According to Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s Taqa has had to lay off 22% of its oil and gas jobs over the past year, with spending to be cut by 2.5 billion dirhams ($681 million) this year after.
Iran's gas export revenues are predicted to double once gas exports to Pakistan, Iraq, and some European countries start, the Mehr News Agency quoted Iranian deputy oil minister Javad Oji as saying.
Increased oil revenues have allowed Iraq to add around $9 billion to its 2012 budget bringing the total budget for the year to above $110 billion, a government spokesman said Tuesday.