More than 8,000 oil and gas professionals will converge on the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre next month to debate and shape the future of the oil and gas industry in the region.
The head of state-owned oil company Sonatrach said Sunday that gas exploration in southern Algeria would not be halted despite protests by residents against the use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."
According to an unofficial specialized study, there is a potential of existence of shale oil in Kuwait as there are 23 calcareous clay layers expected to be a source of shale oil and gas, an expert said.