Iran is to boost its crude oil production capacity by 160,000b/d following the completion of expansion projects at its North Azadegan and Yadavaran oilfields in south-western Iran.
Oman’s production of crude oil and condensates in December 2015 rose in total by 1.12%, compared to November 2015, based on figures released in the Ministry of Oil and Gas’s monthly report.
OPEC announced that global crude oil prices, currently at the seven-year low, could rise in under a year time amid cuts in oil output from some producers.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced planned investments of around $20b in its operations next year, with the aim of ensuring that Nigeria’s crude oil production capacity hits 3m bpd by the end of 2016.
Libya's oil production has dropped to 300,000 b/d, less than a quarter of what it produced before the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi, mostly because of insecurity and closed pipelines.
Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) managing director Bafred Enjugu told AFP that Nigeria was finally "domesticating" the refining of crude into products
A leading Russian oilfield services group, ERIELL, has just signed a contract with Lukoil Middle East to drill 25 production wells at the West Qurna-2 oilfield
The meteoric rise in U.S. oil production has ended, easing a global glut and driving a rebound in crude prices from below $50 a barrel, according to crude trader and hedge fund manager Andrew J. Hall.
Eni reached a record level of production of 70 thousand b/d in the Western Desert of Egypt, doubling its level of production in three years. Eni announced in a statement.