Middle East

With 3.5mn b/d capacity, Abu Dhabi state firm Adnoc produces the vast bulk of UAE output. Major structural change has been implemented in recent years. But perhaps none is as dramatic as the near-50% increase in the number of Adnoc’s foreign partners as Abu Dhabi seeks to hike output.

The UAE is closing its gas deficit, but progress is painfully slow. Both production and consumption rose to record...

The latest tanker attacks, widely blamed on Iran, make armed conflict look ever closer. They will also make it even more difficult for Iran to maintain exports.

Amid rising Gulf geopolitical tensions, the US is further tightening sanctions on Iran’s critical petchems sector. NPC optimistically vows to carry on as usual, but a drop in exports and production looks inevitable.

Lebanon's new energy minister Nada Boustani talks exclusively to MEES on her plans to ease the country's power woes and boost offshore exploration.

Dewa is targeting 42GW 'clean and renewable' generating capacity by 2050. Massive solar projects are underway. But nuclear and coal are also in the mix.

US major ExxonMobil announced on 13 June that its Gulf Coast Growth Ventures joint venture with Saudi petchems giant...

Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation for Humanitarian Works signed a $100mn deal this week with Yemen’s...

State-led Petroleum Development Oman (PDO: Oman 60%; Shell 34%; Total 4%; Partex 2%) has awarded UK-based Petrofac a procurement...