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MENA upstream in brief
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Report summary
The MENA upstream in brief provides Wood Mackenzie's expert opinion and analysis of the key events impacting the upstream industry in the Middle East and North Africa. We draw upon our upstream database and data tools to help deepen our clients' understanding of the region. The report primarily focuses on exploration and appraisal drilling, project developments, production, licensing, fiscal and regulatory changes, geopolitics, and corporate and M&A activity.
Table of contents
- ZPEC starts appraisal at the Middle Euphrates block in Iraq
- Middle East oil production nears pre-war levels as exports recover
- Kuwait plans to unlock offshore sector with a new fiscal model
- Chevron doubles down on Egypt’s deepwater acreage
- Syria breaks ground on Arab Gas Pipeline's missing link
- Iran's strategic South Pars 11 hits 1 bcfd capacity ahead of winter gas crunch
- Explosions at two gas pipelines expose Syria’s infrastructure challenges
- Arabian Drilling wins offshore contract in the Partitioned Zone
- Geo-Jade advances Naft Khana block with two appraisal wells
- ZPEC spuds first appraisal well at East Baghdad North
- Oman awards three exploration blocks to OQEP
- Saudi Arabia restarts pipeline flows as Houthis advance on Marib
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Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Middle Euphrates Block and neighbouring infrastructureProduction cuts for Gulf producers vs pre-war levels as of 4 October 2026Crude exports from Gulf countries, 2026 (inc. Iran) by export route
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Kuwait's offshore exploration campaignChart showing Egyptian acreage vs production by MajorArab Gas PipelineGas production from South Pars Phase 11Syria's gas infrastructure mapOffshore Partitioned Zone detail mapNaft Khana oil and gas productionIraq’s recent licensing rounds and activityThe three blocks awarded to OQEP
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