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Aramco, Wood Extend Unconventional Gas Deal
Wood’s Asset Solutions, the Australian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, signed a two-year extension deal with Saudi Aramco’s overseas business unit for the unconventional gas program, ...
Qatar Petroleum Invest $20B in US Oil and Gas
Qatar Petroleum will invest $20 billion over five years in US oil and gas fields, Bloomberg reported. Qatar will likely announce a deal with the US “before the end of the year,” company CEO Saad Sherida al-Kaabi state...
S Africa Evaluates 5 Shale Gas Exploration Applications
South Africa’s government is reviewing five shale gas exploration licenses in the semi-arid Karoo basin. The recommendations are expected to be finalized soon, after the delay that was caused by the environmental obje...
Algeria Not to Exploit Shale Gas
Algerian Energy Minister, Noureddine Bouterfa, announced that the country will not exploit shale gas in the short term. As he explained, Algeria already has enough quantities of other natural resources, which includes... South Africa Endorses Shale Gas Development
The South African government has given the endorsement for shale gas development in its Karoo basin. The endorsement was announced by Mineral Resources Minister, Mosebenzi Zwane during a community engagement on shale ...
MENA to Invest $294b in Oil Sector
According to MEED Insight’s MENA Oil and Gas Report 2017, about $294b of oil, gas, and petrochemicals projects are in the pre-execution phase across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, even as concerns abo...
Norwegian Statoil to Explore for Gas in Turkey
The Norwegian energy company Statoil announced that it had signed an agreement with Valeura Energy, a Canadian exploration company, to help explore the shale gas potential in the European north-western part of Turkey,... South Africa to Start Shale Gas Exploration Next Year
The first exploration for shale gas in South Africa will begin in the next financial year, the government said following years of postponement, Reuters reported. Delays in awarding exploration licenses and lower oil p...
