arabian Sea coast oil refinery
• Spending spree by Gulf Arab energy firms could lift Islamic bonds
• Qatar leases more LNG carriers from Korea
• Saudi Aramco signs two deals for Khurais oil project
• Oil majors ready to start talks with Iraq before oil law
• NIOC believes international oil companies will never boycott Iran
• Iran and Venezuela sign economic agreements
• DNO updates status of operations in Yemen
• Crescent Petroleum and Iraq's Ministry of Oil hold first meeting
• Oman may open more oil blocks to foreign firms
• Iraq to resume Kirkuk oil exports
• GIB arranges refinancing facility for Oman Gas Company
• Total vows to pursue operations in Iran despite US pressure
• Kurdistan discovery may tempt oil majors
• Saudi Aramco pumps around 9 mm bpd of oil
• Qatar expected to become global leader in GTL production
• International group starts gas drilling in Saudi Arabia
• Investing in Syrian crude, the wild card
• Total set to join oil project in Iran
• Iran and Oman start negotiations on developing Hengam gas field
• China keen to tap Saudi pipeline gas via Qatar and Pakistan
• NIOC invites firms to invest in Iran
• Oil capacity challenge in the Middle East
• NICOC’s natural gas production hits 68 bn cm
• Kuwait developing fields to produce light crude
• Iran invites US companies to participate in oil projects
• Iran to hold tender bids on 24 blocks soon
• Turkey to bargain with Iran and Russia on natural gas
• Saudi Arabia to increase crude oil supply to Japan by 300,000 bpd
• Iranian Shazand refinery to produce 44 % of nation’s gasoline supply
• Pars Company signs power plant contract with MAPNA
• DMCC and LNG Impel to develop $ 1 bn LNG storage facility
• Global gas majors in race for UAE’s gas resources
• Iran and Azerbaijan begin mutual transfer of electricity
• Iran-Armenia gas pipeline project underway
• Iran and Romania find fair settlement of rig dispute
• Iranian police hinder oil rig robbery by Romanian firm
• Romanian oil firm reports attack on oil rig
• Associated gas recovery to save Iran $ 62 mm in foreign exchange
• Pipeline explosion disrupts gas flow from Iran to Turkey
• Iran’s Offshore Oil Company reports on oil export
• Iran and China study Zavareh-Kashan block
• Iran reports on South Pars gas production
• Oil juniors in Kurdistan confronted by new petroleum law
• Russia courts Israel with gas
• Turkey to seek oil in Iran
• Indago Petroleum in joint venture with UAE’s Rakgas
• Kuwait’s oil industry to go private
• NIDC and POGPC sign drilling contract
• The war on Lebanon and the battle for oil
• Dubai prepares toincrease its crude exports
• Petronet LNG signs contract with RasGas
• Petrofac to take on contracts for Dubai’s oil fields
• Dubai to retake control of offshore oil fields from ConocoPhillips
• Iran’s gas injection into oil reserves exceeds 120 mm cmpd
• Iran and Thailand sign MoU on LNG export
• Iraqi pipeline years behind schedule
• Iran plans to boost gasoline production
• Iran sells Sorush and Noruz crude
• NIDC to drill three wells in South Pars
• Sinopec and NIORDC to upgrade Arak refinery
• Shell commits to Qatar gas-to-liquids venture
• Iran to tender South Pars phases 23 and 24
• Qatar's natural gas city offers to power the world
• Azerbaijan and Israel sign win-win oil transport deal
• Saudi Arabia and Chevron extract previously unreachable crude
• Sinopec to buy controlling stake in Iranian oilfield
• ExxonMobil to develop gas field in Qatar
• J. Ray McDermott wins contract from QatarGas
• Oman signs oil deals with seven firms
• Gazprom and Iran mull joint oil and gas projects
• PTTEP signs oil exploration and production agreement with Oman
• Iraq sells Kirkuk crude to ExxonMobil and Tupras
• Oil refinery planned for Iraqi Kurdistan
• Iran’s oil industry facing shortage of drilling rigs
• Shell India imports its largest LNG cargo from Oman
• Most oil firms are reluctant to invest in Iraq because of political instability
• KPC announces new prices for LNG
• Oil majors get richer stake in Middle East
• Iran to privatize state-owned companies
• Syria asks Iran for cooperation in electricity sector
• Iran and Thailand sign LNG export deal
• Gazprom intends to acquire Iran-Armenia pipeline
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to develop offshore gas field
• Qatar turns from gas to liquidity
• Iran and China sign oil and gas agreement
• Israel to build new natural gas pipeline
• Total to sign contract on services for South Pars Phase 11
• Sinopec to develop Yadavaran oil field
• NIOC and Sinopec sign Garmsar oil and gas contract
• Gazprom and Iran mull joint oil and gas projects
• Russian energy developer signs deal with Saudi Arabian firm
• Gazprom to extend pipeline to India via Iran
• Russia and Iran to establish joint venture in oil and gas production
• NIOC estimates value of Kish gas field over $ 30 bn
• YANSAB signs loan construction package with PIF
• SADRA signs first contract for building LNG-carrying ships
• Kuwait eyes stake in Indian oil asset
• Gazprom ready to join Iran-India gas pipeline project
• Saudi Aramco aims for stable oil production surplus
• Jordan signs MoU with Shell
• Saudi Arabia targets 12 mm bpd oil production by end 2009
• Iran's Azar field declared commercial
• Iraq stops oil shipments to Turkish port of Ceyhan
• ENI may start to look at oil deals in Northern Iraq
• Marathon pulling out of Syria because of fears of US sanctions
• Saudi Arabia and Kuwait agree on seismic survey of Durra field
• Israel negotiates oil purchase with Azerbaijan
• South Pars phases 1-5 report on exports
• Sasol opens joint venture in Qatar
• PetroCanada to acquire stake in Marathon Oil’s Syrian project
• Iran is capable of more gas exports
• Indago Petroleum starts study of UAE’s Ras al Khaimah field
• Dangerous Iraqi adventure carries high rewards
• Syria aims to maintain output at 400,000 bpd
• Iran and Venezuela meet to refine bilateral pacts
• Boomtown Qatar: The gas capital of the world
• Japanese companies acquire share in Oman's Qalhat LNG
• ConocoPhillips signs refinery pact with Saudi Aramco
• Saudi Aramco and Total sign oil deal
• Inpex has not received warning of possible end of Azadegan contract
• Iran needs to offer more attractive terms of investment
• Qatar orders world's largest LNG carriers
• Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips sign $ 6 bn deal
• Norwegian company to invest in Iran's oil and gas sector
• UAE plans increase in power generation by 60 %
• Syria looks east for new energy partners
• Iran’s crude oil production is 4 mm barrels daily
• France and Saudi Arabia hold oil talks
• Sinochem to develop Arabian Sea gas field
• ADNOC to develop sour gas reserves
• Saudi Aramco plans to hike oil reserves by 25 %
• Russian and Asian firms are filling the void of American firms in Syria
• Iraq intensifies oil prospecting in Kurdish north
• SABIC unit raises financing for expansion plans
• Saudi Aramco and Total sign Jubail refinery project deal
• Kuwait’s oil reputation at stake
• Pars Oil and Gas believes LNG market will stabilize in a year
• UAE and South Korea sign oil stockpiling deal
• Iran sees new achievement in refining ultra-heavy crude oil
• Shell bids for two new blocks in Syria
• PGS to carry out seismic survey for Lebanon
• Iraq’s SOMO to meet oil buyers on contracts
• Talks between Gazprom and Israel stall
• ENI to stay in Iran
• Saudi oil minister believes oil prices to remain firm for rest of decade
• Kuwait needs $ 64 bn to develop energy industry
• Saudi Aramco reports on oil exports
• Kuwait unveils oil privatisation plan
• Syria signs deal with Marathon despite US sanctions
• RasGas names new LNG carrier
• Saudi Aramco is responding to rising global oil demand
• Saudi Aramco to sign MoU with Total
• Oman signs oil concessions agreement with British Gas
• Turkey and Israel to build Mediterranean pipelines
• China and Saudi Arabia sign energy, defence and security deals
• Iran-Armenia gas pipeline unfinished but already in Gazprom’s sights
• Iran is open to changing investment laws
• Halliburton’s failures of rebuilding Iraqi pipelines
• Iran reports on petrochemicals exports
• Saudi Aramco to supply 400,000 bpd oil to Indonesia
• Large fire occurs at oil and gas complex in northern Iraq
• Korea in LNG supply talks with RasGas
• Aramco to test more reservoirs in Persian Gulf gas discovery
• Pertamina is seeking to buy gas from Qatar
• ONGC and Gulf Oil set up joint venture for Middle East markets
• NISOC reports on oil production
• Qatar lays foundation stone for $ 800 mm gas refinery
• Kuwait plans phased privatisation of oil
• PTTEP wins onshore block in Oman
• Iran won't be tied to buyback contracts
• Saudi Aramco signs deals to boost oil output
• Gazprom eyes role in South Pars gas field
• Iran to offer tenders for development of ten oilfields
• Kuwait to invite bids for $ 6 bn oil refinery
• Saudi Aramco and McDermott sign upstream pipeline contracts
• Emerald Energy to drill three wells on Syrian prospect
• Iran is able to turn into regional electricity hub
• New scheme to encourage oil industries investment in Yemen
• Consortium wins block in Oman
• ADNOC to invest $ 20 bn in oil andgas production
• QatarGas 3 and 4 LNG projects break ground
• Qatar Gas Transport Company to build largest LNG carriers ever
• UAE-US joint venture begins major expansion
• Sinochem and UAE to develop offshore gas field in Arabian Sea
• Saudi Aramco plans three takeoffs in 2006
• SPC and ADNOC sign agreements with ExxonMobil
• India likely to get LNG from Qatar
• Medco signs MoU with Lebanese company to explore oil in Yemen
• Saudi Aramco launches new oil project
• New agreements in Oman's oil and gas sector
• World's largest oil and gas exchange launches in Qatar
• Ministers agree on Arab gas pipeline extension to Turkey
• Petrel to reinvest $ 5 mm inIraq oil exploration
• Bahrain to import gas from Qatar by 2008
• Qatar Gas Transport and Keppel Offshore Marine join forces
• NIOC invests $ 35 bn in South Pars gas field
• GdF confirms talks on Pars project
• Japan wants to cut oil imports from Iran
• Iran complicates China's energy security
• OMV closes sale of E&P assets in Qatar
• NIOOC develops three oil fields
• Iran invites foreign bids for offshore South Pars gas field
• Iran re-examines gas deals with Total and Shell
• NIOC and RIPI sign contract for research projects
• New oil policies to encourage Iranian firms into larger projects
• Saudi Aramco to boost output capacity by 2.3 mm bpd in three years
• Condensate refinery to be established at South Pars
• The implications of the attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil facility
• Repsol-YPF to start oil and gas exploration in Iran
• Riyadh is no Baghdad!
  
• Saudi Arabia blocks attack on Abqaiq oil facility
• Iran to grant gas contracts to Total, Shell and Repsol
• MAPNA to build first integrated combined cycle power plant in Iran
• Japanese company to take Iran’s LNG to India
• RWE eyes partnership with Iranian gas pipeline project
• Iran to award gas contracts to Total, Shell and Repsol
• LUKoil Overseas starts operations in Red Sea
• International firms apply to invest in Yemen’s oil industry
• Syria to begin supplying gas to Lebanon by end of 2007
• Dana Gas to conduct business according to Islamic jurisprudence
• China and Iran are close to multibillion-dollar oil field deal
• Iraq's oilfields runneth over, but western oil companies are hesitating
• Saudi Aramco commissions Haradh gas-oil separation plant to Techint
• RasGas may supply LNG to Qatar’s Dabhol power project
• PEDCO drills first oil layer well of South Pars field
• Pars Oil to produce 3.6 bn cfpd of gas in three phases
• Thirteen foreign companies bid for nine onshore blocks in Syria
• Iran improves output at Siahmakan refinery
• Saudi Arabia begins pumping light crude from Haradh oil field
• China-India joint acquisition in Syria could pay for more joint deals
• Shell’s investment plans in Iran remain on track
• Iran to export gasoline in five years
• Norsk Hydro and LUKoil to continue oil exploration in Iran
• Norway's DNO presses on with Kurdistan oil deal
• Russia and Turkey to extend gas pipeline to Israel and Lebanon
• Oil firms continue to invest in Syria
• Iran to begin development of Dehloran oil field
• Kurdish officials are inviting foreign oil companies in Iraq
• Syria and its foreign interests
• Debates over Russian natural gas prices are starting to come to light
• Petro-Canada closes sale of its Syrian-producing assets
• Gulfsands Petroleum continues activities in Syria
• India looking for joint ventures in Oman
• Success is elusive in Iraq's oil fields after two years of cost overruns
• Abu-Dhabi based firm to acquire Pearl Energy
• US asks India to back off from Syrian oil deal
• South Pars reports on gas condensate exports from phases 1-5
• Iran produces 1 % of world’s petrochemicals
• LUKoil begins exploration in Block A in Saudi Arabia
• Iran to stop LNG supply to India if oil crosses $ 80/barrel
• NIOC believes oil market is not facing supply shortage
• Lebanon's refining potential becomes source of regional interest
• GCC awards $ 31 bn in EPC contracts in 2005
• Saudi Arabia to build ties with India to ensure market for its oil
• Statoil to write off entire value of Iranian gas project
• Qatar is looking to secure its economic future once the wells run dry
• Sinopec to become operator of Iranian Garmsar development
• Kuwait’s oil reserves are only half of official estimates
• An unstable energy equation
• OMV to develop field in western Yemen
• Gulfsands secures rigs for drilling in Syria
• Iran to have three gas fields operational next year
• E.ON interested in gas cooperation with Iran
• Iran to build three refineries
• Saudi Arabia plans to double gas production
• Qatar and South Korea to build petrochemical plant
• Dana Gas enters in joint project deal with Emarat
• Iran plans to build 1,000 MW gas power plant in Khorramabad
• Kuwait Oil Company and Burgan Well sign oil drilling contract
• Azerbaijan to sign gas deal with Iran
• Russia and Syria sign oil refinery deal
• Gazprom eyes stake in Iran-India gas pipeline
• Tatneft outlines drilling plans in Syria
• South Pars is producing gas at full capacity
• China and India cooperate in Syrian oil deal
• US OPIC to insure Citigroup for Israeli gas pipeline project
• ONGC's Syrian venture covers 36 fields
• Petro-Canada to sell Syrian production
• Technip/Chiyoda signs new contract for two LNG trains in Qatar
• Sinopec to develop Yadavaran Oilfield in Iran
• Maersk Oil and Qatar Petroleum to develop Al Shaheen field
• Shell signs gas field development deal with Qatar Petroleum
• NSQ oil project could mark turning point for Qeshm island
• Russia to transport natural gas to Israel
• Occidental seeks bids for Oman oil field project
• Iran seeks to sign key oil deal with Sinopec
• Total and Qatar Petroleum plan to build new petrochemical plant
• Russia has practically no chances to participate in Iraqi oil projects
• Iran and Armenia will go through with gas and electricity deal
• Mitsubishi and Shell sign MoU to form strategic alliance in Middle East
• Shell shares technology to reduce environmental impact of oil industry
• Adwea, Oman Oil and Alcan sign deal for Sohar smelter project
• Iran reports on export of gas condensates from South Pars
• Shell pays compensation to Iran for delays in oil field repairs
• Iran to collect polymer wastes to convert into gas oil
• Syria strikes 14 deals with Kuwaiti and foreign companies
• Petrofac and PDO sign deal to build gas plant in Oman
• Qatar Petroleum to invest $ 5 bn in future projects
• Development of Iran’s Reshadat oil field to cost $ 400 mm
• CNPC and ONGC discuss cooperation in Syria
• Kuwait to pump $ 44 bn into oil
• Oil exploration set to resume at Iran’s Hengam field
• Saudi Aramco signs 13 pipeline deals
• Norway's oil industry and the partitioning of Iraq
• Shell and Repsol to develop South Pars phases 13 and 13A
• Syria and Russia to construct gas pipeline and plant
• Iran to sign deal for exports to China and Tunisia
• Norsk Hydro finds Iran’s Anaran oilfield most important
• Iran may improve contract terms for foreign energy firms
• Recovery factor for Iranian oil fields to increase by 30 %
• Iran involved in gas exports to Europe
• Iran encourages private companies to explore for oil
• E.ON to invest $ 5 bn to boost gas imports from Iran and Qatar
• Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan to continue energy synchronization
• Palestinians negotiating gas exports to Europe via Egypt
• ENOC invests $ 500mm in Jebel Ali refinery
• Norway's DNO starts drilling for oil in Iraqi Kurdistan
• Qatar slows down LNG plans
• NITC to become world’s fourth largest supertanker operator by 2009
• RasGas signs deal for 12 LNG tankers
• RasGas II LNG Train 4 starts operation
• Qatar-UAE gas pipeline work set to begin soon
• Suez LNG Trading signs transport agreements with US and Europe
• New technologies may unlock more Middle East oil
• India and China to bid for oilfields in Syria
• Lebanon to begin privatisation of EdL
• Iran’s condensate production to reach 1 mm bpd
• Europeans and Iranians mull natural gas line
• Sonoran Energy and NRA sign oil exploration agreement
• Oil companies file arbitration against Yemen
• Iran, Thailand and Japan to launch petrochemical production in Assaluyeh
• French Bank to invest in South Pars phases 17 and 18
• Gazprom considers gas supplies to Israel, Italy and Greece
• Syrian Company for Oil Transport reveals plan
• Iraq needs Russia’s economic assistance
• Iran plans new tender for Hengam gas field
• Israel will start receiving Egyptian gas September 2007
• Shell to start seismic operations in Libya
• Fluor wins contract from RasGas III for off-plot work
• Iran's petrochemical industries have potentials to attract $ 10 bn
• China to increase Saudi crude imports by 14 %
• Ras Laffan, Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil announce LNG project
• Lebanon signs key fuel deal with Sonatrach
• PDO and Petrofac sign Harweel project deal in Oman
• Emerald Energy and Gulfsands Petroleum win Syrian interests
• Russian refining in Syria
• Iran to start LNG exports to Europe by 2011
• Kuwait's biggest field starts to run out of oil
• Iran to commission Assaluyeh petrochemical projects
• Iran expects gas production to increase by 40 mm cm
• Oil and gas sector is critical to future of GCC prosperity
• KS Energy to provide land rig for Qatar-based company
• Petrofac receives EPC contract from Petroleum Development Oman
• Israeli inventors try to usegarbage and pulp to replace oil
• Shell and Sinopec discuss Middle East partnerships beyond Iran
• Stroitransgaz to build petroleum plants in Syria
• IDRO invests $ 1.2 bn in South Pars
• Iran’s offshore crude output hits 800,000 bpd
• Iraq can more than triple oil output once order restored
• Syria invites foreign investors to bid for oil and gas fields
• Iran insists on preserving share in LNG deal with India
• South Pars supplies over 35 % of Iran’s natural gas
• Iran needs $ 1 bn each year to avoid oil output decline
• Iran starts test export of gas to Nakhichevan
• South Pars 5 exports over 125 mm barrels since commissioning
• Iranian companies reach GTL deal
• Iran reports on crude exports
• Norsk Hydro to make long-term energy investment in Iran
• Iran, Georgia and Armenia to integrate electricity network
• Iran to start gas shipments to Nakhichevan
• Sonoran estimates reserves in Jordan’s Azraq block
• GE wins Qatar order to build LNG super-trains
• Oil exploration threatening ancient Iranian cultural heritage
• Gas fuels Qatar's future
• Oil expert slams Shell’s performance in Iranian fields
