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Kuwait Starts Production Trials from Al Wafra, Al Khafji Fields
The Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water, Khaled Al Fadhel, announced the beginning of the first production trials from Al Wafra and Al Khafji fields at the neutral zone, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The pump...
Kuwait Oil Minister Faces Parliamentary Opposition
Kuwaiti oil minister Bakhit Al-Rashidi is facing opposition from the country’s parliament after ten MPs signed a no-confidence motion against him, Reuters has reported. The move comes after a session questioning...
Iraq Inaugurates Dhi Qar Oil Company
The Iraqi Oil Minister, Jabbar Al-Luiebi, opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony late March the Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC), which is a split from the South Oil Company (SOC), Iraq Oil Report reported. The Dhi Qar provinc...
El Molla: EGYPS 2017 Meets Oil Sector’s Strategic Vision
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, affirmed Egypt’s prospects for new investments and the development of the oil and gas sector on the occasion of Egypt Petroleum Show 2017 (EGYPS), r...
Algeria to Diversify into Nuclear Power, Shale Gas
The Algerian Oil Minister, Youcef Yousfi, stated that the country will start looking for unconventional gas deposits and study the use of nuclear power in an effort to diversify its energy sources, Inter fax Energy re...
Venezuela’s PDVSA to Securitize Oil Debts as Production Falls
According to the President of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, Eulogio del Pino, who is also Venezuela’s Oil Minister, the company is currently in talks with other oil services companies to turn unpaid bills in...
Saudi Oil Minister: Above $50 Per Barrel Needed to Sustain Investments
Recently appointed Saudi Energy Minister, Khalid Al-Falih, said that an amount of more than $50 per barrel is needed to sustain investments in the global oil sector, Reuters wrote. He added that the excess of huge sto...
Nigeria’s President Replaces Oil Minister
Nigeria’s Oil Minister, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has been ousted from his position and appointed as the Group Managing Director of state oil company NNPC, Reuters reported. NNPC Group Executive Director for Explor...
