Geopolitical Risk

MEES can confirm that independent Israeli firm Ratio Oil has signed a deal with Edison, the Italian subsidiary of...

Saudi Arabia has not yet allowed international inspectors at a soon-to-open research reactor. Qatar is questioning the safety of UAE nuclear power plans.

Egypt’s voters are set to decide next week on a new constitution. If the 97% who “voted” for Sisi last year support the president’s plans his tenure could last till 2030.

After nearly six months on the job, Iraq’s new Oil Minister speaks exclusively to MEES about the state of play in the country’s oil and gas sector. Gas flaring and refining are the biggest challenges, and Mr Ghadhban is opting for a rethink to solve these issues once and for all, while navigating Iraq’s turbulent political landscape.

Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban has used his first months in office to implement a strategic review. Key recent refining awards, and exploration awards from 2018 bidding, are being revisited whilst a planned strategic pipeline to Jordan is reverting to the original route.

General Haftar has chosen war over talks in his bid to unite the country under his leadership. His success is uncertain, but the risk to Libya’s vital oil sector is real.

US major ExxonMobil is considering farming-in to Israel’s largest to-date gas discovery, the 22tcf Leviathan field, according to Bloomberg....

Egypt and Saudi oil ministers Tarek El Molla and Khalid al-Falih met on the sidelines of the World Economic...

Omar al-Bashir is no longer Sudan’s president. His 30-year reign ended this week, in a similar vein to the...

Israelis went to the polls this week, essentially re-electing incumbent Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to a fifth term. He...

After weeks of protests that culminated in the overthrow of ailing leader Albelaziz Bouteflika (MEES, 5 April), Algeria on 10 April...

Lebanon is hedging its gas bets, launching a bidding round for five offshore blocks as it looks to finalize a major LNG import tender.