• General Electric refuses supply of LNG equipment to Iran
• Malaysian companies keen to tap Middle East oil and gas potential
• Iran signs contracts for polyethylene and butane 1 plants
• Gulf Energy reveals plans for first phase of Energy City
• Sonoran Energy sees potential of oil reserves in Jordan’s Azraq area
• Iran to build wind power plants in Fars and Bushehr provinces
• Saudi Aramco to invite for offshore bids
• KNP to invite for refinery bids
• Stroitransgaz to build 200 mile gas pipeline in Syria
• Explosion sets fire to oil pipeline in northern Iraq
• NIOTC intends to purchase 47 oil tankers and other vessels
• Iran to take steps for building LNG ships to follow sales
• Iran-India consortium to purchase eight LNG carriers
• Major fires hit Iranian oil and gas pipelines
• Fluor wins Persian Gulf gas plant contract
• Syria's drying wells have key role in oiling reforms
• Saudi-Emirati venture to set up oil company
• Saudi Arabia to re-open Manifa oil field
• Secondary oil recovery to rise Iranian reserves
• IPO of Dana Gas to create windfall for UAE banks
• Iran converts methanol into propylene for first time in the world
• SABIC affiliate signs contracts for expansion project in Jubail
• Iranian gas condensate refinery to yield 30 mm litres gasoline daily
• Iranian fields produce about 2 mm barrels extra oil
• Iran to build new petrochemical complex in Mamasani
• Ras Laffan signs contract for LNG project with Chiyoda venture
• New Iranian gas condensate refinery to yield 30 mm litres gasoline daily
• South Pars phases 1-5 exports over 121 mm barrels of gas
• Crescent signs deal to drill for oil in south Iraq
• MAPNA invests in Iran’s private sector projects
• KPC to carry out field studies in Kurdistan
• Saudi Khursaniyah oil field to be onstream in 2007
• Saudi Aramco to double oil drilling rig fleet
• NIOC plans to be among top two oil companies in 20 years
• Saudi Arabia and ExxonMobil believe oil will last for decades
• Iran to double gas exports to China
• Iran uses non-metal pipes in oil installations
• Iran offers oil exploration contracts to China
• Iran takes steps to offset natural production fall
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil sign pact with Korea Ras Gas
• Yemeni gas plant to commence exports
• Yemen LNG lets contract for Balhaf plant to KBR and partners
• RasGas and CPC sign LNG sales and purchase agreement
• Iran can install pipelines with domestic manpower
• Iran’s petrochemical exports to increase to 20 mm tons this year
• OVL seeks time for Iran oil pact
• Yemen shows potential
• Petrel secures Jordan oil drilling deal
• Statoil to develop oil activities in Iran
• Azeri republic to import gas from Iran
• Tatneft suspends extraction project in Iran over lack of stability
• Iran looking forward to extend gas pipeline to China
• Qatar to have world's largest LNG fleet in five years
• UAE and Oman sign gas agreement
• Privatisation of Bahrain electricity gains pace
• KOC signs deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries
• South Pars gas liquid exports hits 115 mm barrels
• Middle East oil and gas industry suffers shortage of qualified engineers
• Looking for black gold in Syria
• Yemen to grant gas contracts
• Halliburton's role in toppling Oriental Oil Kish to be probed
• Marubeni buys OMV’s Qatar oil concession
• Iran to buy South Korean tanker
• BP, Cepsa and Total win Iraq Kirkuk oil tender
• Iraq: Oil plans and policy
• Oman invites for bids to develop five oil blocks
• Stratic Energy to explore for oil and gas in Syria
• Aramco signs accord to develop Safaniyah field with ENOC
• Iran’s Dorud oilfield to be operational in February 2006
• Iranian Tang Bijar gas field to yield 6,000 bpd of liquefied gas
• Iran to build giant gas platforms for South Pars phases 9-10
• Iraq increases southern oil production to 2.3 mm bpd
• Some 100 firms bid for South Pars phases 15 and 16
• GAIL to import Iranian gas
• Iran upgrades Azadegan reserves
• Oman offers new oil concessions to foreign firms
• Iraqi experts recommend establishing national oil company
• South Pars phases 1-5 produce over 109 mm cm of gas
• Petropars and Petronas to enter into joint venture projects
• Qatar eyes American natural gas market
• Dolphin Energy attracts $ 4 bn in financing
• Israel won’t participate in gas deal between Palestine and BG
• Shell about to complete Sorush and Noruz project
• Oman Oil, Oman Refinery and LG sign aromatics project deal
• Tehran Refinery needs budget for development
• Iran helps Indonesia to construct subsea gas pipeline
• Pakistan opposes India buying gas directly from Iran
• Korea signs LNG deal with Yemen YLNG, Malaysia MLNG and Sakhalin
• Total hopes for access to Iraqi oil market through deal with Syria
• ADNOC to boost gas liquids production by 50 %
• Petropars completes installation of cover for LNG reservoir
• Occidental to develop major Oman oil field
• RasGas receives third LNG carrier
• Iran ambitious to produce oil in Caspian Sea
• Kuwait Petroleum to renew oil contract with Iraqi authorities
• Saudi Aramco expects more cooperation with China in energy
• Saudi Aramco targets output boost
• Saudi-UAE-Kuwaiti consortium forms new natural gas company
• Iran and Italy to build LDPE plant for Kordestan Petrochemical
• KNPC to build mega refinery at Al-Zour
• Daewoo to build five LNG tankers for Qatar
• Sumitomo Chemical and Saudi Aramco to produce petrochemicals
• KUFPEC secures two new oil deals in Yemen
• Saudi Aramco seeks refinery partners
• Iran signs MoU with Ukraine on gas transfer
• First phase of Iran’s Darkhoein oil field to come on stream soon
• Iraq to invite international firms to invest in oil development
• Saudi Arabia to invest in new SABIC projects
• Statoil may increase gas production from South Pars by 30 %
• NIDC to drill 12 exploratory wells with Chinese cooperation
• Iran's gas exports to China to start in 2009
• Iran puts Azadegan's reserves at about $ 37 bn barrels
• Qatar has twelve gas-based petrochemical ventures under construction
• Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Nitrogen and Air Liquide sign gas venture deal
• Gas condensates exports from South Pars phases 1-5 hit 107 mm barrels
• Iranian oil firm signs deal with Linde
• Oman invites investment for Shell’s gas fields
• South Pars to raise capacity of phases 6, 7 and 8
• India and China interested in developing Azadegan field
• Petropars wins phase 12 development project
• IPIC and OMV announce acquisition of Borealis share
• Saudi Electricity Company signs bank loan agreement
• Iran negotiates LNG export with European countries
• Saudi Aramco acquires additional shares in Showa Shell
• PDO awards $ 87 mm contract to Shaleem Oil
• NIDC drills 18 oil and gas wells in southern Iran
• Iran to start operations in Tabnak gas field in July
• Egypt and Israel to sign landmark gas deal
• Audit questions $ 1.4 bn in Halliburton bills in Iraq
• Iran finalizes two South Pars phases
• South Pars reports on single buoy mooring activities
• BP interested in long-term investment in Iran
• Petropars to supervise Bidboland Refinery deal
• Calvalley declares Yemen Block 9 commercial
• Korea's ExImBank signs MoU with Iranian gas company
• Oman signs pact to develop Mukhaizna oil field
• Iran to start drilling and pipe-laying operations of South Pars 9-10
• Kuwait approves budget for KPC
• Oman signs $ 3 bn in oil contracts
• GCC grid contracts attract fourteen bidders
• Six South Pars phases to be developed in buyback deals
• Petropars to invest $ 3.45 bn in phase 12
• Iran to reopen Soviet gas export pipeline
• Sasol to develop South Pars phase 14
• SABIC undertakes several new projects
• Japan’s Arabian Oil to help boost Iraqi crude output
• India signs $ 22 bn LNG import deal with Iran
• Iraq cuts its Basra crude oil term contracts
• PTTEP and CNPC sign deals to develop Iranian oil fields
• NIOC signs contract for South Pars phases 17 and 18
• Iran to give Indian oil firms North Pars gas field block
• IOC to use European technology for Iranian LNG project
• Mubadala Development and Shell sign MoU to form strategic alliance
• Petronas may explore in Iraq
• New South Pars phases finalized
• Iran to provide refining facilities for Iraqi crude
• Gulfsands gains 100 % ownership of Iraqi gas project
• Lebanon still waiting for Syrian natural gas supply
• Petropars and IOC to develop North Pars gas field
• Private sector to build refinery in Bandar Abbas
• NIOC gives go-ahead on South Pars phases 17 and 18 contract
• BP subsidiary signs $ 4 bn deal with Delta Group
• Saudi Aramco to expand its role in petrochemicals industry
• Circle Oil signs agreement for Oman block
• Oman’s Renaissance Services to acquire UK's BUE Marine
• SABIC plans investment to boost production
• Construction of Iran’s biggest solar power plant starts
• Iran to tender twelve oil blocks for exploration
• Iran’s gas export to Turkey approaches 9 bn cm
• E.ON to study Iran's gas sector
• South Pars 1-5 exports 102 mm barrels gas condensates
• Oman receives $ 300m boost for plastics industry
• Iran to sell 12 mm tons LNG to China annually
• DEWA announces large power project
• PTTEP to do feasibility study in Bahrain
• Nabors completes rig in Jebel Ali Free Zone
• Fluor to design and manage petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia
• Work begins on $ 1.6 bn Qatar-UAE gas project
• Iraq to cut contracted Basra oil volume by 28.5 %
• Kuwait and Qatar announce establishment of $ 2 bn petrochemical plant
• Kvaerner withdraws from Iran’s South Pars 15 and 16 projects
• SouthKorea is enjoying the Middle East boom
• Iraqis arrive in Russia for training program with LUKoil
• NIOC to tender EOR study projects for twelve oilfields
• Many companies interested in Pars LNG project
• Aramco and Saudi Arabia help to secure US energy future
• UAEU and JCCP to develop oily waste water treatment technologies
• NIOC finishes exploration in Ramin and Balal gas fields
• Pertamina to develop oil blocks in Iraq
• New drilling method in South Pars creates new developmental grounds
• Three international consortia bidding for Iran’s Boland-2 refinery
• CTI Shipbrokers India to partner with Dubai Maritime City
• Shell to award series of piecemeal deals for its Qatar projects
• Interview with Mehdi Hosseini, NIOC Managing Director
• Global giants race for stakes in Aramco refinery
• Major international firms still interested in Iranian energy projects
• Kuwait plans new refinery
• Dolphin Energy starts supplying gas to Ras al-Khaimah
• NIOC signs export agreement with CNPC
• Iran signs 278 contracts for developing central fields
• UAE assures Asian partners of steady oil supplies
• Petronas to stay in Iran LNG project
• Saudi Aramco CEO addresses Saudi Mega Projects 2005 conference
• Rising to the challenge of a secure energy future in Iran
• Saudi Aramco plans to float share of Yanbu oil refinery
• Italy and Qatar could jointly build up to ten new gas terminals
• Aramco believes Saudi Arabia has oil for 140 years
• Hyundai and Daewoo to share Iranian tanker order
• Idemitsu eyes investment in Middle East oil projects
• Twenty oil firms qualify for seven new oil blocks in Yemen
• Oman Oil unveils plans to set up $ 956 mm aromatics complex
• Dolphin Energy signs gas supply deal with Dubai government
• Petrobras signs cooperation protocol with Iraq
• SASREF unveils SR 1 bn expansion plans
• Iraq to sign cooperation agreement with Statoil
• South Pars drilling to go ahead without Halliburton
• Jordan should have second petroleum refinery
• Occidental to replace Shell in development of Oman oil field
• Thai PTTEP to sign deal for Iranian oil exploration project
• BG and Palestinian partners sign deal to resume Gaza gas drilling
• Aker Kvaerner wins contract for South Pars phases 9 and 10
• Shell to relinquish 10 % of Oman oilfield acreage as production falls
• Putin to promote Gazprom on visit to Israel
• Borouge to invest $ 2.5 bn in new expansion projects
• Iran expects to sign contracts for 8 phases of South Pars soon
• New LNG contracts may finally allow Iran to use its massive gas reserves
• Electricite du Liban cleans up its act
• Japex agrees with Iraqi oil ministry on oil development deal
• Qatar to invest heavily in petrochemical sector
• South Korea and Yemen agree on energy cooperation
• PDO extracts only 1 bn barrels in 35 years
• Qatar to put off gas-to-liquids projects for three years
• Iranian Mahshahr Port to be developed into world oil terminal
• Kharg terminal to meet Iran’s oil exporting needs for 50 years
• South Pars is a gem of Iran’s national development
• Prices of petrochemical products in Iran should be proportional
• French CETAL to improve Iranian gas network
• Iran awards exploration and development deal to Thai firm
• US service contractors are welcome in the Middle East
• Iran remains top energy supplier
• Heat recovery boiler to generate 100 MW of electricity in Jordan
• Iran negotiates with Chinese firms for development of Yadavaran field
• Total to produce solar energy in Iran
• Iran’s Karun is the biggest oil and gas producer
• Iran’s Khatami receives ENI's president
• Khatami believes gas should promote Iranian economy
• India to import more Qatari crude
• ExxonMobil to develop Upper Zakum oil field in Abu Dhabi
• Kuwaiti MPs question major foreign involvement in northern oilfields
• Iraq oil-for-food scheme: Three people charged on pay schemes
• Norway willing to operate Iran’s LNG and GTL projects
• NIGC implements gas storage projects
• ONGC keen to export technical expertise to Qatar
• IOC to import more oil from Iraq
• South Pars oil layer to undergo development
• South Pars phases 15 and 16 contract to be signed soon
• PetroIran starts preparations for development of Bangestan Field
• Iran and Qatar to exploit South Pars equally
• Iran to build refineries under BOO/BOT deals
• ChevronTexaco unit sells 40 % stake in UAE retailing joint venture
• Khatami to inaugurate phases 4 and 5 of South Pars
• Irish Circle Oil wins offshore oilfield contract from Oman
• Iran reports on gas condensate exports from South Pars phases 1-5
• RasGas II delivers first LNG cargo to Spain
• UAE chooses ExxonMobil for Upper Zakum development
• Iran's Indian oil project near to completion
• Gas to account for 70 % of Iran's energy
• Qatar picks up pace in natural gas sector
• Saudi Aramco plans to build refinery in Yanbu
• Iran signs three major oil contracts
• Major Middle East energy producers eager to boost US shipments
• Qatar to build “Energy City”
• Saudi Aramco shipping executives worry over tight oil tanker market
• Kuwait seeks to strengthen oil ties with China
• Qasco and Essar Global sign MoU
• South Pars Phase 12 to be main project this year
• India keen to import natural gas from Saudi Arabia
• Qalhat LNG signs $ 688 mm loan deal with global banks
• Saudi Aramco and Indian Oil Corporation sign MoU
• Qatar plans to order 70 LNG ships by 2010 from Korea
• GASCO awards contract to Snamprogetti
• Kuwait to increase production capacity with Al-Rawdatin rehabilitation
• Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company monopoly to end in 2008
• ADNOC to invest $ 1 bn a year for gas infrastructure
• Oman seeks joint venture for oil trading
• Tatneft signs oil exploration deal with Syria
• Shell strikes downstream alliance with Kuwait Petroleum
• Iraq seeks contract to build $ 2 bn refinery by yearend
• New Iranian oil projects to boost capacity by 160,000 bpd
• Petroleum Development Oman launches exports from new gas plant
• US charges former KBR employee and Kuwaiti sub-contractor
• Circle Oil wins block in Oman
• NIOC signs development contracts for two fields
• Saudi Aramco signs engineering deals on two oil projects
• Saudi Electricity Co. approves 43 projects for Makkah Region
• Reliance wins license in Oman
• Gazrom Armenia to build gas pipeline to Iran
• China's CNPC and Iran's NISOC discuss oil cooperation
• GAIL to form joint venture in Syria
• Shell to invest $ 12 bn in Gulf region
• Iran spuds thirteen wells at three fields
• Oman signs $ 240 mm finance pact for LNG vessels
• Iran reports on export of South Pars phases 1-5
• Iran and China to spud 18 exploration wells
• Reliance hunts for oil assets in West Africa, South America and Middle-East
• UAE to expand power and water production
• Kuwait to develop northern oil fields
• Oman and Thailand sign gas deal
• Gas injection boosts Iran's Aghajari output
• Sasol unit to build $ 200 mm GTL project in Qatar
• Saudi Aramco to produce 10 bn cfpd of gas by 2010
• Iran’s Amak project prevents burning 7 mm cm gas
• Kuwait launches two major petrochemicals plants
• ONGC wins exploration deal with Qatar Petroleum
• More Iranian contractors at Iran’s Darkhoein project
• UK Foster Wheeler to study oil structures for Qeshm island
• PIC and Union Carbide start construction of Olefins II complex in Kuwait
• Total buys its way into Qatar-ExxonMobil project
• Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign deal for petrochemical complex
• Showa Shell signs deal with Saudi Aramco
• Qatar to become world's biggest producer of LNG soon
• Syria and Norway sign oil contract for marine geophysical services
• Iran needs $ 10.1 bn for developing seven refineries
• RasGas (II) and Distrigas sign a 20-year agreement for LNG supply
• Thailand and Oman sign gas agreement
• ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum reach natural gas deal
• Qatar and Shell expected to sign gas deal
• IBM and Intel form oil technology alliance
• Statoil is over budget with South Pars field
• Spain’s Repsol to invest in gas exploration in Iran
• Iran's NPC plans two overseas offices
• Repsol-YPF plans new investments in Iran, Algeria and Libya
• Qatar inaugurates Al Shaheen field offshore facilities
• Kuwait opens region's largest pier
• South Pars' phases four and five to become operational soon
• Oman Oil Company and Mubadala to develop methanol project
• Kuwait to produce 4 mm bpd by 2020
• Qatar -- a hub for gas-fuelled mega projects
• Yemen scores big on natural gas deals
• KOC estimates cost of new export installations project at $ 1 bn
• Essar, Tata and RPG plan mega projects in Iran
• Saudi Aramco chief dismisses fears of production and reserves
• First stage of South Pars phases 9 and 10 to come on stream
• LUKoil vows to defend Iraq oil contract
• Indonesia's Medco Energi signs gas deal in Oman
• Iran and India sign polyethylene deal
• Qatar and Pakistan to sign gas pipeline deal
• Meeting the Chairman of Kuwait Petroleum
• GAIL signs pacts with Iran, China and Bangladesh
• Gulfsands Petroleum signs MoU for Iraqi gas project
• Gas pipe in southern Iran explodes
• Pars Oil and Gas reports about its activities
• India-Iran gas deal runs into troubled waters
• Lebanon to present five-year plan to eliminate losses at EdL
• Total to export 6.5 mm tons of Yemeni gas
• ADMA-OPCO to make Total Abu Al Bukhoosh major gas supplier
• NIOC may function as Iran's government contractor
• Spanish firms eager to cooperate with Iranian firms in Iraq
• Five South Pars phases have become operational over the past six years
• Sixth pipeline will transfer Iran's gas to Kuwait
• BAPCO signs financing deal to upgrade refinery
• Oil companies impatient for a “new Iraq”
• RIL wins oil and gas block in Oman
• Rakgas signs accord with Novus Oman
• Qatar consortium to buy four LNG vessels from Daewoo
• Syrian gas to power Lebanon
• Iran will not put Bangestan oilfield project to tender
• Yemen in good position to provide LNG to South Korea
• Halliburton was never directly involved in Iran's oil industry projects
• Iran to launch oil production in Caspian Sea
• BP’s exit from Iran clears way for other international firms
• Iraq awards southern oil fields study to three-company group
