Sonatrach Signs $850M New Hydrocarbon Contract with Sinopec

• Monday, 3rd March 2025
• by Doaa Ashraf

Sonatrach signed on February 25 with Sinopec International Energy Investment (HK) Holding Ltd, a new hydrocarbon contract worth in the form of production sharing on the Hassi Berkane Nord (HBAN) field. The contrac ...

Kuwait Oil Company Makes Major Hydrocarbon Discovery at Al-Jlaiaa Offshore Field

• Tuesday, 21st January 2025
• by Doaa Ashraf

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) announced a hydrocarbon discovery at the Al-Jlaiaa offshore field within the Kuwaiti waters, estimated to hold 800 million barrels (mmbbls) of medium-density oil and an estimated 600 billi ...

UOG’s ASV-1X Encounters Primary, Secondary Reservoirs in Abu Sennan

• Wednesday, 6th July 2022
• by Fatma Ahmed

United Oil & Gas Plc announced that it has encountered primary and secondary reservoirs while drilling ASV-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan licence.

Neptune Makes New Hydrocarbon Discovery at North Sea

• Sunday, 5th July 2020
• by Fatma Ahmed

Neptune Energy has announced a new discovery of hydrocarbons at the Dugong well (PL 882) in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

Tunisia’s Nawara Field Begins Production

• Sunday, 9th February 2020
• by Editorial Team

Tunisia’s Nawara natural gas field started production on February 5.

Algeria Passes New Energy Law

• Wednesday, 16th October 2019
• by Mai El Ghandour

Algeria’s cabinet approved a new energy law that is expected to pump more investments in the vital hydrocarbon sector.

Egypt Strengthens Gas Production

• Sunday, 7th May 2017
• by Sarah Samir

BNP PARIBAS stated in a study that Egypt is a world-class hydrocarbon area with active drilling in four basins.

Eni Confirmed 30tcf Gas Reserves at Zohr

• Sunday, 4th September 2016
• by Sarah Samir

Italian Eni stated that Zohr field's original gas in place is 30tcf, after completing the drilling of the fifth well offshore Egypt.

Tanzania, Uganda to Complete Oil Pipeline in 2020

• Sunday, 7th August 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Tanzania plans to complete construction of a crude oil pipeline from Uganda in 2020 at an estimated cost of $3.5b.

Algeria’s New Economic Model to Counter Oil Revenues Slump

• Thursday, 28th July 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

OPEC member Algeria adopted a new economic growth model, as part of the North African nation's efforts to diversify its economy, which has been dependent on hydrocarbons revenues.