The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that Egypt had paid all its due bills for the purchase of imported crude oil and natural gas from foreign companies for the fiscal year 2015-2016.
Director for International Affairs of NIOC said that Iran is working on a program that helps convert its spot oil purchase contracts with European partners into long-term agreements.
Kenya and Uganda are in talks to build separate crude pipeline in order to facilitate Uganda's oil export to Kenya's coastline, as transport cost is expected to increase over preliminary negotiated Uganda-Tanzania route.
Japan and Iran have signed a bilateral agreement for $10b debt guarantee investments in various sectors in the country, after Tokyo lifted trade sanctions against Tehran.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has ceremoniously opened the Arctic Gate marine oil terminal on the Yamal Peninsula, which is to provide access for Russia's Arctic-sourced crude to both European and Asian markets.
According to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s crude oil output dropped by 4.8% year-on-year –to 100.45m tons in H1 of 2016.
Spain’s largest oil company, Repsol, has signed a contract with the Iranian oil ministry to purchase and import 1m barrels of Iranian crude oil in July 2016, according to a report from the ministry.