• Syria cancels gas project with Petro-Canada
• Fujairah signs oil and gas exploration deal
• Iraqi government may allow foreign petroleum firms to invest
• Fourth unit of South Pars phases 4 and 5 now operational
• NIDC breaks oil and gas drilling record
• Smuggling suspects win Pentagon contract for Iraqi fuel supply
• BP avoids Iran because of US sanctions
• Kuwait needs one year to realize North Oilfields project after approval
• BP to head Iraqi oil-field study
• SABIC pays ExxonMobil $ 418 mm after losing appeal
• India strikes 25-year deal to buy Iranian gas
• Halliburton wins major South Pars contract
• More than 25 companies active in South Pars Phase 6-8
• IOC will allow GAIL 10 % stake in Petropars field
• Iran petrochemical projects see $ 1.4 bn in foreign investment
• SABIC allocates SR 23 bn for new projects
• Crown Prince Abdullah inaugurates Saudi Aramco’s Qatif plants
• South Pars phase 4 refinery operational
• Iran to start LNG exports to China in 2009
• Iraq asks for new bids to develop oil field
• Syrian and Tunisian joint venture to drill oil in north eastern Syria
• Three foreign consortia bid for Iranian gas refinery project
• Iran’s petrochemical industry keeps up with global markets
• OIEC completes second overseas pipe laying project
• India invites Petronas to join Iranian gas field development
• Saudi Aramco is confident of security measures against terrorism
• Oil ministry emphasizes on foreign companies' presence in Iran
• Iran assists Nigeria in increasing power generation
• Huge energy needs spur China into growing presence in Gulf
• ISICO to build 300,000-ton tankers for NIOTC
• PDO gets approval for enhanced-oil-recovery project
• IOC and Petropars to submit South Pars development plan
• South Pars Oil and Gas Co. finalizes agreement with Halliburton
• Using of mobile oil treater prevents burning of Iranian crude
• Oman renews oil concession pacts with Shell, Total and Partex
• Iran attracts foreign investments for LNG terminal
• Kuwait to start construction of fourth refinery by 2007
• Shell welcomes extension of contract with Oman
• Saudi Aramco to open Qateef oil facility
• Canadian OGI Group wins Iraqi oil field deal
• Turkish and Canadian companies win first oil tenders in Iraq
• RasGas gets "Excellence In Energy" award
• Iran hopes to get $ 1 bn in investments from IOC
• GAIL protests against IOC's South Pars deal
• Qatar reaches $ 12 bn deal with ExxonMobil
• Iraq on cusp of 160,000 bpd oil contracts award
• India in talks with Total for buying LNG from Yemen
• Saudi Aramco signs deals with Japanese partners
• Iranian companies control more than 90 % of world oil
• Heritage Oil forms joint venture in Kurdistan with Eagle Group of Iraq
• JGC completes ethylene expansion project in Qatar
• Iran’s oil and gas industries need $ 70 bn investment
• Iran and South Africa agree on GTL production
• ADNOC raises gas processing capacity
• Iran, France and Malaysia sign agreement on LNG project
• Middle East oil companies need structural changes
• Realizing Iran’s oil industry goals requires $ 56 bn in investments
• Total and Petronas close to sign gas deal with Iran
• Iran determined to increase LNG output
• Oman oil companies in tie-up for development of oil terminal
• Iraq invites China to attend bidding for oil development
• RasGas II signs LNG vessel deal with Japanese consortium
• Syria signs oil exploration deal with Dove Energy and DNO
• Emir opens power plant in Qatar
• KPC to implement Kuwait's oil strategy for the next 15 years
• Iran to build three power plant projects on BLT bases
• Syria signs oil deal with Canadian firm
• Tanganyika signs two oil deals for development blocks in Syria
• ExxonMobil produces record oil production in UAE
• Iran and Azerbaijan hopeful on future oil and gas cooperation
• Iran sees over $ 12 bn in petrochemical investments during past plans
• IOC eyes over $ 1 bn investment in Iran
• Gas pipelines for South Pars phases 6-8 are progressing
• Shell loses out in contest to develop Iraq's Kirkuk oil field
• Qatar expects $ 60 bn investment by 2010
• Shell and Total negotiate on Yadavaran and Azadegan oilfields
• Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia coordinate power-system synchronization deal
• Nexen announces first oil from Yemen block 51
• Iran’s petrochemical exports exceeds $ 1.1 bn
• Shell-Repsol project in Iran to cost $ 4 bn
• Liberalising the Jordanian oil refining sector
• Sohar Power signs $ 620 mm in financing deals
• Iran to sign deal with South Africa’s Polymer Arya Sasol in 2005
• Iran inauguratesfirst phase of South Pars gas field plant
• Iran inaugurates Power Grid Management Company
• China to help Iran build gas condensate refinery
• US ExImBank approves loan to build LNG plant in Qatar
• Grand juries probe Halliburton in Nigeria, Iraq and Iran
• Woodside to look for oil and gas in South Kurdistan
• Iran’s petroleum industry capabilities growing
• Iranian offshore fields to pump over 850,000 barrels
• Repsol to market Iranian LNG
• Iran signs MoU with Chinese and Indian companies
• Petronet LNG issues bids for gas shipping deals
• India in talks with Total to buy gas from Yemen
• ENI starts up production in South Pars field offshore Iran
• Sinochem and Iran to enhance cooperation
• Trans Global starts biggest ever oil exploration program in Jordan
• India-Iran gas deal to secure future supplies
• Iran’s LNG to be marketed in 2009
• NICOC starts drilling in Serkan field
• NICOC launches operations in sixteen oilfields in central Iran
• New refinery to be built in South Pars
• Saudi Arabia to explore for natural gas in Rub Al-Khali
• Qatar hopes to export LNG to US by 2008
• Iran to sign gas contracts with Europe and Korea
• South Pars phase 1 earns over $ 320 mm
• Total and Occidental may face delays on Persian Gulf project
• Reliance Industries bids for acquiring Oman oil and gas block
• NIOC completes 3-D seismography in Azadegan oil field
• NITC ready to carry 50 % of Iran’s export LNG
• NIOC signs deal with Repsol-YPF
• Two phases of South Pars pass production rate
• NIOC prioritises identification of oil and gas capacities
• Ivanhoe signs agreement with Iraq to explore Qaiyarah oil field
• Dolphin Energy to sell natural gas to Ras Al Khaimah from 2005
• The UAE’s petrol pumps may go dry!
• ADNOC's mega oil projects to boost output in UAE
• NIOC starts two-dimensional seismography in Abadan
• Salman upstream operations to end
• ADCO develops sixth oil field at Al Dabb'iya
• RasGas signs agreement with Maran Gas Maritime
• NIDC drills fourteen wells in central Iranian fields
• Iranian LNG fleet capacity must increase threefold
• Iranian South Oil Company has five studies on NGL plants underway
• Russian oil companies look to work with US and UK partners in Iraq
• New $ 300 mm oil refinery to be built on the Red Sea
• Yemen seeks to intensify its signing of oil agreements
• Studies on heavy crude fields reduce production risk
• Bandar Imam needs to solve catalyst problem of MTBE output
• Study results on Tehran refinery expected next year
• NIOC finishes seismographic operations at Kuhestan-2 project
• BAPCO completes shutdown in record time
• Iran to invest $ 600 mm in Shiraz Petrochemical
• Army to let Halliburton keep Iraqi payment
• Qatar Gas Transport appoints Sumitomo Mitsui as financial consultant
• Underbalanced drilling cuts costs
• Israeli's Ofer Brothers to build private power plant in Negev
• OMV signs oil exploration deal in Yemen
• Iran's share of South Pars gas includes 7 % of total world capacity
• Statoil and Hydro compete for Iranian oil
• Iranian Southern Oil-Rich Regions firm has 472 oil projects underway
• Building of Zanjan power plants starts before yearend
• Building of export reservoirs in Bandar Imam Zone are a first in Iran
• Yemeni oil workers protest bid by private firm to undercut diesel prices
• NIOC's exploration department hits new record
• PetroIran concludes all contracts related to Salman oil field
• Liquefied gas export from South Pars hits 65 mm barrels
• Isfahan Refinery completes MTBE reservoirs by 80 %
• IFCO to speed up building of CNG stations
• RasGas hopes to sign deal with Edison Gas
• LUKoil set to explore for gas in Saudi Arabia
• Control system to be designed for ten phases of South Pars
• Egyptian-Israel gas deal faces obstacle
• Shell moves staff to Bahrain amid security concerns
• RasGas signs pact with Maran Gas Maritime
• NIDC raises average drilling capacity
• Iran undertakes tests to increase useful life of oil pipelines
• NIDC to study most modern drillingmethod
• Pars Petrochemical gives priority to ethane project
• NIOTC builds vessels to carry LNG to India
• Iran’s private sector to build two power plants in Zanjan
• Investment in UAE utility projects set to exceed $ 200 bn
• BP Middle East speaks about oil manipulation in Oman
• Tender winner for South Pars phases 15, 16 to be announced
• Repsol-YPF and Shell sign natural gas contract with Iran
• UAE and Qatar to sign agreement on first sub-sea gas pipeline
• Iranian Soleiman refinery to come on stream in February
• Thailand to hold talks with Iran to buy crude and LNG
• Capacity of Iran’s oil and gas tankers to reach 20 mm tons
• Phases 6, 7 and 8 of South Pars over 30 % complete
• Iran and China complete joint venture project for drilling first well
• Major firms submit bids for Iran’s Yadavaran development
• Borouge to expand capacity by 30 %
• Gasco working on projects to increase production
• RasGas signs deal with Teekay for LNG vessels
• South Pars starts gas export from phases 4 and 5
• Study on development of Yadavaran Oilfield to start soon
• Iraq signs deal with Sinopec unit to build oil storage
• Saudi Aramco comments on the oil scene
• SABIC sets up petrochemical company in Yanbu
• Oman’s two steps to deregulation
• Shell confirms LNG framework pact with Iran
• NIOC, Shell and Repsol sign deal for gas production in Persian Gulf
• Gasco becomes global gas-processing giant
• Iran offers ONGC Videsh 20 % stake in Yadevaran oil field
• Oman to have four more LNG vessels
• Iran plans for $ 8 bn investment to boost oil output
• OPEC pays price for ban on oil majors
• Kuwait Finance House to build petrochemical plant in Bahrain
• Iran establishes gas network for urban areas
• NIOSC to build eleven more gas tankers
• Iraq to sign three oil development deals by yearend
• China and Syria launch joint oil venture
• Iran’s second geothermal well is extremely potent
• Interview with Iran’s director of OIIC
• Financing of South Pars phases 9 and 10 finalized
• Pars Petrochemical Shipping leases one hundred ships
• NIDC has sixteen drilling rigs active in international projects
• Iran starts arrangements for gas gathering in Sirri Island
• Oman LNG and Union Fenosa partners in Qalhat project
• Chinese oil in Oman
• Iran cannot afford to hesitate on LNG exports
• Salman oilfield to boost oil production
• Iran faces shortfall of $ 1.3 bn for gasoline imports
• Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Syria discuss oil and gas cooperation
• More than thirty companies bid for Iranian oil deals
• OIEC ready for overseas oil projects
• International consortiums compete for South Pars phases
• Foreign investment in Iranianpetrochemicals hits $ 7.5 bn
• NITC to build LNG tankers
• Saudi Aramco launches new initiative for Saudisation
• Oman cannot afford to say no to Chinese offers
• PTTEP interested in exploring oil and gas in Iran and Libya
• Saudi Arabia has reserves and capacity to meet future oil demand
• LUKoil Overseas sets high value to Saudi Arabian project
• South Pars reports on gas condensate exports
• Iraq to integrate four state-owned oil firms
• Banks look set to lend ExxonMobil natural gas funds in Qatar
• Japan offers technology transfer to Arab states
• Sinopec to invest in Omani exploration programme
• NICOC to develop central oil and gas fields to increase revenues
• PetroIran and Schlumberger to take on South Pars project
• Iran’s Central Regions Oil Company anticipates production
• NIOC believes Iran needs to promote its enhanced oil recovery
• South Pars Phases 4 and 5 to go on stream by March next year
• Four consortiums bid for South Pars
• Exploration in Iran has been unprecedented last five years
• Dubai is emerging as global tankering hub
• Foreign companies bid for newly discovered oil field in Iran
• Iranian Karun Oil and Gas produces over 1 mm bpd oil
• Iran’s power plant capacity must increase about 9 % per year
• Iran plans new power plants
• Iran needs huge investment for building oil tankers
• Kuwait approves draft deal for oil fields development
• NPC ready to support privatisation of petrochemical firms
• Kuwait Oil Tanker Company signs contract for four new tankers
• Israel's ongoing foreign energy dependence
• Jordan signs expansion agreement for Al Samra power plant
• India to buy Iranian LNG
• Syria eyes further foreign oil investment after cooperation with China
• Isramco to start drilling off Ashkelon coast
• Persian Gulf sees increase in oil shipments
• Total believes OPEC is a true friend
• Tatneft secures deal to create joint venture in Iran
• Tanganyika Oil provides update of Syrian Oudeh Field
• Major business deals happen in Middle East as oil prices surge
• Chinese Petroleum to move cautiously on Iraqi investment
• |NIDC plans exploratory drilling on Kish Island
• United they stand guard against contamination of Gulf waters
• RasGas signs LNG supply deal with FPL Group Resources
• Iran builds major gas refinery in South Pars
• Foreign oil majors consider to invest in Oman
• CNPC and SPC set up oil joint venture in Damascus
• South Pars to increase gas production after readying of next phases
• Isramco to invest $ 30 mm in offshore oil drilling
• Dolphin Energy signs $ 1. 36 bn loan agreement
• UK wants to be present at South Pars gas field
• Yemen and Chinese Sanko oil firm sign memorandum
• New hopes emerge for Iran-India pipeline project
• Oman, OOC and Dow Chemical to build petrochemical complex
• Pertamina hopes to resume oil exploration project in Iraq
• Iranian Rag Sefid oilfield contains 14 bn barrels crude oil
• Iran steps up exploration activities
• Iran signs Towsan oilfield contract with Petrobras
• Total ready to invest in Iranian oil and gas project
• Iran to put special attention to Arak and Isfahan refineries
• Qatar and ExxonMobil sign gas-to-liquids agreement
• ExxonMobil wants to increase presence in Qatar
• Sinopec consortium to tender for petroleum project in Kuwait
• Iran signs contract for construction of polyethylene plant
• Share of Iranian contractors in Salman field to increase
• Long term strategy of KNPC aims to expand oil refining capacity
• Iranian firms seek to manage oil projects through foreign investment
• Shell turns down chance for first Iraqi oil deal
• NISOC injects gas into Pazenan oil reservoir
• Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign deal on Pearl GTL project
• Petrobras to invest $ 34 mm in Iran’s Persian Gulf reserves
• Capacity of Iranian refineries rises
• Consortium completes phases 2 and 3 of South Pars
• Petropars to become oil company
• Privatisation in Iran only possible with independent firms
• IFCO to exhibit new gas-fuelled cars
• OIEC prioritises oil, gas and petrochemical projects
• World companies win oil investment contracts in Yemen
• MEGlobal begins operations
• Teekay wins three long-term LNG shipping contracts
• CNPC to replace Canadian Sheer Energy in Masjed Soleiman field
• NIOC’s Hormuzgan branch enjoys biggest liquid gas storage facility
• Iran’s Bandar Imam produces 1.4 mm tons of petrochemicals in 3 months
• Sinopec ready to negotiate PSA with Yemen
• DNO to explore for oil in Northern Iraq
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Chemical to study new complex
• India seeks clarity on Iranian offer of oil equity
• Petrobras to develop Persian Gulf block
• LUKoil aims to produce oil from Iraqi field from 2005
• Sumitomo and Mitsubishi chemical units to invest in Saudi Arabia
• Mott MacDonald wins contract to manage new oil pipeline in Oman
• International firms to prospect for Yemen oil
• Kuwait to develop its North Oil Fields
• KazMunaiGaz plans to build two oil terminals in Iran
• Pertamina to explore oil fields in Iran and Algeria
• Iran to invest in Fars province power sector
• Private financiers invest more than $ 180 bn in Iran’s Bandar Imam
• Shell still sees opportunities for investment in Middle East
• Hunt Oil signs oil and gas exploration deal with Oman
• Halliburton’s Iraq contract was properly awarded
• Audit finds wide-spread deficiencies in Halliburton’s Iraqi contracts
• IDB to extend low-interest loan to Iranian pipe manufacturing firm
• Israeli firm believes Bible has helped it find oil wealth
• OVL may get 20 % stake in two Iranian oil fields
• NIOC comments on environmental measures
• Japanese-Saudi venture to invest in petrochemical plant
• Attiyah to push US for boost in LNG export
• Iranian fields undergo secondary recovery operations
• Phases 4 and 5 of South Pars gas field to come on stream soon
• Iran's Statoil affair is awaiting outcome of probes
• Iran offers stake in oil field to ONGC
• Qatar sets up new LNG carrier company
• KOTC plans to build new vessels
• Saudi Aramco reveals oil and gas figures
• Tethys Sea signs gas deal with Dorad Energy
• Amec and KNOC sign Iraq oil production deal
• Halliburton unit tries to resume activities in Iran
• NIGC focuses on upgrade and transfer of modern technology
• Iran to put four petrochemical projects on-stream
• Iran’s Tabriz refinery to raise crude storage
• Iran reports on average production at Soroush and Norouz fields
• Iran to launch second power line to Afghanistan
• Iran to build three new power plants in Khorasan
• Qatar’s new transport firm set to be largest in the world
• Japan’s Arabian Oil in contract talks with Iraq
• Oman receives loan for petrochemical unit
• Gazprom will help Israel to build gas network
• NIDC to drill 311,000 mm wells this year
• Iran makes three power projects operational in Fars
• South Pars offshore platforms controlled remotely
• Iran reports on gas gathering in southern oil-rich regions
• Saudi Aramco teams up with French Petroleum Institute
• Oman taps new technology to boost oil output
• Energy projects in Kuwait to raise oil output
• Anadarko wins offshore block from Qatar Petroleum
• Iran starts operations at Balal development project
• Gazprom in advanced gas negotiations with Israel
• Egyptian government will not intervene in gas deal with Israel
• Joint Gulf-Korean venture targets new coastal refinery in Yemen
• Dubai firm to have 40 % stake in gas pipeline joint venture project
• Iran to sign deal for gas gathering project
• Polypropylene project expected to boost Oman’s economy
• LUKoil participates in bid for development of Iranian oil fields
• Iran launches drilling operations in oil blocks
• Schlumberger to carry out joint research with Iran on oil and gas
• Saudi Aramco’s output rises 19 % reversing a two-year decline
• Portugal calls for energy cooperation with Iran
• IPIC to boost investment portfolio to $ 5 bn
• Syria and Iran discuss condition of work at Banias oil refinery
• Sonoran Energy submits application for Iraqi oil drilling contract
• Dubai launches new shipping company
• ENI willing to get involved in Iran’s oil and gas sector
• Turkish firms willing to invest in Iranian petrochemical sector
• Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Marubeni may buy Iranian oil supplies
• Nine firms bid for Oman gas project
• Iran boosts exports of natural gas
• JGC interested to develop Iranian refineries
• RasGas signs contract with PII Pipeline Solutions and GE Energy
