Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, participated in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) fifth meeting of the Regional Energy Work Group in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to discuss the industry's best practices and the best way forward.

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, has received two reports from the Information and Decision support Center (IDCS) presenting the repercussions of coronavirus pandemic on international as well as local Energy markets.

The Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon will launch a tender for gasoline in December, according to the Minister of Energy Nada Boustani.

The Saudi Oil Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, discussed with the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, energy cooperation to stabilize the global energy market.

Suhail Al-Mazrouei, UAE Energy Minister, said on January 1 that he is optimistic about achieving market balance during Q1, 2019.