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Ian Thom
Research Director, Upstream

Ian Thom
Research Director, Upstream
Ian brings 18 years of experience to his role as head of regional analysis for Europe, Russian, Caspian and Africa
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MENA in Brief – March 2020
The Middle East is known for large conventional oil fields, but unconventional gas is featuring more and more. In this episode I’m joined by analysts Liam Yates and Alexandre Araman to discuss two big announcements: Saudi Arabia’s US$100 billion investment in a 200 tcf unconventional gas development in the Jafurah basin, and UAE’s 80 tcf Jebel Ali gas discovery.