• Hunt Oil continues good partnership with Yemen
• Shell puts Iraqi oil project on hold
• Qatar is well placed to become world’s largest exporter of LNG
• Shell to conduct natural gas master plan for Lebanon
• Iran reports progress on South Pars phases 4 and 5
• NIOC authorized to explore for oil and gas throughout Iran
• Sinopec wants to tap into oil and gas blocks in Middle East
• Saudi Aramco’s exploration plan meets 2003 targets
• Iraq to develop two oil fields in south
• Iran to award new gas contract to Total
• Iran to launch three LNG projects
• Azadegan development project on schedule
• Antitrust authority investigates into four Israeli gas companies
• Iran expects oil production capacity to pass 4.5 mm bpd by yearend
• NIOOC to increase crude storage capacity
• Isfahan refinery unit ready for more privatisation
• Oman in talks with Shell, Total and Partex to renew oil concession
• Sonoran Energy submits application for Iraqi oil drilling contract
• Dubailaunches new shipping company
• ENI willing to get involved in Iran’s oil and gas sector
• Turkish firms willing to invest in Iranian petrochemical sector
• Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Marubeni may buy Iranian oil supplies
• Nine firms bid for Oman gas project
• Iran boosts exports of natural gas
• JGC interested to develop Iranian refineries
• RasGas signs contract with PII Pipeline Solutions and GE Energy
• Hunt Oil continues good partnership with Yemen
• Shell puts Iraqi oil project on hold
• Qatar is well placed to become world’s largest exporter of LNG
• Shell to conduct natural gas master plan for Lebanon
• Iran reports progress on South Pars phases 4 and 5
• NIOC authorized to explore for oil and gas throughout Iran
• Sinopec wants to tap into oil and gas blocks in Middle East
• Saudi Aramco’s exploration plan meets 2003 targets
• Iraq to develop two oil fields in south
• Iran to award new gas contract to Total
• Iran to launch three LNG projects
• Azadegan development project on schedule
• Antitrust authority investigates into four Israeli gas companies
• Iran expects oil production capacity to pass 4.5 mm bpd by yearend
• NIOOC to increase crude storage capacity
• Isfahan refinery unit ready for more privatisation
• Oman in talks with Shell, Total and Partex to renew oil concession
• European and US firms win Iraqi oil bids
• Qatar aims to achieve huge economies of scale
• Shell's Omani operations under new scrutiny
• Iranian Abuzar Oil Field to reach highest production capacity
• Israel converts four power plants to use natural gas
• Iran and Azerbaijan negotiate gas pipeline construction
• Petrofac and Occidental Petroleum to negotiate Syrian contract
• LUKoil approves oil exploration projects in Persian Gulf
• Rosneft-Sakhalinmorneftegaz sells its jackups in Persian Gulf
• Qatar Petroleum signs exploration deal with Maersk Oil
• IOC and L&T to jointly bid for Oman pipeline
• Iran’s Pira Haffari officially launched
• Sinopec in talks with Iran over LNG purchase agreement
• Iran to privatise Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex
• ADNOC works with Shell on offshore Iranian oil fields
• Oman launches two major projects for petrochemical industry
• NIDC to establish drilling research institute
• Development of Tabnak gas field nears completion
• NIGC reports on use of natural gas
• Technip-Cosmoplast opens factory for reinforced thermoplastic pipe
• Dolphin Energy signs MoU with Oman Oil Company
• BG signs preliminary deal with Israeli Ofer Brothers Group
• NITC ready to carry LNG to China
• Ahvaz to build pipe mill in connection with Europipe
• Iran to launch eighteen power units
• Expert sees Iranian power privatisation as a must
• BG proposes revolutionary barter deal between IEC and PA
• Iranian Kaboud oil field made operational
• LUKoil to bid for three Iranian oilfields
• Nineteen companies compete for investment in Yemen’s oil and gas
• Institute Francais du Petrole and Saudi Aramco to sign agreement
• LUKoil joint venture moves forward in Saudi Arabia
• Five US firms take part in Syrian exhibition despite threat of sanctions
• ENI Iran to accelerate South Pars projects
• Saudi Arabia and China discuss oil sales and joint investments
• Iraq offers hope for power generator industry
• Indian majors seek to invest in Middle East oil and gas sector
• Iran to acquire 51 new tankers for energy transportation
• Petro-Canada and partners to negotiate contract for Syrian gas development
• China's Atlantis stops oil and gas exploration in northern Oman
• Getting the gas going in Syria
• Oman signs gas pact with UAE
• Saipem to lay gas export pipeline for Dolphin Energy
• Japan secures financing to develop Iran's Azadegan oil field
• Qatar Petroleum signs gas deal with Sasol Chevron
• IPIC's stake in foreign firms valued at $ 1.5 bn
• Iran expects Kazakh oil supplies to double
• China and Iran sign gas deal
• Saudi Arabia has seventeen petrochemical projects
• Zhuhai Zhenrong signs 25-year gas deal with Iran
• Privatisation of Jordan electricity companies to go ahead
• Air Products to provide liquefaction process technology for QatarGas
• Saudi Aramco is not a state within a state
• Iran signs deal for collection of associated gases
• Pegasus makes investment headway in Iran
• Saudi firms contest for contracts emerging from recent gas deals
• US and UK firms win contracts to help rebuild Iraq
• Lundin Petroleum reports on drilling program for Munir Block in Iran
• Saudi Arabia still keen on gas investment
• Saudi policy shifts to Russia, China and Europe
• US firms win more Iraq reconstruction contracts
• ENOC plans to set up energy fund
• LUKoil discusses pre-war oil deal with Iraq
• Kazakhstan wants to learn from the SABIC experience
• Iran-Germany consortium to build methanol plant
• US awards Turkish oil firms tenders for Iraq
• Oman and Germany to cooperate on two major joint ventures
• Qatar Shell awards design contract for gas to liquids project to JGC
• Saudi Arabia signs three agreements with four international firms
• Pegasus completes Iranian pipeline project
• Saudi Arabia denies political motive in gas deals
• Petroleum Development Oman starts production at southern oilfield
• Repsol-YPF signs agreement with ENI and Saudi Aramco
• NISOC takes over 44 oil and gas fields
• Saudi Arabia seeks French investment in power sector
• Sonol Israel supplies refined fuel to US forces in Iraq
• Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Marubeni may buy petrochemicals from Iran
• LUKoil Overseas and Saudi Aramco sign shareholders' agreement
• India's Larsen & Toubro pushes in Gulf and Middle East markets
• NIOC to receive LNG from South Pars
• Washington favours Iraqi state oil company
• Petronet to buy gas from multiple sources
• Zamil Group founds new petrochemical company
• Saudi Aramco goes public about production capacity
• Oman considers building GTL plant using Qatar gas
• Qatar Petroleum and Shell on track with GTL project
• Israeli firm to supply US Army in Iraq with oil
• India to invest in LNG plant inIran
• Iran agrees to gas deal with Total and Petronas
• Regime change in Iraq likely to affect Indian oil firms
• Noble Energy begins selling natural gas to Israel Electric
• Iran and Japan sign oil deal
• Kuwait offers to sublet Iraqi contracts to Pakistani firms
• Qatar to pursue mega gas projects
• First natural gas flows from Israel’s Yam Thetis field
• Fluor wins Iraqi power restoration projects
• Board of IEC refuses to approve gas supply deal with EMG
• Isramco turns to oil after gas prospect falls flat
• NIOC world's 4th major oil company
• Iran to tender sixteen oil blocks
• Saudi Arabia hints at privatisation of some refineries
• ENI wins Saudi natural gas exploration deal
• US discourages Sinopec from bidding in Iranian oil-field
• Award for Saudi gas projects heralds new era
• Phase 1 of South Pars gas project to be completed in March
• Tanganyika achieves first oil production from Syrian field
• Adnoc to boost condensate output by 130,000 bpd
• Kuwait plans to launch international oil tender in second half of 2004
• Iran offers India equity in South Pars gasfields
• Sinopec will not change oil field bidding in Iran
• Iraq seeks South Korean help in power restoration
• Iranian ministry to cooperate with Thai PTTEP
• Sinopec to explore and produce natural gas in Saudi Arabia
• Tatneftuses new oil drilling technology in Iran
• Lebanon sees brighter forecast for the energy sector
• ENI and Repsol win third deal in Saudi gas offering
• OMV signs agreement to explore in Iran
• MENAS launches new vessel
• Landmark gas contracts show Saudi policy shift toward the east
• Occidental ready to expand production in Middle East and North Africa
• National Iranian Gas Export Company to announce $ 1 bn EPC tender
• Russian oil producers will have to wait until Iraq elects own government
• Saudi Arabia awards Sinopec gas exploration deal
• Oman plans to buy two LNG ships
• Saudi Aramco unveils $ 18 bn investment plans in next four years
• LUKoil signs Saudi gas exploration agreement
• Indonesia's Elnusa wins deal to explore for oil in Iraq
• Iran to tender sixteen oil exploration blocks
• JGC wins contract from BAPCO
• Gas Natural signs supply contract with QatarGas
• Saudi Aramco tells contractors to adhere to Saudization rules
• Kuwait to start bidding round for northern oilfields
• First Dolphin gas supplies flow through Omani pipeline link
• Dolphin signs deal with Emarat to operate gas pipeline to UAE
• RasGas II to charter sixth LNG vessel from Samsung
• KBR and Parsons win Iraqi oil contract
• PEDCO notifies development project for Salman oil and gas field
• Iranian olefin project progresses by 80 %
• Sonoran Energy forms joint venture with Iraqi partners
• Iran looks to improve downstream industries
• Progress report on phases 4 and 5 of South Pars
• RasGas is natural partner for India’s petrochemical companies
• Dubai to strengthen electricity grid
• Iranian petrochemical exports to top $ 4 bn in two years
• Iran to establish gas liquid sweetening unit in Masjed Soleiman
• Saudi Aramco to inaugurate gas project
• Iran to launch five projects to provide equipment for oil industry
• DEL awards major contracts for Qatar Dolphin Gas Project
• Salalah gas pipeline to boost Oman’s economy
• Maiden LNG ship sets sail for Qatar
• Pakistan to push ahead with Qatari gas pipeline
• Bahrain Petroleum signs deal with Japan's JGC on LSD plant
• Iran launches giant tanker
• Jordan-Egypt joint venture to distribute Egyptian gas
• Sonoran Energy to open office in Iraq
• Shell to triple Iranian output
• Halliburton fuel prices fair despite questions
• Qatari gas to liquids plant comes of age
• Iraq may form state-run petroleum company
• Iraq confirms talks with Japanese companies over oil and gas fields
• Mitsui to co-own two additional LNG carriers with Oman government
• IEC to buy gas turbine from GE without tender
• Republic of Yemen and Hunt Oil extend PSA
• SSGC welcomes proposal of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
• Iran expresses investment interest in Pakistan’s oil and gas sectors
• Iran earmarks $ 1 bn for buying oil equipments
• Western group optimistic on gas find in Saudi Arabia
• Gasco invites bids for gas-development project
• Oman extends joint investment offer to PTT
• Delek Drilling consortium receives go-ahead for gas pipeline
• Noble Energy starts natural gas production offshore Israel
• Theft and corruption keep Electricite du Liban in the red
• Abbot Group sees potential growth in Iranian market
• UAE exploration work to focus on Abu Dhabi
• Saudi Aramco’s expansion plans include upstream oil projects
• GPIC to celebrate safest plant award
• Pertamina's activities in Iraq to continue as per usual
• Iraq and AMPTC sign contract
• Saudi Aramco signs four energy conversion agreements
• Nexen to step up activities in Yemen
• Mitsubishi consortium to bid for Iraqi gas project
• Japan demands more time for Azadegan Oilfield
• Dolphin Energy seeks financing for regional energy initiative
• Yam Thetis to provide natural gas to Oil Refineries in Ashdod
• Halliburton gets more Iraqi contracts
• Iraq invites bids for oil projects
• Pertamina hopes to push ahead with Iraq venture
• Oman signs series of deals for Sohar refinery project
• Saudi Aramco considers expansion upstream and downstream
• UAE petrochemicalsfacility to embark on expansion project
• Adco celebrates 40th anniversary of first oil shipment
• Repsol-YPF signs contract to buy Iraqi oil
• Iran offers equity to Indian firms for assessment of Azadegan oilfield
• A glance at Halliburton’s Iraqi contract
• Qatar Petroleum and Dolphin Energy sign natural gas supply deal
• Kuwait Petroleum makes progress with Qatar-Kuwait pipeline project
• ENOC plans to upgrade oil refining
• Qatar Petroleum and ConocoPhillips to set up GTL plant
• Iraq wants to tap expertise of Western oil companies
• PKE joins NP consortium in bid for Iraqi power contracts
• Sasol launches gas-to-liquid venture in Qatar
• First phase of Iran's South Pars gas field expected to come on stream
• Iran in talks with Pertamina to build oil refineries
• Oman and Shell sign pact on shipment of LNG
• Iraq might reconsider LUKoil’s deal to develop West Qurna-2
• Shell and TotalFinaElf sign Saudi gas deal
• South Pars and Iranian petrochemical sector to draw investment
• Global and Fira form joint venture in Northern Iraq
• Iraq extends crude oil supply contracts with Indian firms
• Petroleum Development Oman invites bids for Haweel Cluster oil field
• Saudi Arabia believes new gas deal will generate thousands of jobs
• Saudi Arabia to award three gas blocks late January 2004
• Total to explore southern part of Rub Al-Khali
• Petro Canada receives oil and gas rights in Syria
• Qatar seeks to boost diversification of downstream industry
• ENI invests $ 1.9 bn in Iran's oil sector
• TransGlobe reports approval of new development well in Yemen
• Total and Statoil join bidding for Iran's Azadegan oil field
• Saudi Arabia approves gas exploration project with Shell consortium
• Oman to complete five gas wells by end of next year
• Chevron and Petronas fail to find oil in Bahrain
• Prince launches attack on Saudi oil minister and Aramco
• Army may replace Halliburton for future gasoline imports into Iraq
• Gazprom to submit bid to equip South Pars field in December
• Oil Refineries makes first new payoff to state of Israel
• Five foreign companies bid for South Pars gas field contract
• Oman Oil Marketing Company launches first petrol station
• Saudi Arabia approves Shell-Total consortium gas deal
• ADNOC to use oil and gas reserves optimally
• Pertamina opens office in Iraq
• Iran hopeful of production capacity at Salman oilfield
• Iran to install four new oil platforms
• US doubles total value of Iraqi oil repair contracts
• Halliburton's contract in Iraq will be extended
• Iran to hold first tender on LNG installations
• Omani gas plant completes 25 years of success
• Iran commits gas to restoring oil supplies
• Qatar to become single largest supplier of LNG to US market
• Halliburton won't back off doing business in Iran
• Five foreign companies submit bids for pipeline deal in Oman
• JGC starts work on oil refinery in Oman
• Iran to increase gas injections in southern oil fields
• Saudi Arabia and Kuwait discuss Dorrah gas field development
• PMD receives notice of allocation of feedstock from Saudi Aramco
• Shell president hands over responsibilities for Middle East activities
• PDO re-evaluates management of its wells and reservoirs
• Dolphin signs major gas supply contracts
• Shell to build gas-to-fuels plant in Qatar
• Isramco produces gas from Nir-2 drilling well
• CPC and RasGas to seal LNG deal
• Shell goes green in Qatar
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil sign LNG deal
• Saudi Aramco forms gas joint venture with Shell and Total
• Dolphin Gas Project to achieve financial closure by 2005
• TransGlobe announces commerciability of Yemen block
• Shell and Opal team up to train 45 Omanis in gas and oil industry
• Saudi Arabia signs major deal with Shell consortium
• Chinese Petroleum pursues SPA with RasGas
• Ashkelon offshore gas find could prove commercial
• Shell signs key parts of Saudi gas and condensate deal
• Investor interest in Iraq grows despite reconstruction uncertainty
• Indian firms interested in fresh opportunities in Iraq
• Washington Group to restore electric power systems in Iraq
• Iran expected to award Azadegan contract by mid-2004
• Halliburton’s Iraqi oil contract value rises to $ 1.4 bn
• SABIC plans $ 2 bn expansion
• Indonesia seeks oil projects in Iraq
• ChevronTexaco optimistic about development in Middle East
• Iranian region makes oil fields operational
• Russia sends message to US about Iraqi oil contracts
• BG may pull out of Israel after failing to find drilling partner
• ExxonMobil working to finalize MoU with Qatar
• Dubai asks Dolphin Energy to offer competitive price for Qatar gas
• Cepsa signs deal for Iraqi oil
• Let the serious looting begin
• Retired US oil executive to become new adviser to Iraq’s Oil Ministry
• Qatar signs oil development deal with Japanese consortium
• PetroSA to help operate Qatar methanol project
• Australia's NFG to start evaluating oil and gas potentials in Jordan
• Iran dismisses allegations that Statoil bribed oil officials
• Snamprogetti to develop oil field in Abu Dhabi
• Pertamina to restart oil and gas exploration in Iraq
• Egypt is committed to supply gas to Israel
• Israel Corp. can only sell Oil Refineries after firm is demerged
• Shell joint venture to be first to sell gas to Saudi consumers
• UAE and Oman gas networks to be connected soon
• Oman Oil signs gas MoU with Dolphin Energy
• Halliburton oilfield contracts in Iraq worth more than $ 700 mm
• IOC to bid for Kuwait oil block
• Halliburton CEO believes oil majors will face long wait in Iraq
• Russian and Saudi Arabian oil and gas companies to set up joint venture
• Rebuilding Northern Oil Company in Kirkuk
• Gulf states profit from Iraq's oil woes
• Peril and possibility
• Halliburton contracts significantly greater than previously disclosed
• Iran tenders phases 15, 16 of South Pars gas field
• UAE expands capacity to 4 mm bpd
• ADNOC sees robust growth in oil and gas production
• Syria signs deal with Ocean Energy and Gulf Sands Petroleum
• Lundin to start drilling in Iran September-October
• Iran intent on keeping pace with Caspian Basin energy development
• Abu Dhabi gas initiative gathers pace
• Iran and Germany sign agreement on PVC complex project
• Saudi Arabia allocates Saudi Aramco’s gas to industrial projects
• Restoring Iraqi oil output to cost $ 1.14 bn and nine months
• Iraqi reconstruction plan leaves biggest share of work to Halliburton
• Foreign firms still compete for remaining Iraqi contracts
• Adnoc to establish comprehensive air quality project
• Bechtel to sidestep Washington and apply directly to Iraq for work
• RWE-DEA rejects US charges on deals with Libya and Iran
• J. Ray McDermott receives subcontract for Qatar Petroleum project
• Dubai Shipping to buy double-hulled tankers from Hyundai
• Shell-Total consortium accepts Saudi Arabian offer on gas operations
• Saudi Aramco starts production from new gas- and oil well
• Shell wants legitimate authority in Iraq before bids
• IOC and ONGC to jointly bid for Saudi gas fields
• Abu Dhabi gives final approval for two power projects
• Total wants to return to Iraq
• Iran orders six tankers for Central Asian exports
• ONGC wins contract to enhance oil production in Syria
• RasGas II to supply LNG to Endesa
• Iraq signs more oil contracts with foreign companies
• Saudi Arabia woos foreign firms for gas deals
