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Iraq signs Maysan oilfield development agreement

A final agreement has been signed between Iraq and China's CNOOC and state-run Turkish Petroleum... Read full article »
Qatar: Tuesday, May 18 - 2010 at 10:16

QP-Shell-CNPC JV signs exploration agreement

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) with Shell... Read full article »
Qatar: Tuesday, May 18 - 2010 at 10:15

Qatar in LNG supply talks with Lebanon and Turkey

Qatar's Energy Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah has said the country is in talks with Lebanon and... Read full article »
Qatar: Tuesday, May 18 - 2010 at 10:05

Oil price dips below $70

Oil prices dipped below $70 a barrel today for the first time since February. Crude oil for June... Read full article »
Middle East: Monday, May 17 - 2010 at 16:41

Saudi Electric to build new power plants

Ali Saleh al-Barrak, CEO of Saudi Electricity Co, has said that US firms have expressed interest... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, May 17 - 2010 at 10:34

Saudi Aramco seeks bids for gas plant projects

Saudi-based firms have been invited by Saudi Aramco to begin the qualification process to compete... Read full article »
Saudi Arabia: Monday, May 17 - 2010 at 10:31

Maridive and Oil Services' profit misses forecasts

Egypt-based oil services firm Maridive and Oil Services has reported a decline of more than a... Read full article »
Egypt: Monday, May 17 - 2010 at 10:16

Weekly WTI oil price update: Crude prices plunge alongside Euro

Crude oil prices plunged nearly 4% on Friday and were off almost 20% from their 18-month high... Read full article »
Middle East: Sunday, May 16 - 2010 at 11:38

Iraq to add 600,000 bpd to oil output

Iraq expects to add 600,000 barrels per day of new oil to boost output from around 2.6 million... Read full article »
Iraq: Sunday, May 16 - 2010 at 10:12

Qatar expects European debt crisis to affect oil prices

Qatari oil minister, Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has said the country expects the European debt... Read full article »
Qatar: Sunday, May 16 - 2010 at 10:11

Qatar, Unipec ink crude oil sales deal

Qatar and China International United Petroleum and Chemicals Co (Unipec), a wholly owned... Read full article »
Qatar: Saturday, May 15 - 2010 at 09:57

Engineering design of Barzan gas project nears completion

Qatar Petroleum has said the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the Barzan gas project is to... Read full article »
Qatar: Thursday, May 13 - 2010 at 09:48

Iraq won't auction remaining oilfields

Director of Iraq's oil ministry's licensing and contracting office has said the country's two... Read full article »
Iraq: Thursday, May 13 - 2010 at 09:47

Taqa reports Q1 profit increase

Abu Dhabi National Energy (Taqa) has reported an increase in Q1 profit to Dhs287m ($78m) from... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 13 - 2010 at 09:46

Russia might build nuclear power plant in Syria

Russian energy minister Sergei Shmatko has said his country may help build a nuclear power plant... Read full article »
Syria: Wednesday, May 12 - 2010 at 09:45