Ahmad Farid Moazz, general manager of the Canadian oil exploration company Sea Dragon operating in Egypt, confirmed that the company’s total production is currently at 1,000 b/d.
Global oil prices rose in mid August amid news of declining US shale oil production, and rumors of an emergency OPEC meeting, The Wall Street Journal reported.
A full two years after Mexico was opened up to competition with Pemex, the state is struggling to attract investment, said Offshore Engineer in a recent report.
According to a US Energy International Administration press release the Algerian government is amending its foreign investment laws in hydrocarbons to attract investment and technology.
Egypt expects to import 28.6 million tons of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other oil products worth a total of almost $16 billion in 2015-16, the planning ministry said.
Subsea 7 S.A. today announced the award of a contract with a value of approximately USD 500 million by BP, and partner DEA, for the development of the Taurus and Libra subsea fields offshore Alexandria, Egypt.