• Israel set to privatise Oil Refineries
• Sasol involved in feasibility study for gas-to-liquids plant in Iran
• Qatar and ConocoPhillips confirm LNG deal
• Syria receives international bids for major natural gas project
• Syria ratifies contract for Tanganyika Oil for Oudeh field
• Saudi Arabia promotes new areas for natural gas exploration
• IOC and OVL tie up with BP and Occidental for Kuwait oil project
• Mitsubishi signs crude oil contract with Iraq
• Ginko Oil Exploration seeks oil in deep Dead Sea
• Saudi Arabian oil is not up for grabs
• Shell and BP agree to Iraqi oil deal
• Shell and Total win gas exploration concession in Saudi Arabia
• Iranian and South African firms plan joint oil investments
• Iran and South Africa discuss gas-to-liquid deals
• Iran invites GAIL and IOC for negotiations on import of LNG
• CMS and JEC complete financing for Saudi Arabian power plant
• Poland wants an honest share in Iraq’s oil fields
• Qatar and ConocoPhillips confirm LNG deal
• Shell wants legitimate authority in Iraq before bids
• Iranian oil firms merge in bid to increase output
• Work under new Iraqi oilfield contracts expected by end of this year
• Top oil majors invited for talks on restructured Saudi gas projects
• Sinopec may not join exploration and production in Russia and Iran
• US Army Corps unveils tender for Iraqi oil restoration work
• Pertamina to discuss oil exploration contract with Iraq
• IOC and ONGC to jointly bid for Saudi gas fields
• Jordan Petroleum Refinery seeks bids to renew 35 % of its oil tankers
• ONGC Videsh and IPR of US win Syrian oil block
• Gazprom plans to bid for furtherance of South Pars development
• Tupras to buy oil from Iran
• Naftohaz Ukrayiny to issue Eurobonds to finance Libyan project
• Sinopec ready to invest in Iranian oil and gas projects
• Saudi Arabia to make new revised offer on natural gas initiative
• Indian consortium of oil and gas companies to cooperate with Iran
• LUKoil to swap crude with Iran
• International Power and partners complete financing for Umm Al Nar plant
• Syria signs agreement with Shell and Petrochemical
• Iraqi reconstruction firms face uncertainties
• Syria faces dwindling production challenges in oil sector
• Qatar and Marathon Oil to study gas-to-oil plan in Persian Gulf
• Olefines II project expected to activate Kuwaiti economy
• Saudi Arabia to relaunch gas initiative
• Saudi Arabia invites companies to bids for natural gas venture
• Kuwait plans fourth oil refinery
• Qatar and Marathon sign deal on gas-to-oil project
• BG calls off sale of Gaza gas field to Israeli company
• Shell still continues talks about Saudi Arabian gas deal
• Saudi Arabia and oil giants try last effort to save gas project
• Four international firms bid for oil exploration contract off Syria
• Russia to launch thermal power plant project in Iran
• Technip-Coflexip wins contracts in Saudi Arabia and China
• Qatar welcomes Malaysian firms to invest in oil and gas
• Oman offers three offshore blocks for bidding
• US Army Corps of Engineers to seek bids for second Iraq act
• Gazprom to start selling gas condensate from Iran
• Dolphin and University of Qatar conduct survey of coral reefs
• Saudi Arabia may revive gas initiative again after scrapping of deal
• BP and Total to manage Iranian oil field
• Oman LNG expects tough competition from other LNG producers
• Total wins 2 mm barrels of Kirkuk crude
• Halliburton's contract to restart Iraq's oil production has doubled in cost
• ChevronTexaco and others win Iraqi oil export contracts
• Basra refinery still affected by power problems
• Saudi Arabia scraps landmark gas deal with ExxonMobil
• Saudi Arabia likely to also terminate gas initiative talks with Shell
• LUKoil’s future still open to possible workable concession in Iraq
• Tatneft to explore fresh water deposits in Iran
• Qatar unveils investment plans for energy sector
• Nafta Polska joins forces with Halliburton for Iraq contracts
• Israel has one-time opportunity to position itself on global energy map
• Foreign firms make final bid for mega gas project in Saudi Arabia
• Gasco embarks on two major gas development projects
• Russian contracts in Iraq: Forgive or forget?
• Oil reserves in southern Iran estimated at 55 bn barrels
• BP agrees to buy gas from Oman
• NIOC-BP North Sea gas deal could help BP in Iranian market
• LUKoil to begin work in Iraq in next few months
• US oil firms keen on business with Syria
• Oil companies are postponing visits to Iraq because of insecurity
• ENI and Repsol-YPF could receive Iraqi oil contract
• Iran encourages direct investment from Norwegian companies
• Devon Energy signs production sharing agreement in Syria
• World's largest oil firms approach Iraqi oil ministry for first oil exports
• Halliburton's contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan are still growing
• Oman seeks independent water and power project developer
• Disputes flare anew over Iraqi exploration and development contracts
• Tanganyika Oil to invest in Syria
• Saudi Arabia to start production at new mega gas plant
• Saudi Arabia creates new energy service company
• Adnoc to boost gas capacity at Habshan plant
• Oman extends offshore bidding round
• Sidanco starts oil swaps with Iran
• Halliburton signed pre-war deal to operate Iraq's oil industry
• Oman enters contract to develop ocean transport industry
• Mikael Gulbenkian seeks business with Iraq
• Interim head of Iraq's Oil Ministry suspends first pre-war contracts
• New holding firm to boost foreign investment in Saudi energy sector
• Iraq considers sale of Kirkuk crude
• Operations for installation of equipment in South Pars begin
• India forms committee for cooperation with Iranian hydrocarbons sector
• India seeks opportunities in Iraqi reconstruction projects
• Qatar invites Gazprom to join gas project
• Essar Oil sells drilling unit to Abu Dhabi company
• New Adnoc facility to offer natural gas for cars this year
• Turkey to develop oil fields in northern Iraq
• Oman to divest stakes in Al Maha Petroleum
• Toyo Engineering and JGC win joint contract for gas-plant in Iran
• JDC to build drilling platforms in South Pars gas field
• Cepsa interested in entering Iraq
• Cosmoplast teams up with Technip-Coflexip for deal in Middle East
• UK encourages British firms to invest in Iranian petrochemical sector
• Investor group urges transparency on oil deals
• Aramco announces large increase in natural gas reserves in 2002
• Developments in Iraq upset Russia’s ambitious oil plans
• India to purchase LNG from Iran
• India may invest in Iran's South Pars gas field
• BG beats European rivals in Iranian gas deal
• Qatar promises cooperation in export of gas to US
• Petroleum Development Oman to restore production
• Petropars tobuild world's largest gas refinery
• Jordan to proceed with selecting contractor for oil pipeline to Iraq
• Saudi Arabia to conclude natural gas initiative with foreign oil majors
• Iran to announce Bangestan oil field tender winner soon
• Halliburton receives Iraqi reconstruction contracts behind closed doors
• Halliburton also hopes to enter Iran and Libya
• USAID invites selected companies to compete for Iraqi contracts
• Who will win the Iraq oil bonanza?
• Paz-Africa Israel bids to build pipeline on schedule
• Halliburton has done business in Iran, Iraq and Libya for years
• Anadarko inaugurates first oil production from Rayyan field
• Halliburton's contract for Iraq is larger than previously known
• Indonesia seeks to maintain oil exploration contracts with Iraq
• Hydro and ABB are keen to enter Iraq
• Oil exploration in Iraq still a pipe dream for Western companies
• LUKoil will not relinquish Iraqi oil contract
• Saudi Aramco plans to boost production capacity
• Anti-corruption group urges oil firms not to bribe Iraqis
• Caspian And Black Sea Oil and Gas Conference 2003 to open
• Spectrum Energy to carry out non-exclusive seismic survey for Oman
• Ondeo Nalco substitutes carcinogenic hydrazine in Shuaiba Refinery
• Jordan interested in business opportunities in Iraq
• India interested in Iraqi oil contracts
• US has no legal right to scrap Iraqi oil deals
• PTTEP plans to explore business opportunities in Iraq
• BP launches first environmentally friendly service station in Oman
• QatarGas starts gas shipments to Ras Laffan Power
• Iraq's North Oil Co. to bring production back
• ExxonMobil denies pulling out of Saudi Arabian gas projects
• Iran signs 25-year contract to sell gas to UAE
• Oman confirms pipeline construction project
• International Power-led consortium to acquire UAE power-water plant
• National Iranian Oil Company to sign field expansion contracts
• Iran’s NPC plans for new methanol capacity in 2004
• NIOPRDC to upgrade refineries
• Bechtel wins contract to restore infrastructure in Iraq
• Indian companies interested in post-war Iraqi reconstruction contracts
• ONGC waits to see fate of Iraqi oil contracts
• Sinopec Jiangsu to explore for oil in Yemen
• Fluor and Bechtel may challenge Halliburton over Iraqi oil fields
• Future of Indian contracts in Iraq in doubt after war
• Oil sector to have vital role in rebuilding of Iraq
• ChevronTexaco subsidiary signs Saudi transport deal
• Ness Energy acquires lease in Israel's Dead Sea area
• Iraq is a field of dreams for big oil firms
• Reconstruction of Iraq's oil industry opens door for Canadian firms
• Industry is abuzz over who will manage Iraqi oil in short term
• Shell interested in development of phases 13 and 14 of South Pars
• BP puts team to work on Iraqi oil strategy
• LUKoil vows to take legal action if its interests in Iraq are not honoured
• Ukrainian companies line up for reconstruction projects in Iraq
• TotalFinaElf wants role in post-war Iraq
• The road to Iraq's riches is paved with many obstacles
• Current state of oil contracts in Iraqi oil sector
• Tatneft’s contracts in Iraq suspended due to war
• Russia and Iraq: The question of the Russian oil contracts
• Oman short-lists three firms to transport LNG output
• Chiyoda venture wins contract for gas project in Qatar
• Former head of Shell Oil asked to help rebuild Iraq’s oil industry
• Halliburton interested in subcontractor work in Iraq
• Borouge to expand its capacity
• TotalFinaElf has good chances in post-war Iraq
• Halliburton misses out on contract to rebuild Iraq
• Halliburton prepares for daunting task of repairing Iraq's oil industry
• BP Oman meets first time under new shareholding agreement
• Qatar approves development plan for Al Khaleej gas
• RasGas not to renegotiate LNG price for Petronet
• BHP to look at any oil and gas opportunities in post-war Iraq
• Tatneft loses Iraqi contracts due to outbreak of war
• Boots & Coots subcontracted to extinguish oil well fires in Iraq
• SABIC and Sued-Chemie become new owners of Linde subsidiary
• Omani environment organisation concerned about oil manipulation
• Halliburton reviews its operations in Iran
• Putting a lid on raging oil fires
• Technip-Coflexip to develop gas-to-liquids complex in Qatar
• PTT Exploration seeks post-war ventures in Middle East
• Enoc sets its focus on Saudi Arabia and Egypt
• Some oil firms could be barred from reconstruction of Iraq's oil fields
• Sinopec to explore for oil in Yemen
• BAPCO achieves milestones in safety targets
• Reliance to offer NTPC stake in Iranian project
• The race over Iraqi oil has already begun
• Russia wants oil contracts in Iraq honoured
• Persian Gulf onshore oil and gas blocks to go on tender
• British firms discuss lucrative reconstruction work in Iraq
• Russian firms interested in producing oil and gas in Saudi Arabia
• Pakistan Oilfields Limited interested in Syrian oil field
• TransGlobe plans increased production in Yemen
• Oman Gas Company and Dolphin Energy sign deal
• BG submits bid to export Iranian gas to India
• Syria reports on oil and gas production
• Tokyo Electric and partners expected to win project in UAE
• Iraq’s downstream requires immediate investment
• Azeri Gaz and Iranian National Company to sign gas export deal
• Iran seeks investment for South Pars gas field
• Petropars to invest further on expansion in South Pars
• Schlumberger sees tough future for Iraqi oil
• Qatar's natural gas liquids plant to double country’s gas production
• Five foreign firms to bid for phase 11 of South Pars gas field
• Oil giants expect Iraq to deal only on toughest terms
• ConocoPhillips comments on the Gulf energy scene
• BP questions whether LNG projects in Iran will be economical
• Legal hurdles may trip up Russian firms in Iraqi oil deals
• TotalFinaElf starts production at Iran's Balal field
• Oman plans to invite private firms to run power plants
• Shell to expand influence in Iran
• Jordan invites IOC for commercial pipeline negotiations
• Iran in final stages of talks on gas exports to Kuwait
• Iran wants to establish itself as major global gas producer
• Oil majors gear up to claim oil in post-Saddam Iraq
• Feasibility study gets underway on gas condensate refinery in Iran
• TotalFinaElf, Gazprom and Petronas invest in Iran’s new oil phases
• Iran to develop Phase 11 of South Pars gas field
• Corporations across the globe can't wait to get digging in Iraq
• PGS wins contract from Petroleum Development Oman
• LUKoil and Norsk Hydro to carry out joint exploration work in Iran
• Azeri Gaz and Iranian National Company to sign gas export deal
• Philippines and Iran sign agreement for oil storage plant
• Kuwait Gulf Oil to invite bids for Dorrah gas development
• European consortium to raise Lebanon’s electric capacity
• Ukrainian firm to lay Lebanon-Syria gas pipeline
• Russia turns to Iran for oil exports
• Russia and Syria agree to set up new oil and gas joint venture
• Iraq cancels LUKoil contract again
• Oman signs petroleum agreement with EnCana
• Oman Refinery seeks bids for pipeline project
• Russia wants equal stake in Iraq's oil market
• Dolphin Energy signs gas supply deal with Oman Oil Co.
• South Pars gas field brings second and third phases on stream
• Lebanon signs pipeline contract with Ukrainian firm
• Israeli partners withdraw from Tamar 1 gas project
• Russian companies are on their way to Saudi Arabia
• Iran's Persian Gulf field development to go forward
• Iran increases Russian oil imports
• CanArgo wins Syrian oil tender
• Yemen grants exploration deals to British and Algerian firms
• Iran invites tenders for eight offshore blocks
• Qatar Petroleum and Sasol award contract to Technip-Coflexip
• Lebanon offers tenders for offshore oil exploration
• Spectrum Energy completes Lebanon offshore survey
• It's not all about oil, but...
• ONGC favours supply of gas through tankers from Iran
• Yemen signs oil deal with British firm Capital Oil and Gas
• Stroitransgaz to conduct seismic studies in Iraq
• Dolphin awards Qatar gas pipeline deal to Mitsui
• Oman completes extension of gas pipeline
• India and Iran to discuss LNG deal
• Iran offers LNG to India
• Oman and private partners negotiate loan for methanol project
• Iran offers Indian firms chance to participate in oil exploration
• Arab banks seek to invest in mega energy projects in Gulf region
• International firms to help Iran boost oil and gas recovery
• ECSI to secure Saudi Arabian oil field
• Abu Dhabi completes gas project
• JNOC buys into Shell project in Iran
• Japanese consortium takes stake in Iranian oil development
• LUKoil to sign long-term contract with National Iranian Oil
• RasGas to rework LNG pricing for Petronet
• Pars Oil Company and Shell announce joint venture
• GAIL signs gas pact with Iran
• LUKoil left out in Russian oil deals with Iraq
• Chiyoda-Foster Wheeler wins LNG train contract in Oman
• OPEC increases Nigeria’s crude oil production quota
• Syria tries hard to attract interest of international oil companies
• Iran puts Balal oil field into operation
• Emarat enters joint venture with BP and Trafigura
• ONGC consortium wins exploration block in Syria
• Pertamina to open office in Iraq
• Oman and PGS announce licensing round
• Syria awards exploration permits to five foreign companies
• SABIC obtains financing for ethylene plant
• Abu Dhabi yields more hydrocarbon from offshore fields
• Malaysia to participate in oil and gas projects in Iraq
• TotalFinaElf and partners start production of Persian Gulf field
• ONGC consortium wins Iranian oil contract
• LUKoil wins back licence from Iraq
• Oman Oil to invest $ 3 bn in five projects in 2003
• Oman LNG signs deal with Tractebel
• IPIC lists downstream oil investments abroad
• TotalFinaElf set to hand over Iranian gas project
• Iranian-Chinese consortium repairs gas fields in southern Iran
• Sinochem still interested in realizing deal with Atlantis
• Petroleum Development Oman to invest in oil production
• Kuwait and Japan’s Arabian Oil Co to sign new oil deal
• Indian consortium wins tender for Iranian oil exploration
• Shellforms joint venture with Pars Oil
• Iran-Azerbaijan gas pipeline finalized
• Russian firms win lucrative sales contracts in Iraq
• Kuwaiti government pushes hydrocarbons liberalization forward
• Tehran and Tokyo to sign deal for oilfield development
• Saudi-Aramco builds Linux systems for oil detection
• Syria launches third oil-exploration tender
• Russia looking for reasonable solution to Iraqi actions toward LUKoil
• RasGas targets 60 % Qatarisation by 2006
• Oman LNG plans third LNG train
• Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company celebrates 40th anniversary
• Indian Oil Corporation bids for Iraq-Jordan oil pipeline
• ZarubezhNeft and Rosneft prepare to develop Iraqi oilfield
• Iran reviews next year's budget
• Russia’s push for new oil markets concern for OPEC
• Arabian Oil wins approval for Kuwait oil field
• Abu Dhabi involved in oilfield maintenance programme
• The trend is power sector liberalization in Middle East and North Africa
• Qatar Petroleum and Sasol strike financing deal for gas project
• Petronas acquires interest in Iranian block from Edison and Lundin
• BP sells off stake in BP Oman to Oman Oil Company
• Stratic and Petrofac sign oil and gas deal for Syria and Algeria
• BP estimates Iraqi oil reserves to be enough for almost 129 years
• Shell submits “mostly positive response” to Saudi gas initiative
• ExxonMobil and TotalFinaElf to set up refinery in Qatar
• Malaysia's KNM Steel plans to invest in Iran
• Oman LNG and Union Fenosa Gas sign major gas deal
• ExxonMobil- and Shell-led consortia reject Saudi final offer
• Firms to obtain tender documents for Iranian Masjid-I-Suleiman field
• Saudi Arabia unhappy with oil firms’ response to gas project
• Experts expect mother of all legal battles after regime change in Iraq
• BP signs contract to run Omani firm for a year
• KEMA to audit transmission and distribution system in Salalah
• Construction projects in Gulf countries to boost fabrication business
• Iran to build first geothermal power plant in north-western region
• NIOC exports over $ 1.85 bn worth of oil products
• Middle East power investments to be $ 8 bn pa over the next 20 years
• Canadian and British firms study investment in Jordan
• Privatisation to transform Middle East's power sector
• Talisman Energy signs exploration sharing agreement with Qatar
• Pars Oil and Gas invites for drilling bids for South Pars 9 and 10
• Saudi Arabia to privatise 20 vital sectors
• Western firms long for second shot at Iraq's vast untapped oilfields
• BP sells stake in Qatar oilfield to Anadarko Petroleum
• BP to sell stake in BP Oman
• Occidental Petroleum to invest in Qatar oilfields
• Saudi Arabia opens up 20 vital sectors for privatisation
• Iran puts project for extraction of gas from oilfields on tender
• GCC power grid delayed once again
• About Oman LNG
• Who will develop Iraq’s vast oil reserves?
