(QatarEnergy, 8.Jan.2023) — QatarEnergy announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) to build the Ras Laffan Petrochemicals complex – […]
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Oman LNG Signs 3 Binding Term-sheet Agreements with Japan
(Oman LNG, 27.Dec.2022) — Oman LNG announced today the signing of binding sheet agreements with three (3) Japanese firms for the delivery of LNG, starting […]
QatarEnergy Inks Deal with QPD for Offshore Developments
(QatarEnergy, 22.Dec.2022) — QatarEnergy and Japan’s Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD) have signed a new agreement for the continued development and production of the Al-Karkara […]
ADNOC L&S Inks Deal for Charter of LNG Floating Storage Unit with AG&P
(ADNOC, 21.Dec.2022) — ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and Atlantic Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P), a downstream LNG platform and infrastructure development company, […]
Aramco and TotalEnergies to Build Saudi Petrochems Complex
(TotalEnergies, 15.Dec.2022) — The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision for the construction of a world scale petrochemical […]
Deepening China-Arab Energy Cooperation Born of Win-win Scenarios
(CGTN, 9.Dec.2022) — The Arab countries located at the junction of Asia, Africa and Europe are universally renowned for their unique geographic location and abundant energy reserves. Energy cooperation, one […]
KAPSARC and CNPC Affiliate Ink Research and Innovation Deal
(KAPSARC, 6.Dec.2022) — On 6 December 2022, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), a leading Riyadh-based advisory think tank, signed a memorandum […]
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: November 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during November 2022 including Brazilian oil giant Petrobras launching […]
ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy to Provide Reliable LNG Supply to Germany
(ConocoPhillips, 29.Nov.2022) — ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and QatarEnergy signed two agreements to supply long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. The suppliers are joint venture […]
Gaming Out the Proposed Price Cap on Russian Oil: KAPSARC [PDF Download]
(KAPSARC, 21.Nov.2022) — In a June 29, 2022, communique, the G7 countries agreed to explore ways to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports. […]
QatarEnergy, Sinopec Ink 27-year 4 MTPA LNG Supply Deal to China
(QatarEnergy, 21.Nov.2022) — QatarEnergy entered into a 27-year Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) for the supply of 4 […]
KAPSARC 4Q:22 Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)
(KAPSARC, 21.Nov.2022) — Highlights from KAPSARC‘s fourth quarter of 2022 Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) follow. Declining gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Q4 2022 will […]
Saudi Arabia, Led By The Crown Prince And New Prime Minister, Is Greening Up
(Forbes, 18.Nov.2022) — With oil production at 11 million bpd (barrels per day) Saudi Arabia is the second top oil producer – a country of […]
QatarEnergy Takes $8.5bn FID on World’s Largest Polymers Facility
(QatarEnergy, 16.Nov.2022) — QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem) announced that they have taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Golden Triangle […]
QatarEnergy, Qatargas Celebrate 30,000th Shipment from Ras Laffan
(Qatargas, 16.Nov.2022) — Marking a historic milestone for the State of Qatar’s energy industry, QatarEnergy and Qatargas celebrated the safe and successful loading of the […]
Govt Policies Needed to Debunk Misconceptions: KAPSARC Head Says
(KAPSARC, 25.Oct.2022) — Renewable energy costs will not be cheaper anytime soon, cautioned Fahad Alajlan, President of Riyadh-based advisory think tank, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies […]
TotalEnergies Announces Startup of Al Kharsaah (800 MWp)
(QatarEnergy, 18.Oct.2022) —The Al Kharsaah solar power plant developed by TotalEnergies and its partners QatarEnergy, and Marubeni was inaugurated today by His Highness Sheikh Tamim […]
Iran Starts Refining its Oil in Venezuela: Minister
(Xinhua, 17.Oct.2022) — Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, SHANA news agency affiliated […]
Qatargas-chartered-Q-Flex LNG Vessel Calls at China’s Beihai LNG Terminal
(Qatargas, 16.Oct.2022) — Qatargas Operating Company Limited has delivered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo aboard a Q-Flex vessel to China’s Beihai LNG Terminal, the […]
OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Forecast to Below the 100 MMb/d Mark [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Oct.2022) — The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) now forecasts oil demand to dip below 100 million barrels per day (MMb/d) […]
TotalEnergies Signs E&P PSA for Onshore Oman Block 11Â
(TotalEnergies, 16.Sep.2022) — TotalEnergies, along with its partners, has signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) […]
Iraq: TotalEnergies Sells Interest in Sarsang Oil field
(TotalEnergies, 15.Sep.2022) — TotalEnergies completed the divestment of its 18% interest in the onshore Sarsang oil field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, to ShaMaran […]
ADNOC and Eni Exploring Options to Boost Gas Supply
(Eni, 12.Sep.2022) — His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Managing […]
Air Products to Provide Heat Exchangers for Qatar NFE LNG Project
(Air Products, 25.Aug.2022) — Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, has been awarded the contract to supply four end flash […]
OPEC+ Deepens Support for Saudi Call to Weigh Supply Curbs
(Bloomberg, 24.Aug.2022) — OPEC’s united front on possible action grew stronger, as more nations endorsed Saudi Arabia’s view that supply curbs may be needed to […]
KAPSARC: Investment Challenges Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry
(Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Aug.2022) — Research Lead Hamid M. Al Sadoon and and Research Fellow Julio Arboleda with the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research […]
Eni Makes Significant Gas Find Offshore Cyprus
(Eni, 22.Aug.2022) — Eni announces a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well drilled in Block 6, 160 km off Cyprus coastline, in 2,287 meters […]
TotalEnergies Reports Significant Gas Find Offshore Cyprus in Block 6
(TotalEnergies, 22.Aug.2022) — TotalEnergies and Eni (operator) have made a significant gas discovery at the Cronos-1 well, in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows […]
Tethys Oil Updates on July 2022 Production
(Tethys Oil, 12.Aug.2022) — Tethys Oil AB’s share of the production, before government take, from Blocks 3&4 onshore the Sultanate of Oman, in July 2022 […]
QatarEnergy Awards McDermott FEED Contract for NFS Offshore Pipelines Project
(McDermott, 10.Aug.2022) — McDermott International has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by QatarEnergy for the North Field South (NFS) Offshore Pipelines and […]
Doral Energy and H2Pro Ink Deal for 200MW Electrolyzers for Green Hydrogen Projects
(H2Pro, 2.Aug.2022) — H2Pro and Doral Energy announce the signing of a strategic purchase agreement. Doral, as a global renewable energy developer, with 15 GW […]
Biden and Abbas Hold Joint Press Event in Bethlehem
(The White House, 15.Jul.2022) — What follows are remarks from a joint press statement by US President Joe Biden and President Abbas of the Palestinian […]
Remarks by President Biden at East Jerusalem Hospital Network Event
(The White House, 15.2022) — The following are remarks by US President Joe Biden made at an East Jerusalem Hospital network event. THE PRESIDENT: My […]
NRGBriefs: Biden’s Middle East Trip, Sasol’s Force Majeure
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including US President Joe Biden continues meeting with world leaders in the Middle East as part of his […]
The White House Previews Day Two of Biden’s Middle East Trip
(The White House, 13.Jul.2022) — The following details come from The White House briefing room regarding a background press call previewing day two of the […]
President Ali Urges Saudi Arabians to Invest in Guyana
(CMC, 10.Jul.2022) — The President of Guyana, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, has extended an open invitation to investors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to […]
NRGBriefs: Saudi Delegation in Guyana for Investment Engagement
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including Guyana officials speaking during the opening ceremony for the Saudi Arabia – Guyana Investment Engagement at the […]
Guyana Ready to Make Investment Decisions with Saudi Arabia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jul.2022) — Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali told a delegation of over 60 representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including […]
QatarEnergy Selects Shell for NFE Expansion Project
(QatarEnergy, 5.Jul.2022) — QatarEnergy announced the selection of Shell plc. as partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in […]
Shell Joins Qatar’s NFE LNG Expansion Project
(Shell, 5.Jul.2022) — Shell has been selected by QatarEnergy as a partner in the North Field East expansion project in Qatar, the single largest project […]
KAPSARC Reveals Estimates for Oil, Gasoline Demand
(KAPSARC, 29.Jun.2022) — Global oil demand is projected to record a 1.9% quarter-on-quarter growth averaging 100.6 million barrels per day by the end of the […]
QatarEnergy Joins Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative
(QatarEnergy, 27.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy has joined the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative, an industry-led initiative that aims to reach near zero methane emissions from […]
QatarEnergy Selects ExxonMobil for NFE Expansion Project
(QatarEnergy, 21.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy announced that it has selected ExxonMobil as a partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project […]
ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy to Expand LNG Production
(Exxon, 21.Jun.2022) — ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy signed an agreement to further develop Qatar’s North Field East project, which will expand Qatar’s annual LNG capacity from […]
QatarEnergy Selects ConocoPhillips for NFE Expansion Project
(QatarEnergy, 20.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy announced that it has selected ConocoPhillips as a partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project […]
QatarEnergy Selects Eni for NFE Expansion Project
(QatarEnergy, 19.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy announced that it has selected Eni as a partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project […]
Eni Enters the World’s Largest LNG Project in Qatar
(Eni, 19.Jun.2022) — Eni has been selected by QatarEnergy as a new international partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project. The Minister of […]
QatarEnergy Selects TotalEnergies for NFE Expansion Project
(QatarEnergy, 12.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy has selected TotalEnergies as its first international partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in […]
Eni to Join Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco in Qatar’s mega-LNG Expansion
(Reuters, 8.Jun.2022) — Italian producer Eni (ENI.MI) has been picked, along with another four oil majors, by Qatar as partners in the near $30 billion expansion of the world’s largest liquefied natural […]
QatarEnergy and Chevron Awarded Early Site Work for RLPP
(QatarEnergy, 8.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) have announced awarding the early site works contract for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project (RLPP), […]