Bidding companies are required to submit technical and financial bids for the two Jurassic gas projects, including the establishment of pipelines and processing facilities.

Lebanon has opened the tender offers to participate in the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and importing natural gas.

Shell, Apache, and Mubadala Petroleum are considering submitting bids in the exploration and production (E&P) bid round that will be launched by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for exploration areas in the Western Desert and Nile Delta.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is in the process of launching new international bids for the exploration and production (E&P) of natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) plans to launch outbidding for the exploration of nine offshore and onshore natural gas concessions during Q2 2018.

Oman has opened bids for exploration and production (E&P) in the new concession areas, which were floated in 2017.

Iraq's Oil Ministry asked foreign companies and investors to bid for a project to build and operate a 300,000b/d export-oriented refinery in Fao.

The solar power plants will have total capacity of about 4,000 MW and are part of Algeria’s move to embrace renewable energy.

Nigeria's state oil company received 128 bids from companies that want to exchange processed fuels for as much as 800,000 b/d of unrefined crude in 2017.

National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has extended its deadline for bids on oil and gas projects to February 15th.