• Iranian oil industry anti-graft campaign lacks conviction
• Solving Iraq's oil conflict
• Tatneft to commence two major drilling programs in Iraq
• Occidental Petroleum to increase output at Qatar Petroleum fields
• Iraq signs contracts with two Russian companies
• ENI achieves record flow rates at Iran's Darquain well
• Proceeds from Iranian oil fields lower than expected
• Repsol-YPF and Cepsa set to sign contracts with Iran
• Adma-Opco signs rig deal with National Drilling Co
• War of positioning for post-Saddam Iraqi environment is increasing
• OOC and Pakistani firm to develop fertilizer complex in Oman
• Saudi Arabia considers privatising some Aramco operations
• Three giant petrochemical projects due to come on stream in Iran
• Oman LNG sells six cargoes to TotalFinaElf for western markets
• BP warns Washington not to carve up Iraqi oil riches
• Statoil signs contract for South Pars
• Iran stores 2 mm barrels of oil in Europe because of war fears
• Statoil signs Iranian gas deal
• Saudi Arabia to involve Russia in gas projects
• BP calls for equal opportunity in case of regime change in Iraq
• Borouge sets sights on Middle East and Asia-Pacific markets
• LUKoil expresses interest in cooperation with Iran
• Oil group relaunched under new name
• Oil discovery operation to begin soon in Abadan
• Energy companies explore prospects of Iraq
• ONGC consortium receives contract for Iranian field
• Tokyo Electric Power to buy LNG from Oman
• Middle East needs $ 20 bn to boost petrochemical sector
• Mitsui acquires stake from Occidental in Oman
• Kuwait to call upon oil majors to help it operate some fields
• Iraqi National Congress lays out plans for Iraq's oil and gas resources
• ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum work on cutting LNG cost
• QatarGas and BP sign contract for delivery of LNG
• Shell and Qatar discuss investment in LNG plant
• Adgas signs LNG deal with BP Gas
• Russian oil companies have extensive interests in Iraq
• RasGas and ENI sign LNG supply deal
• Pertamina to develop desert oil field in Iraq
• Putin assures LUKoil that assets in Iraq will be protected
• Dolphin Energy to invite bidders for Qatar project
• Chinese oil imports from Iran to hold steady
• Iranian petrochemical complex markets 1.34 mm tons of products
• Emdad and Shell Solar to provide solar energy in UAE
• OMV interested to buy oil assets in Iraq
• TotalFinaElf to invest $ 2 bn in Qatar's oil, gas and petrochemical sectors
• ENI signs deal with RasGas to supply gas to Spanish market
• Iran and Shell end talks on stake in natural gas project
• Saudi Aramco solves field pressure mystery
• Saudi Aramco’s Hawiyah project named project of the year
• Iran to grant Statoil South Pars Phases 6-8
• NIOC is completing first stage of Tabnak Field
• Norsk Hydro contracts CGG for Iranian seismic program
• Vintage Petroleum commences exploratory drilling in Yemen
• Israel to transport oil from Russia and Central Asia to Asian markets
• German firm signs deal with Kuwait Pipe Industries and Oil Services
• And what will happen after the war?
• Shell to help Oman to halt expected decline in crude output
• Iran to sign contract for purchase of LNG tankers
• Saudi Public Investments Fund grants loan to Jubail Chevron Philips
• Iran's oil industry is undergoing rapid change
• Chiyoda and Samsung bid to build natural gas project in Iran
• Saudi Aramco scientists model world's largest oil field
• Qapco and Atofina sign financial advisory agreement with HSBC
• Iran to sign Azadegan Field development contract with Japanese group
• RasGas to supply LNG to Petronet
• Abu Dhabi completes Zakum Field gas injection project
• Toyota joins project in Iran to produce low pollution fuel
• Qatar to encourage Japanese firms to bid for gas projects
• Mitsubishi buys stake in Brunei Shell Tankers
• Japan to invest in Saudi Arabian gas fields rather than oil fields
• Oman gives formal approval to Shams Block acquisition by PTTEP
• Japan makes deal with Iran and Qatar on natural gas fields
• UN approves that Iraq sells crude to TotalFinaElf
• Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline to remain delayed indefinitely
• Russian firms interested in Iraqi oil
• NPC to build world's largest steam cracker in Iran
• Shell Middle East sees gas as key opportunity
• Adnoc-Fod to increase lubricants production capacity
• Syria to offer major gas project for bidding in December
• NPCC wins offshore project in Qatar
• International oil majors set to buy crude direct from Iraq
• Rentech and Global Process Systems sign alliance agreement
• Oman encourages international firms to invest in oil sector
• Oil companies have stake in Iraq
• NIOC wants to exit Chennai Petroleum
• Consortium to sign South Pars gas contract
• GPS wins Oman gas contract
• Saudi Arabia offers foreign firms more gas to make investment viable
• Oil companies resume gas-field talks with Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait launches projects to double crude oil export capacity
• Sasol plans major new joint venture in Qatar
• Saudi Arabia calls halt to investment plan
• Saudi Arabia to bar foreign oil firms from best gas fields
• Oman interested in Pakistan oil and gas investment opportunities
• Iranian tanker company buys Chinese-made oil tanker
• Trans Global to make another attempt for oil in Dead Sea
• ZarubezhNeft to set up joint venture in Syria
• Bahrain to build new petrochemical plant
• Tatneft sends team to Iraq for drilling work
• Alstom wins gas turbine contract in Iran
• Iranian petrochemical projects completed on time
• MB Petroleum and CNPC to develop Oman's Mezoon-5 concession
• Iran builds word's largest aromatic petrochemical complex
• Statoil submits oil recovery plan to Iran
• Middle East hydrocarbon-development round-up
• Adnoc drills 20 exploratory wells in last 19 years
• Iran to develop phases 9 and 10 of South Pars project
• Egyptian consortium wins gas pipeline tender from Jordan
• NIOC starts second phase of Kaveh jetty development
• Adnoc drilled 20 exploratory wells in last 19 years
• CGG explores for oil offshore Bahrain
• Syria to start five-year oil and natural gas exploration project
• Iran launches first gas platform carrier
• Spectrum Company to conduct survey along Lebanese coast
• US companies retreat from Iraq's oil market
• Bahrain gives green light to new joint oil venture
• PetroIran to develop Salman Field
• ISOICC builds Iran's largest gas platform base
• Global oil majors help lift Qatar’s production capacity
• Gazprom hopes to pipe Iranian gas to India underwater
• BP and Reliance complete feasibility study for LNG project in Iran
• Reliance Industries hopes to pipe natural gas from Iran by 2007
• Multibillion dollar Saudi gas projects hang in the balance
• India, Iran and UK complete feasibility study for Iranian gas project
• Iran has about 30 international customers for its crude oil
• Dubal signs $ 100 mm loan deal with HSBC for Kestrel project
• NIOC prepares three new oil contracts
• Iran and Malaysia to expand oil cooperation
• PTTEP to acquire petroleum assets in Iran, Oman, and Bahrain
• Iran to begin exploitation of joint oil fields
• South Pars begins operations to install ethane production unit
• Petronas to begin drilling in Bahrain
• Jordan plans oil refinery
• NPCC signs deal with TotalFinaElf Qatar
• Oman signs gas plant contract with SNC Lavalin and local firm
• Saudi Aramco mandates banks for loan
• Saudi Arabian gas projects likely to be restructured
• South Pars to start development of phases four and five next year
• Tupras signs crude deal with NIOC
• Iran approves investment by four European firms
• Saudi Arabia reviews gas companies' final proposals
• Oman Oil signs gas MoU with Dolphin Energy
• About 260 power plants are in operation in Iran
• Saudi Aramco campaign keeps foreign gas investors at bay
• Phase 1 of South Pars to be completed by February 2003
• Iraq and India sign trade agreement
• Saudi Aramco reports on operations and gas production
• Sasol considers investment in Iran
• Israel Electric signs natural gas agreement with Noble Energy
• Iran to install three drilling platforms in South Pars gas field
• Samsung Heavy Industries may build LNG carriers for Qatar
• Jordan to sign production sharing agreement with Tatneft
• Exxon and Qatar Petroleum sign agreement on UK LNG supply
• Bahrain secures loan for expansion of power plant
• Bahrain secures loan for Hidd plant expansion
• Noble Energy and partners sign gas deal with Israel Electric
• Talks between Saudi Arabia and oil majors to continue
• ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum to supply UK with LNG
• Biggest Iranian-made jacket installed for South Pars
• Arab banks may lose race to fund oil projects
• Energy ministers sign MoU for $ 1 bn Middle East gas pipeline project
• Kuwait approves KPC?s 2002/03 budget
• Yemen gives LNG plant partners four-year extension
• Israel grants Yam Thetis consortium 30-year license
• Iran to buy gas tankers for deliveries to China and India
• Iran's share of South Pars gas field estimated at 13 tcm
• Iran and Yemen explore oil and gas cooperation
• Tatneft to participate in geological exploration in Iran
• CPChem expands Qatar activity with petrochemical projects
• Dubai receives gas condensate supplies from Iran
• Iranian car maker gets government offer to phase out gas guzzler
• Shell to sell gas ventures in Iran due to US pressure
• Sumitomo to build power plant in Iran
• Chinese PGP to invest in Kish Island
• Africa Israel and Paz raise stakes in natural gas pipeline
• NIOC ready to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan
• Gazprom and Sibur win Iraqi gas field tender
• QatarGas marks milestone with 500th LNG cargo delivery
• Saudi Arabia sets up oil, gas and petrochemical service company
• Fortum completes sale of Omani assets to Mitsui Oil
• Loan deal to boost ENOC investments
• Oman to supply LNG to Union Fenosa Gas
• UOG and Occidental sign deal for Dolphin stake
• Adco invites bids for Bab field development
• Occidental pays $ 310 mm for UAE Dolphin stake
• Bahrain completes merger of its state-owned oil companies
• Saudi Aramco to offer 94 projects
• Credit Suisse First Boston looses Dolphin-funding contract
• TotalFinaElf buys ENI stake in Qatar field
• Dorra gas field still not demarcated
• Two new Iraqi oil fields come on stream
• Pertamina and ONGC to explore natural gas in Iraq
• Petropars signs MoU with Statoil on South Pars gas field
• Sheer first foreign oil firm to commit finances to Iran since Sep. 11
• British Gas to enter Israel pipeline project
• ONGC and Pertamina to start gas exploration in Iraq
• Yemen may cancel delayed LNG project
• South Pars gas field estimated to have 5 bn barrels of oil
• Israel Electric buys fuel oil from Enerco
• BG tells the best growth story in energy
• ADOC to maintain crude production levels
• Petro Iran to develop two oil fields in Persian Gulf
• Saudi Arabia may reopen contest for landmark gas deals
• Iran finalizes Foroozan-Esfyandar deal with Petro Iran
• NPC to increase production of gas
• Iraq signs oilfield deal with PetroVietnam
• UAE chooses Occidental to take Enron's Dolphin stake
• Qatar emir issues decree for Dolphin gas deal with UAE
• Noble Energy receives license from Israel for offshore pipeline
• Oil companies are kept waiting at Saudi Aramco's door
• Middle East turmoil delays Saudi gas projects
• South Pars exports first consignment of gas condensate
• Adnoc to expand output capacity of Zakum field
• Iran lists privatised oil companies
• South Pars phases 6, 7 and 8 partners to be decided in autumn
• Oman approves third LNG train
• National Iranian Drilling Company wins national contracts
• CNPC acquires Oman's Mazoon Petrogas
• Mobin Petrochemical and Mapna sign power plant agreement
• Privatisation of Saudi Aramco excites interest of BP and Shell
• Saudi Arabia looks into privatisation of some Aramco operations
• Chevron Phillips and SIIG plan $ 1 bn Saudi chemical project
• Indonesia wins contract to explore oil in Iraq
• Talks between Saudi Arabia and Western oil companies stall
• Oman signs oil and gas exploration deal with Novus
• Kuwait and Japan's Arabian Oil Co. to close deal on neutral zone
• ChevronTexaco finds no oil in Bahrain
• Oman to sign oil concession with Australia's Novus Petroleum
• Four consortia bid for Jordan-Egypt gas pipeline construction
• Qatar believes LNG suppliers must adapt to market changes
• Shell proposes to take over South Pars from Enterprise Oil
• Dolphin venture a year behind schedule
• BHP Billiton to invest in Syria's gas sector
• Great Wall Drilling Company applies for Saudi Arabia drilling permit
• UAE businessmen urged to invest in Iran energy sectors
• Adnoc-Shell study produces concept for Abu Dhabi's sour gas reserves
• Iraq invites Russian oil company to help develop large oil field
• SABIC to acquire DSM's petrochemicals business
• GdF to import nine LNG cargoes from Oman
• Sinopec Group and Sinochem to buy Middle East oil assets
• Shell's bid for Enterprise Oil to spur stalled Iran gas deal
• Petroleum Development Oman is to be fully manned by Omanis by 2007
• KOTC to build under-ground tankers to increase storing capacity
• ONGC to acquire oil fields in Sudan and Oman
• CERT and Intel to offer solutions for Arab oil and gas industry
• SABIC plans global growth strategy
• Iran develops three new LNG plants
• Qatar Petroleum to invest into new gas and oil projects
• Oman invites bids for gas expansion deal
• Iran pursues development of GTL plants
• Syria to open new oil refinery in Deir El-Zour
• Qatar Gas aims to triple LNG exports within a decade
• Oman signs new energy deal with TotalFinaElf
• PCC thinks Iran petrochemical exports will top $ 800 mm this year
• Sinopec may buy oilfields in Yemen and Russia
• UAE extends deadline for Dolphin gas equity bid
• OMV, Cepsa and PanCanadian to start Yemen exploration work
• Umm Al Quwain likely to supply gas to utility projects
• Ivanhoe Energy undertakes joint study in Japan for Qatar GTL
• Qatar sets up first public limited company in energy sector
• Iran's South Pars gas field begins production
• Shell to buy LNG from Oman for Spanish customers
• Yukos pet project poses challenge to OPEC
• Iran must exploit its advantage with oil and gas majors
• Yemen's president lays down corner stone for Makla oil refinery
• Jordan to sign gas exploration deal with Indonesian company
• ENI receives contract for Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait sets up oil company to take over from Arabian Oil Co.
• Iran to build new pipeline to carry gas from Bars Field
• Saudi Arabia and oil majors extend gas deal deadline
• Sheer Energy expects to seal oil deal with Iran
• Contractors compete for Iraqi-Jordanian oil pipeline tender
• Qatar and Shell to study gas to liquids project
• Bharat Petroleum signs crude deals with three Gulf companies
• Talks between Saudi Arabia and Western companies harder than anticipated
• Thirty contractors show interest in Jordan-Iraq oil pipeline
• TotalFinaElf in several Middle East hotspots
• Mitsui to buy interest in Omani oil concession
• Kuwait halts award of power projects
• BNP Paribas and HSBC secure mandate for Bahrain power plant
• Adgas signs agreement with BP Gas
• European business sees new area of potential in Iran
• Dynegy and Banagas set up natural gas investment company
• TotalFinaElf negotiates Saudi gas project
• Dynegy and Bahrain National Gas Company to form partnership
• Bahrain approves gas project in BANAGAS
• Nexans wins power cable contract from Kuwait
• Crosco provides drilling services for INA-Naftaplin in Syria
• Abu Dhabi's Borouge starts polyethylene exports
• Dove Energy begins oil production in Yemen
• Honeymoon over for Saudi Arabia natural gas marriage
• ADNOC to link its offshore and onshore gas facilities
• Firms to conclude assessment of potential resources in Jordan
• BHP, TotalFinaElf and Conoco bid for Syrian gas fields development
• Abu Dhabi-Iran joint venture signs contract with Shell
• Statoil joins study to boost output from three Iranian fields
• Russian and French companies to build Iran-Armenia gas pipeline
• At Shell Middle East it's business as usual
• ExxonMobil to supply Kuwait with gas from Qatar
• Majors disappointed at small gas share in Saudi Arabia
• RasGas starts building third LNG train
• Kuwait Oil reports on produce of Manageesh field
• New Kuwait firm to run OPEC's interests in Neutral Zone
• Oman LNG refinances $ 1.3 bn term loan facility for Qalhat plant
• SK Global receives oil import loan from Arab Banking Corp.
• Oman LNG refinances debt for Qalhat plant
• SABIC to build new petrochemical complex
• Saudi Aramco still world's largest oil firm
• Oman Gas takes over government gas transportation system
• Oman adds 250 mm barrels of oil to reserve
• Qatar, Dolphin and TotalFinaElf sign major gas deal
• TPAO to explore for oil in northern Iraq
• Qatar signs gas deal with Technip and Chiyoda
• TPAO to explore for oil in northern Iraq
• Qatar signs gas deal with Technip and Chiyoda
• OPAL to train 1,000 Omanis for jobs in oil and gas industry
• Vopak expands projects in UAE
• Jordan floats tender to construct oil pipeline
• Qatar drills new exploratory gas well ahead of Dolphin deal
• International Power to develop new generation in Italy and UAE
• Pertamina seeks oil exploration deal with Iraq
• CMS in venture with International Power for UAE plant
• Petrogas to buy JAPEX oil concession in Oman
• British Gas places conditions for Gaza investment
• Tomen to launch natural gas project in Iran
• Yemen signs deal for private oil refinery project
• Iran creates new gas export unit
• Iran poised to haul Petropars home
• Oman shortlists five bidders for refinery contract
• AES Ras Laffan Holding secures project financing
• Abu Dhabi forms joint venture with US-British consortium
• Shell starts pumping from Iran's Soroush oil field
• BG to invest in Gaza natural gas fields
• Oman signs exploration agreement with Hunt Oil
• New US oil companies in Yemen
• Bahrain and ChevronTexaco sign oil exploration deal
• Oman LNG seeks $ 1.3 bn refinancing package
• Daelim in bid for Kuwait oil tender
• TotalFinaElf to take up UAE power plant expansion
• Iran to increase state control with help of Petropars
• Pertamina plans to set up base in Dubai
• Iraq to sign oil deal with Indian and Algerian firms
• European investors in Kazakhstani oil still keen on Iranian export route
• ChevronTexaco to drill first Bahrain well by end of 2002
• Saudi Arabia to set up holding firm for energy services
• Petronas signs two deals with Bahrain
• Slavneft and Iraq sign development deal for southern Luhais field
• Iraq and Syria may choose firms to build pipeline link soon
• UAE Ruwais project on schedule with commercial production
• SABIC looks at possible foreign acquisitions
• Pan American Resources explores for oil in Yemen
• Oman Cabinet approves registration of Oman Petroleum Alliance
• Yam Thetis said to hamper development of Israel's natural gas market
• GIC signs deal for stake in Qatar's Ras Laffan Power Project
• Petropars expects first project to come onstream early 2003
• Enoc plans new market forays in AGCC
• Dhofar Power to privatise Salalah's power system
• Jordan decides to halt privatisation of Petra Drilling
• NPC to search for gas in untapped area of Jordan
• Equate petrochemicals project invites banks to refinance loan
• Dolphin receives technical and commercial bids for UOG project
• Tatneft to supply Iraq with drilling equipment
• Smith International acquires interests in Oman UES
• MOL enters joint venture in Yemen with Pakistan Oilfields Limited
• Sinopec looks to invest in Kuwait oilfields
• Qatar and Dolphin to sign final gas deal soon
• Jerusalem electricity company introduces internal restructuring
• Reserve Bank of India approves ONGC investment in Iraq block
• ENI in talks with SABIC over possible sale of its chemicals division
• Atofina and Chevron Phillips to build ethane cracker in Qatar
• Dhofar Power Company reaches close on $225 mm financing transaction
• Oman signs oil and gas deal with Australia's Novus Petroleum
• Aden Refineries inaugurates different new projects
• DEWA to construct plant for electricity generation and water desalination
• Russian companies win deals in Iraq
• Saudi Aramco's $ 4 bn gas projects expected to come on stream soon
• Iraq invites Russian bids to boost production capacity
• Saudi Aramco's Hawiyah gas plant begins production
• Bahrain selects Texaco and Petronas to drill for oil and gas
• Burren decides to halt exports of Turkmenistani oil via Iran
• Oman LNG proposes to refinance its debt
• Itera wants to take part in laying Iran-Armenia gas pipeline
• FCP terminates farmout agreement with Nexen Yemen
• Kuwait forms new board to run its oil industry
• Jordan to announce winner of tender for power sector privatisation
• Qatar creates firm for water and power project
• Japan's Arabian Oil agrees with Kuwait on offshore oil operations
• UOG negotiating for the Dolphin Gas Project
• Adgas LNG plant sets new production record
• Dolphin Energy invites bids for project to channel Qatari gas to UAE
• Petra Perdana set to spread wings to Oman
• ADOC injects separated sour and acid gas into oil reservoirs
• International Power and CMS to operate UAE Shuweihat power plant
• ABB floats new company with Suhail & Saud Bahwan
• Saudi Aramco expands Master Gas System
• Transneft and KazTransOil to draft feasibility study for oil pipeline to Iran
• Oman LNG celebrates one-hundredth cargo to Spain
• OMV and partners sign agreement for Yemen block
• GCC welcomes Saudi power resolution
• Bahrain awards contract to Alstom for power plant
• Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council approves $ 2 bn olefins plant
• BHP Billiton poised to buy into Iranian petroleum project
• Matco finds oil on Sharjah-Fujairah border
• UAE shortlists five companies for Dolphin gas project stake
• IOC and ONGC team up to invest in Persian Gulf and Kuwait
• Iran intends to sign deal with PetroIran
• International company to be offered oil pipeline project by Jordan
• Oman shortlists eight foreign firms for refinery contract
• Four companies submit bids for Saudi International Petrochemical projects
• OMV to begin exploration activities in Yemen
• Transneft moves forward to establish oil export corridor through Iran
• Shell and other sign historic agreements with Saudi Arabia
• Yemen signs agreement with consortium of Western companies
• ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum to study for GTL facility in Qatar
• Conoco-Elf gas project in Syria operational soon
• US oil firms show interest in Iranian developments
• Oman LNG to soon sign gas deals with major energy companies
• GOIC and Chem Systems offer study of Mideast petrochemical industry
• Alstom Power to convert Reading power plant in Tel Aviv
• Basell and SNPI to build Saudi polypropylene plant
• BOTAS announces postponement of gas imports from Iran
• Oman LNG announces financial completion of project
• Transneft and KazTransOil start feasibility study for Iranian pipeline
• Iran expects to sign deal with BHP Billiton to expand southern oil projects
• Qatar Petroleum and Sasol sign gas-to-liquids project deal
• Japan and Kuwait to extend Arabian Oil's drilling rights
• Australian and Kuwaiti firms to develop off-shore oil field in Yemen
• Snamprogetti to build network for lift gas distribution in Kuwait
• Enoc and Dugas employees to receive training in India
• ENI believes Iran-Libya Sanctions Act to be unconventional
• RasGas to deliver LNG to Edison Gas
• Oman signs export deals with seven international companies
• OMV, PanCanadian and Repsol expect to seal contract with Yemen
• OMV to undertake medium-sized oil ventures in Abu Dhabi
• Kuwait Shuaiba refinery operating at half of its capacity
• Winning bidders of Saudi gas contracts may face serious obstacles
• BP to establish oil plant at Damietta Port
• Aziz Corporation signs deal for pipe plant with European firm
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil to conduct feasibility study for GTL plant
• ENI signs contract to develop oilfield in south-western Iran
• Arabian Oil and Kuwait to extend operational rights at Khafjifield
• Halliburton to introduce new oil-well technology in Oman
• List of major Iranian oil and gas deals with foreign energy companies
• RasGas signs Sales and Purchase Agreement with Edison Gas
• Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Petroleum to develop petchem plant
• Japanese consortium and Shell to develop Azadegan oil field in Iran
• Aziz Corporation signs deal for pipe manufacturing plant
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil to conduct feasibility study for GTL plant
• Global oil majors battle for Saudi Arabia investment contracts
• High Court rejects petition by Yam Thetis gas consortium partners
• Iranian National Oil and Sinopec to increase refinery production
• Japanese consortium and Shell to jointly develop Iran's biggest oil field
• SPC exploits three new oilfields in south Iraq
• Yemen approves oil production sharing agreements with Nexen and Occidental
• ONGC likely to pick stake in Qatar's RasGas
• BP says Saudi Arabia natgas expenditures could approach $ 4 bn
• Conoco takes further step in Middle East expansion
• Saudi Arabia signs gas deals with international oil companies
• TotalFinaElf wins 30 % share in Saudi gas deal
• ExxonMobil wins lead role in Saudi gas project
• Saudi oil discoveries to be handed back to Saudi Aramco
• Marathon set to replace Enron in Saudi gas project
• TotalFinaElf concentrates expansion on Latin America and MidEast
• Israeli partnerof MIDOR sells stake to National Bank of Egypt
• German banks nearly double loan to Iranian oil company
• Oman signs pipeline operation accord with Canadian Energy Service
• Enbridge and BC Gas International win Oman gas contract
• Snamprogetti wins gas lift tender to boost oil production in Kuwait
• TotalFinaElf to study feasibility of Kazakh-Iranian oil pipeline
• TotalFinaElf shortlists Qatar Gas and Yemen Gas for LNG supply
• AES wins bid for power plant in Qatar
• Enron bows out of Dolphin project to route Qatari gas to UAE
• Saudi Arabia chooses international consortia for major projects
• Yam Thetis to invests in gas production from Mary site
• Saudi Aramco to boost output capacity
• Kuwait oil management tender attracts single bid
• OMV focuses on exploration and production activities in Middle East
• Dolphin presses on with scheme to route Qatari gas to UAE
• Atlantis to drill for gas wells offshore Umm Al Quwain
• Foreign oil companies to be allowed investment in Kuwaiti oil sector
• Qatargas and GasNatural sign contracts
• IQOC issues prequalification tender for offshore platform facilities
• ENI works on feasibility study for Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
• TotalFinaElf applauds OPEC for bringing stability to oil prices
• Atlantis to drill offshore gas well in United Arab Emirates
• Austrian OMV and Tehran sign oil contract
• Kuwait Oil Company inaugurates major oil gathering centre
• SABIC sizes up chemical investment opportunities in Iran
• ADNOC gas company subsidiaries merge to form conglomerate
• Kuwait launches operations at new oil gathering centre
• Iran to compensate for drop in product prices by increasing exports
• Qatar and Dolphin move ahead to channel Qatari gas to UAE
• IEC to invest in gas turbines in Wadi Milik
• Gulfstream Resources reaches agreement with Qatar
• Shell to begin pumping Iranian oil in November
• Ten international firms submit bids to Bahrain
• Alfa-Eko, Stroitransgaz and TNK may work together in Iraq
• Qatar to sign LNG export deal with Spain
• Chevron and Bahrain discuss latest upstream oil developments
• Oil tanker sinks off northern coast of UAE
• Kuwait to supply oil to China's Unipec
• Oman plans $ 6.5 bn investment drive to boost production
• ExxonMobil venture and Petronet to supply LNG to Qatar
• BP could soon clinch Saudi Arabia gas deal
• Fourth LNG train at RasGas may be commissioned within next year
• ADNOC to supply gasoil and low-sulphur diesel fuel to international markets
• ROC Oil bids for controlling stake in Gulfstream Resources
• Crowded race for stake in Indian petroleum marketing firm
• Petroleum Development Oman tests distributed temperature sensor
• Qatar creates new LNG company to supply gas to India
• Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil set up third gas venture
• Sasol and Qatar Petroleum complete gas-to-liquids feasibility study
• Petronas invited in gas and downstream in Saudi Arabia
• Iran signs joint venture petchem deals with Snamprogetti and LG
• Oman signs major agreements with Dhofar Power Company
• Oman and Maersk Oman sign oil and gas exploration deal
• TotalFinaElf seeks investment opportunities in Oman
• Qatar Petroleum and UAE's Offsets Group set terms for Dolphin system
• Calvalley Petroleum completes seismic work in Yemen
• Israel Electric Corp. now buying gas from Yam Thetis
• Saudi Basic says $ 2.6 bn expansion of Yanpet on stream.
• Qatar and Sasol in $ 800 mm joint venture to set up GTL project
• Israel Electric Corporation changes policy on Yam Thetis gas
  
• Japanese trading houses sign deal with Iran
• Shell's oil products business to be reconfigured into zonal organization
• Abu Dhabi inaugurates Zakum-Das Island project
• Russian Slavneft signs oil development deal with Iraq
• Siemens to build first natural gas power plant in Israel
• UN's approval of foreign oil company in Iraq opens door for more
• Shell to redevelop Soroosh and Nowrooz fields off Iran's Kharg Island
• Reliance signs MoA for LNG feasibility study in southern Iran
• Oman Oil walks out of joint venture with Bharat Petroleum
• Suncor Energy expected to strike oil deal with Jordan
• Citibank appointed as financial adviser for Oman liquefaction plant
• Maersk Qatar and Qatar Petroleum to further develop Al Shaheen Field
• American and Korean contractors to rebuild Al-Ahmadi refinery
• ENI extends cooperation with TotalFinaElf for Iran's Balal field
• Qatar expects gas deal with UAE to be signed in March
• Shell to begin drilling in Iran's Soroosh offshore oilfield
• Saudi Arabia holds talks with ExxonMobil and BP Amoco
• KOC to contract foreign firms for new oil storage facilities at Ahmadi
• Oman short-lists four firms to develop its gas industry
• Oil majors acquire crucial data on Kuwait's northern oilfields
• Halliburton opens trade section in Tehran
• GAIL and NOIC discuss Iran-India natural gas pipeline
• Kuwaiti Equate to double petrochemical output by 2004
• US oil companies meet Iranian foreign minister on sanctions
• Kuwait opens new oil gathering centre
• NIECC finishes work on first phase of Neka-Tehran oil pipeline
• Oman to propose third train for Oman LNG
• Iran and Italy to invest in three Iranian petrochemicals
• Foreign companies can take 100 % stakes in major Saudi gas projects
• BP and Exxon buy cargoes of Iraqi crude oil
• BP, IOC and GAIL to invest in Middle-East DME plant
• Foster Wheeler wins tender for Kuwait refinery
• Yemen signs agreement with Occidental Petroleum
• Kuwait Petroleum to sign upstream contracts only with consortia
• Sinopec and NIOC to explore oil in Iran
• Sinopec to explore oil block south of Teheran
• QGPC changes names to 'Qatar Petroleum'
• TransGlobe announces results of Yemen exploration programme
• Kuwait Petroleum sends out documents to international oil companies
• Enterprise Oil signs agreement with Iranian Petropars
• Samedan proposes budget for "Mary" and "Noa" natural gas sites
• TotalFinaElf signs three letters of intent for Saudi gas development
• Enron and Occidental sign letter of intent to join Saudi gas project
• Saudi Aramco ready for transition to unleaded gasoline
• Chevron seeks to take part in Saudi Arabia's gas opening
• Iran's draft budget to include allocation for Azadegan oil field
• Enterprise Oil signs deal with Iran's Petropars
• Japanese trading houses to extend loan to Iran
• ONGC wins contract to prospect for oil in Iraq's western desert
• Abu Dhabi Gas to increase gas processing capacity to 3 bn cfpd
• Shell and BP to take part in Saudi Arabia's energy investment scheme
• Exxon Mobil bids for Saudi Arabia's gas openings
• Oman LNG considers building third train
• BP joins quest to secure interest in Iran field
• Fluor Daniel and Sunkyong to rebuild Kuwait's Ahmadi refinery
• Enel and Hitachi to build AES Oman power plant
• ONGC obtains oil exploration block in Iraq
• Norwegian company starts oil exploration in western Iranian province
• Deals BP and TotalFinaElf with Zadco frozen
• Dubai signs contract with two Italian firms
• Oman and AES sign Barka power project contract
• Sonol to buy British Gas' exploration concessions in Israeli waters
• Hinduja Group explores oil and gas investment prospects in Iran
• Slavneft to sign contract to develop Subba oil deposit in Iraq
• NIOC and Statoil to explore and develop Iran's Gulf waters
• NIOC to utilize Statoil's technology
• Bapco signs technology and engineering deal with Chevron unit
• Iraqi minister says Russian company will get contract for Western Qurna
• Conoco wins UK Institute of Petroleum Environment Award
• TotalFinaElf seeks to help Iran developits hydrocarbon reserves
• TransGlobe Energy acquires additional working interest in Yemen
• Chevron wants early review of US' sanctions on Iran and Libya
• Isramco to conduct another underwater gas drilling
• Firms buy gas field tender documents for South Pars gas field
• Oman names AES as preferred bidder for private power plant
• CanArgo acquires additional interest in Georgian Refinery
• Merhav considers buying gas exploration rights to drill in Israeli waters
• Iraq stops selling crude oil to LUKoil
• TransGlobe Energy announces Yemen oil production start up
• Chinese company completes power facility in Iraq
• Petrel Resources negotiating with Iraq on damaged oil fields
• USfirms left out in cold after Iran's deal with Japan
• Shell and Caltex to participate in PARCO project
• Iran stops privatisation plans of drilling company
• Strong demand for few available Very Large Crude Carriers
• Hyundai expects to sign natgas agreement with Yemen
• Iran to proceed with privatisation plans for NITC
• Iran signs deal with Petro Iran for Salman field
• Iran orders end to drilling company privatisation
• Qatar's RasGas signs deal with Taiwan's Tung Ting
• Texaco and Alon to establish oil manufacturing plant in Israel
• Rosneftegazstroi submits two projects to Iraq
• Shell submits integrated bid for three Iranian Bangestan oil fields
• Supreme Petroleum Council takes over management of Saudi Aramco
• Oman Oil to opt for Bharat Petroleum instead of Essar Oil
• NIOC to build second LNG export project
• KUFPEC plans to double production in five years
• Four contracting groups submit bids for Saudi gas project
• Slavneft to begin talks with Iraq on Subba oil field development
• TransGlobe Energy announces well results in Republic of Yemen
• Isramco reported results of Nir field reserve study
• RasGas looks to quadruple production capacity
• Shell reinforces commitment to GTL technology
• British and Australian firms sign agreement with Jordan
• Qatar's Rasgas invites tenders to double LNG capacity by 2005
• Qatar's Rasgas invites bids to double LNG capacity
• British and Australian firms sign agreement with Jordan
• BP and TotalFinaElf buy stake in Zakhum from ADNOC
• BG Group to build LNG plant in Iran
• BP is making good progress in investment talks with Iran
• Delek Group to buy US Reading & Bates' gas stake
• Shell to study Iranian gas-to-liquids project
• Hyundai to build production facilities offshore Iran
• Ness Energy agrees with Israel to re-enter Har-Sedom #1 well
• Linde to build world's largest natural gas separation plant in Iran
• Kuwait Petroleum sells its iron pellet plant in Bahrain
• J. Ray McDermott Middle East signs contract with Aramco
• Dolphin held up over transfer prices
• Iran and Oman to draft agreements with Novus Petroleum
• Gulfstream acquires further participation interests in Qatar
• Slavneft signs agreement to develop Iraqi oil field
• Iran to tender four more phases of South Pars gas field
• Iran to soon sign or finalise buy-back oil and gas deals
• Oman exports second LNG shipment to United States
• Slavneft's chief visits Baghdad to increase operations in Iraq
• Yemen ratifies and passes PSA for Adair's Sabatain Block 20
• Kuwait to increase gas reserves with help of TotalFinaElf
• Saudi Aramco to enhance production of crude oil from existing wells
• Hyundai wins order to build oil piers from Kuwait National Petroleum
• Syrian gas pipeline to be contracted to Dutch company
• Iran awards ENI majority stake in South Pars gas development project
• Kuwait signs MOU for gas purchasing from Qatar's North Field
• Caspian Oil Company invited by Tehran to explore Iranian shelf
• Iran to develop phases four to eight of South Pars gas field
• Abu Dhabi's ADNOC awards contract to ABB Lummus
• Bahrain Petroleum signs agreement with ALSTOM for modernisation project
• International Power awarded independent power project in Oman
• Shell to build up partnership and strengthen mutual friendship with Iran
• International oil firms to submit final Saudi investment proposals soon
• Iran initials buyback contract for gas field with ENI and Petropars
• Chevron to expand investments in Middle East
• Saudi Petrochemical selects Fluor Daniel to oversee processing facility
• Daelim presents lowest bid for northern Kuwaiti seawater injection project
• Tracer signs memorandum of understanding to form partnership in Iran
• Saudi Aramco seeks turnkey contracts for gas processing plant
• BG Group and eight others selected for possible Iranian gas projects
• Gulfstream Resources and Oman sign gas sales agreement
• ENI to develop Iran's Darkhovin oilfield
• Slavneft strikes cooperation deal with Iranian oil ministry
• Saudi upstream gas sector favours companies with expertise
• Iran-Pak refinery to be funded by government
• Korean Hyundai puts in lowest bid for Kuwaiti pier tender
• Conoco and Elf gas project in Syria to be completed by July 2001
• Agip announces investment in south Sinai oil fields
• Conoco-Elf partnership to complete Syrian gas project by July 2001
• Israel group announces drill findings of natgas
• Sasol raises stakes in gas-to-liquids project with Qatar
• Noble Affiliates confirms continued success offshore Israel
• Mitsubishi expresses interest in Iran-Armenia gas pipeline project
• Tanganyika Oil reaches agreement for north-eastern Syria
• GE Power Systems tosupply gas turbines for Saudi Arabian power plant
• Panel votes to cut out middlemen for Kuwait's northern oilfields
• Shell seeking to return to Libya after nine-year absence
• Iranian parliament authorises Caspian oil deals
• TransGlobe Energy announces test results on Yemen's Block S-1
• Investment race for Saudi Arabia's energy industry now finally underway
• DuPont and SIPC sign LoI for new Saudi VAM project
• Iran to award contract for Darkhovin oil field soon
• Western oil companies commit to invest $ 100 bn in Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia seeks revised bids from foreign oil firms
• Qatar and ExxonMobil sign gas production agreement in North Field
• Iran signs agreement to study gas reserves with international consortium
• TotalFinaElf planning to invest $ 8 bn in Saudi gas sector
• Saudi Aramco launches new corporate identity
• Oil firms learn rules of the game about Saudi investment
• Conoco in Saudi investment talks
• US oil firms hold Saudi investment talks
• Indian Oil to buy 30.5 mm tons of Persian Gulf crude in 00-01
• CMS Marketing to buy 10 LNG cargoes from Qatar
• Chevron holds Saudi energy investment talks
• Saudi's SABIC knocks US on MTBE issue
• Enron and Occidental to compete jointly for Saudi investment plans
• Phillips Petroleum holds Saudi investment talks
• TransGlobe Energy announces drilling success on first Yemen well
• Adair, Occidental and SABA sign exploration agreement with Yemen
• Jordan to name Tractebel for first IPP contract
• Qatar's Rasgas second LNG train begins production
• Saudi Arabia invites for talks on energy proposals
• Conoco and Elf contract Kvaerner for gas processing plants in Syria's eastern desert
• Elf gets approval to develop Alkhalij oil field offshore Qatar
• Tatneft will drill 45 wells in Iraq this year
• UAE chooses Enron and TotalFina as partners for the Dolphin project
• Japan's Arabian Oil loses Saudi Arabian oil concession
• Bahrain Petroleum seeking $ 600 mm loan to modernise its oil refinery
• Drilling started on Block S-1 and development approval for Block 32 in Yemen
• Iran offers LUKoil to jointly develop Persian Gulf blocs
• LUKoil interested in invigorating ties with Iran.
• Shell Gas forms gas distribution company with Egyptian aic
• Saudi Chevron inaugurates $ 640 mm petrochemical plant
• BP Amoco insists it is open for other participants in the Kuwait venture
• Petroleum Geo-Services awarded large contract by Saudi Aramco
• Iranian MP praising TotalFina for courage
• Silver Falcon and Largo Vista in JV for world-wide distribution of petrochemical products
• Croatian Crosco and partner start five-year drilling project in Oman.
• Bahrain merging BAPCO and BANOCO into BAPCO
• Qatar starts work on new $ 1.2 bn petchem complex
• Suncor talking to Jordan to develop an oil shale deposit
• Ameron forms fibreglass pipe JV in Kuwait
• Russian energy company drilling scores of oil wells in Iraq
• Enron to buy 480,000 tpy of LNG from ADGAS
• Veba in partnership with Shell and Lasmo in Iran oil exploration study
• Oman to sell LNG to Coral Energy
• Veba signs deal with Iran to take stake in an oil exploration study
• Shell, BG and Gaz de France team up for masterplan on Iran gas
• Iran chooses Shell to develop the Soroush and Nowruz offshore fields
• BG reveals plans for exploration offshore Gaza
• Norway's Saga proposes plan for development of oilfield on Iran/Iraq border
• Tatneft says UN has approved its Iraqi well-drilling contract
• UAE to start 120,000 bpd condensate refinery
• Qatargas aiming to raise capacity of LNG plant
• Iran and Shell agree to do feasibility study for large ethylene project
• North field is fundamental for Qatar
• Yemen signs MoU with Adair International
• Shell has good hopes for projects in Saudi Arabia and Iran
• Elf, Gaz de France and Agip in talks with Iraq for $ 1 bn gas project
• BG positive over Egypt gas outlook
• BG dealing with Palestinian Authority to explore for natural gas off Gaza
• Abu Dhabi agrees to distribute Qatari gas from Dolphin project
• CMS signs agreement with ADGAS for purchase of spot cargoes of LNG
• Occidental starts producing from offshore Qatar South Dome EOR-project
• BG buys 50 % of Israeli offshore drilling rights
• Gulfstream Resources to develop gas reserves in northern Oman
• Mobil and Qatar Shipping take delivery of new double-hull crude carrier
• El Paso Energy hoping to develop Israel's natural gas infrastructure
• Shell expanding its co-operation with Iran
• Russian companies to supply oil production equipment to Iraq
• Dutch negotiating new agreements for investments in Iran
• Kuwait wants to see Total and Elf help to develop northern oil fields
• Kobe Steel to build two chemical plants in Saudi Arabia
• Iran says no foreign company related to newly discovered giant Azadegan field
• Yemen negotiating sale of LNG to Indian and Korean companies
• Al Otaiba and Oil Search to invest offshore Yemen
• UAE's Adgas making an effort to increase capacity of third LNG plant
• LUKoil hopes to start preliminary work in Iraq soon
• BP Amoco treading carefully in Middle East
• Iran says Shell and Lasmo started seismic survey in southern Caspian
• Elf bids for Iran's South Pars gas phases 6-8
• Conoco to visit Iraq
• Statoil considering oil exploration and production in Iran
• Irish Bula Resources concludes oil block contract with Iraq
• Texaco signs agreement with Bahrain to study exploration potential
• Mobil ships first RasGas LNG load to Korea
• UAE bankers to partly finance new tankers
• Shell does not consider U.S. sanctions an obstacle to investing in Iran
• Isramco reaches agreement for offshore licenses in Israel
• Shell considering to expand in the Middle East
• Adair and Partners in Exploration form exploration consortium for Middle East
• India's Petronet to purchase 7.5 mm tonnes of LNG for 25 years from Rasgas
• Russian companies seeking rights to two Iraqi concessions
• Qatar pulls out of petrochemical project
• Qatargas signs spot deal for LNG with Gaz de France
• Mobil partner in Dolphin gas venture
• Adair International back in Yemen
• Tanganyika spuds first well in Egypt
• Kuwait's Equate petrochemical joint venture seeks loan
• Enron signs Power Purchase Agreement with Palestine Energy Authority
• TransGlobe announces results of appraisal drilling in Yemen
• Esso opens new lube oil blending plant in Egypt
• British Gas wins oil exploration right offshore Israel
• Phillips Petroleum signs oil concession agreement with Oman
• Oman signs E&P deal with Phillips
• Dubai joins Dolphin gas project
• Group of private investors creates petrochemicals company in Saudi Arabia
• UAE to supply Pakistan with natural gas
• Russian companies may lose rights to western Qurna field in Iraq
• Iran to conduct seismological operations in Gulf with Norwegian Norex
• Slavneft signs drilling contract with Iran
• BP Amoco looking at entry into new Iranian petrochemical ventures
• Surgutneftegaz planning to develop an oilfield in Iraq
• Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG joint venture has begun production
• Italy expresses interest in developing Kuwait's northern oilfields
• Elf offers to invest $ 1.5 bn in Saudi Arabia
• Isramco reports on work program offshore Israel
• Elf Aquitaine transfers Oman oil concession to local firm
• Algeria's Sonatrach to take 40 % in ENI's Yemen ventures
• Qatar starts construction of fourth petchem plant
• Japan's Yosano leaves Saudi Arabia without progress on Arabian Oil issue
• Kuwait approves $ 500 mm for oil projects and a tender for a SCADA-system
• French firms receive equal opportunity in bids for upstream deals in Kuwait
• CMS secures $ 600 mm for UAE power project
• Iraq to increase lube oil production
• Consortium signs agreement for gas development in Qatar
• Conoco asks to open office in Saudi Arabia
• Also Total presents Saudi Arabia oil investment proposals
• International group signs contract for gas projects in Northern Oman
• Assessment of potentially lucrative gas reserves in northern Oman
• $ 3 bn Qatar-Pakistan pipeline moving on
• Chevron expects to start drilling offshore Bahrain in 2000
• Bow Valley and Elf to develop Iran's offshore Balal oil field
• Marathon alsooffering proposals to Saudis
• Premier Oil needs to pull out of Iran's Balal oilfield development
• Elf and Bow Valley to develop Iran's offshore Balal oilfield
• Enron opts for expanding gas liquefication facilities in Qatar
• OMV interested in investing in Iran's upstream oil and gas
• Vertex Systems completed global IT project at Saudi Aramco
• Qatar shelves $ 4 bn LNG project with Enron
• Total in talks with Qatar on LNG to India
• KPE receives nine offers for sulphur-separation
• Arco puts its Qatari upstream oil interests up for sale
• Kuwait reserved on Hoechst - Rhone-Poulenc merger
• Saudi Arabia opens Sheiba oil field with output capacity of 500,000 bpd
• Qatar with EniChem to set up fifth petrochemical plant
• Elf and Phillips also submit proposals to Saudi Arabia
• Financing for $ 835 mm Saudi power plant signed
• SABIC's profits fell in 1998
• Integrated downstream gas projects have priority in Saudi Arabia
• Iran awards Elf and Agip offshore Doroud gas field
• Iran signs buy-back contract for Balal offshore oil field
• U.S. warns Bow Valley for ILSA
• Saudi power plant financed via Saudi bank
• Arco proposes to invest in Saudi Arabia's upstream gas
• Mobil and Kern Energy-Texuna fail to respond to privilege
• Sirri E started up
• Saudi-Japanese petchem venture signs $ 8750 mm loan with Japan
• Chevron urges Kuwait to speed up
• Shell presented Saudis investment proposal
• Western Geophysical to promote 5 onshore and 2 offshore Yemeni blocks
• Isramco granted changes in conditions offshore licenses in Israel
• Van Ommeren expanding in UAE
• RasGas and Mobil to supply 7.5 mm tpy of LNG to India
• Shell holds preliminary talks with Iraq
• QGPC and Mobil sign agreement on EGU project
• Hunt pipeline blown up in Yemen
• Rasgas to provide Petronet with LNG
• Conoco-Elf JV to set up gas infrastructure in Syria
• Amoco close to sale of Egyptian gas to Jordan
• Amoco, Occidental and Neste Oy form joint venture in Oman
• Amoco negotiating on selling Egyptian gas to Jordan
• Amoco, Occidental and Neste Oy start gas JV in Oman
• Pennzoil and Novus modify concession off Qatar
• Total started work on the offshore Sirri A field
• Pennzoil into second exploration period offshore Qatar
• Japan National Oil Corp. to explore in Yemen
• Kuwait Oil Tanker Co to buy 5 double hull products tankers
• Vintage receives 75 % in PSA in Yemen
• Bahrain to spend $ 800 mm on upgrade oil refinery
• Noble's Samedan into offshore Israel exploration agreement
• Saudi Aramco's Shaybah field is on-stream
• Mobil talking with Israel's Sonol on cooperation
• Osaka Gas to sign 25 year LNG supply deal with Oman
• Saudi Aramco seeks $ 2 bn syndicated loan
• Kuwait Petroleum revises 1998/99 budget downward
• Hyundai to participate with Iranians in shipbuilding
• India may join Qatari LNG project
• Chevron's Matzke meets high officials in Kuwait
• Yemen ratifies PSA with TransGlobe
• Occidental awarded exploration block in Oman
• Qatargas to export additional 2 mm tons LNG to Japan
• British Gas offers Egyptian gas from Sinai to Israel
• Shell is treading carefully in Iran
• Shell to become more active in Iran
• SABIC to build new PP plant
• Enron says it is close signing the LNG venture with Qatar
• Kerr-McGee Announces Exploration Agreement in Yemen
• Saudi Petroma to set up $ 5 bn refinery and petchem complex in Bahrain
• Saudi Aramco reshuffling projects
• Chevron to explore more in Qatar
• Russian firms with Iran in development of Iran's oil and gas fields
• Dutch Saybolt to monitor spare-parts storage for Iraq
• Chevron to explore offshore Bahrain
• Elf proposes raising its Qatar oil output
• Tanker repair work could wait when freight rates were high
• Total hears nothing from U.S. over Iran-contract
• Chevron continues to offer technical services to Kuwait Oil Co.
• Bow Valley seeks new partner for Iranian Balal oil field project
• Three teams to bid for $ 500 mm Qatar VCM plant
• Sabic expands petrochemical production at Yanbu
• Saudi Bank to arrange a $ 400 mm loan for PP-project
• Conoco plans petroleum coke calcinating plant in Dubai
• QGPC signs PSA with Occidental
• Kuwait Oil Tankers achieves compliance of ISM Code
• Japan's Arabian Oil to conduct feasibility study in Neutral Zone
• Qatar to raise output from Dukhan
• Japan's Arabian Oil to develop natural gas field in Neutral Zone
• Qatar gives backing for gas pipeline
• Qatar Shipping expands operations
• Qatar Navigation & Transport plans new services
• Saudi plan for expanding shipping services
• Thailand's gas deal with Qatar still on
• Vela International supports usage of high-standard older tankers
• Qatar Shipping - Mobil JV to purchase 2 double-hull crude oil tankers
• Mobil and Sabic complete $ 2.2 bn Yanpet financing
• Mobil to invest in LNG, chemicals and tankers in Qatar
• Phillips signs $ 825 mm deal for petchem complex in Qatar
• Saudi Aramco inaugurates new refinery
• EQUATE started operations
• Israel's Isramco amends licenses
• Japan and Saudi Arabia to increase ethylene, PE and EG output at Sharq
• Equipment for recovery and remediation installed at Saudi refinery
• Japan and Saudi Arabia to increase ethylene, PE and EG output at Sharq
• Equipment for recovery and remediation installed at Saudi refinery
• Kuwait Oil Company to renew technical assistance deal
• Canop signs MoU with Jordan
• Shell's Turkmenia-Turkey gas pipeline deal meets peaceful US policy
• Seismic survey offshore Ajman, UAE
• Chevron plans to boost Tengiz oil transit via Azerbaijan - Georgia
• Seagull expands further in Egypt
• Emirate awards offshore concessions
• Equate refinancing successful
  
• Jordan expects to award private power plant in 1998
• Shell Oman's public offering 32 times oversubscribed
  
• Sabic expanding swiftly
  
• Total to transfer technology to KNPC
• Production from Qatar's Al Khaleej field rising
• KNPC to build plant for calcinated petroleum coke
• DPC completed 14 wells in 1996
• Total in ADGAS till 2019
• German Preussag to explore in Yemen
• New Saudi SPM loading facility
• Iran orders new tankers from Daewoo
• Unocal is willing to wait for peace in Afghanistan
• Indonesian Bakrie signs $ 600 mm Uzbek deal
• Phillips in third Qatari petchem project
• Qatar to sign PSA for offshore ISSD-field
• Unocal is waiting for Afghanistan to stabilise
• Iran awards development offshore field to Canadian and UK firms
• Odyssey for 10 % in Oman Oil Project
• IPC sells its 30 % in the Bukha field offshore Oman to Novis
• Maersk in Oman oil concession
• KPC retains Goldman Sachs for divestiture of Santa Fe International
• Caltex sells Bapco refinery share to government
• Bahrain acquires Caltex
• Elf crude production in Qatar
• Yemen signs oil production agreement with Hungarians
• Chevron wants to boost co-operation with Kuwait
• Chevron/Saudi JV breaks ground on $ 650 mm petchem complex
• Saudi Nimir to explore in Oman
• Qatar may set up gas-to-liquids project with Enron
• Kerr-McGee signs PSA in Yemen
• Qatar's Al Khaleej offshore field onstream
• Mobil and Sabic to double Yanpet capacity
• QGPC c.s. sign M.o.U. on condensate refinery
• Amoco and Tractebel to develop gas pipeline system in Jordan
• Exxon to set up gas-to-liquid plant in Qatar
• Saudi Aramco awards exploration contract to ESPED
• Mobil/Dubai in joint crude oil operation
• New oil tank facility in UAE
• Deadlines for Saudi 800,000 tpy ethylene plant
• Abu Dhabi seeks Neste stake in Borealis
• Abu Dhabi approves petrochemical plant in Borealis JV
• Sumitomo, Paribas to arrange funds for $ 650 mm Qatar petchem project
• Elf signs oil exploration deal with Syria
• Two US oil firms seek exploration deal in Jordan
• Occidental has success in development drilling in Yemen
• Oman signs exploration deal with Saudi Nimir
• Oman in exploration deal with Saudi Nimir
• Elf and Total have oil fields "reserved"in Iraq
• Qatar increasing oil/condensate capacity
• Hunt, Exxon and Yukong join Total in Yemen LNG project
• BASF proposes Dubai $ 2 bn petrochemical project
• Adnoc to invest $ 800 mm in gassupply Dubai
• Indian companies to develop Iraqi oilfields
• LUKoil c.s. prepare to develop Iraqi oil field
• Indian group to build $ 500 mm base oil refinery in UAE
• MOL in exploration and production deal with Syria
• Qatargas borrows $570 mm for LNG-project
• Gensym signs world-wide agreement with Saudi Aramco
• APICORP takes part in $160 mm loan to Saudi Texaco
• Yemen signs exploration MoU with Calvalley
• Kerr-McGee to prospect in Yemen
• $ 2 bn Saudi Aramco Rabigh refinery upgrade PMC tender
• Adnoc delays expansion of Ruwais refinery