MENA upstream in brief

Table of contents

• MENA podcast: The OPEC+ saga
• First oil from Halk el Menzel offshore Tunisia
• Pharos Energy looking to sell its Egyptian assets
• Mahanicomesonstream in Sharjah Emirate
• Four new discoveries announced in Saudi Arabia
• Eni discovers more oil at its Meleiha concession onshore Egypt
• Energean completes acquisition of Edison E&P
• Eni and PTTEP win coveted Offshore Block 3 in Abu Dhabi licensing round
• Occidental bags the first block from Abu Dhabi’s 2019 licensing round
• TransGlobe merges Eastern Desert concessions
• Eni announces the restart of Egypt’s SEGAS LNG plant, again
• ADNOC’s big upstream ambitions, the MENA podcast
• Sartacomesonstream on schedule
• ExxonMobil looks to exit Iraq
• Unconventional momentum continues in the Middle East
• The MENA webinar recording is now available
• What might a Biden administration mean for Iran?
• Saudi Aramco reports Q3 earnings recovery
• Export pipeline attack disrupts Kurdistan oil exports
• Can Iraq weather the economic storm? The MENA podcast
• LUKOIL casts doubt on its Iraqi West Qurna 2 Yamama expansion
• BP produces first gas at Qattameya Shallow offshore Egypt
• Dana Gas sells onshore Egypt assets to IPR
• Libya’s oil export blockade ends
• Iraq targets 7 million b/d oil production in 2027
• Qatar Petroleum on track for lower emission North Field expansion projects
• Khazzan expansion phase onstream ahead of schedule
• Register for Wood Mackenzie’s EMEA Energy Summit, 6-8 October
• Iraq: Could a new refinery save Qaiyarah?
• EOG Resources in Oman: a game changer for unconventionals in the region? The MENA podcast
• Eni and Tatweer Petroleum team up again to study Bahrain’s offshore subsurface potential
• EOG Resources enters Oman
• Iraq: spotlight on Faihaa (Block 9)
• Sudan falls out with its only upstream investors
• Eni adds gas volumes to the Great Nooros Area offshore Egypt
• Energean secures additional gas sales for its flagship Israeli Karish development
• Saudi Aramco’s big upstream ambitions, the MENA podcast
• DNO start-up Kurdistan’s first gas capture and injection project
• Saudi Arabia announces two new discoveries in frontier northern areas
• Egypt’s subdued gas demand weighs on Zohr’s ramp up
• Qatar Petroleum enters Angola, continuing its international expansion mandate
• Kurdistan: an oil region in crisis
• Saudi Aramco expands it s gas capacity
• Chevron to acquire Noble Energy, the MENA Podcast
• Eni champions near-field exploration in Egypt
• CNOOC joins ADNOC Offshore concessions
• Chevron to acquire Noble Energy, the East Med view – Part 2
• IOCs in Libya: are they here to stay?
• Iran awards contracts worth US$2 billion to local firms
• Chevron to acquire Noble Energy, the East Med view
• Qatar’s North Field Expansion podcast
• Webinar invitation: The future of East Mediterranean gas
• Qatar's giant North Field Expansion still moving "full steam ahead"
• Eni’s Bashrush discovery brings some light to offshore Egypt
• Egypt’s offshore remains a magnet for Majors
• Cheiron-KUFPEC bring GNN onstream in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez
• After the crash – what’s changed in Africa upstream?
• After the crash – what's changed in Middle East upstream?
• Abundant supply intensifies Israel’s upstream gas competition
• False restart at Libya’s El Sharara fields
• Production decline pain at DNO’s Tawke licence in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
• No deal: Total’s acquisition of Occidental’s assets is blocked in Algeria
• Libya’s oil production drops as export blockade goes on
• Damietta LNG put on hold, again
• Sobhi discovery improves SDX Energy’s Egyptian fortunes
• OPEC+ and the Middle East oil production rollercoaster
• Oman’s economy under further pressure as OPEC+ agree record production restraint
• Sonatrach commissions the GR7 pipeline and eyes the next phase of Southwest gas developments
• Saudi Aramco reaches 12 million b/d of oil production
• M&A grinds to a halt in Egypt
• Middle East NOCs: oil price exposure in focus
• Middle East oil exporters face financial stress
• Oman under pressure as oil prices crash
• Saudi doubles down on 13 million b/d oil capacity target
• Middle East oil set to flood the market in April
• In a price war, not all assets suffer equally
• Jebel Ali unconventional gas update: still very early days
• Respol announce Kurdamir exit
• Production starts at Kuwait’s Ratqa Lower Fars heavy oil development
• Eni to restart Egypt’s Damietta LNG
• Saudi Arabia sanctions huge unconventional gas play
• Coronavirus: how is it impacting the oil and gas sector?
• PTTEP joins Total on exploration quest in Block 12
• OMV’s Nawara breathes fresh life into Tunisia’s ailing gas industry
• BP’s Raven start-up in Egypt delayed to Q4 2020
• Abu Dhabi and Dubai announce the largest global gas discovery in 15 years
• Sharjah strikes gas after 37 year hiatus
• Iraq’s Round 5 is finally approved
• BP exits Iraq’s oldest oil field
• Libya’s oil production severely impacted
• Qatar Petroleum signs LNG deal with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
• Israel’s Leviathan comes onstream
• Red Sea bid round attracts Chevron, but falls short of expectations
• Wintershall DEA finally converts its onshore Libyan fields to ESPA IV terms
• OPEC+ cuts to impact MENA producers through 2020
• Total receives green light for its acquisition of Marathon’s stake in Waha
• Qatar Petroleum adds two more trains to its North Field Expansion project
• SDX fires up first gas at South Disouq
• Iran announces second giant discovery
• Eni discovers additional volumes in the Gulf of Suez
• Shell puts its Western Desert assets on the market
• Qatar Petroleum spends big and expands its exploration position in Brazil
• LUKOIL enters Abu Dhabi with stake in Ghasha ultra sour gas project
• Iran announces largest global discovery of the year so far
• CNPC exit from Iran’s South Pars Phase 11 gas project
• Egypt to purchase additional gas from Israel
• Wintershall DEA considers Libya exit
• Baltim Southwest starts up in record time offshore Egypt
• Iran signs contract to develop Balal offshore gas field with local company
• Key Saudi Arabia oil infrastructure targeted by attacks
• Neptune fires up gas sales at Algeria's Touat development
• No stopping Qatar Petroleum: enters Namibia, farming into Total’s deepwater blocks
• Shell goes back to frontier exploration on Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine
• Oil discovery in South Sudan – infusing fresh barrels
• Asian players exit Sudan’s Greater Nile Oil Project
• Eni and BP ink exploration licence in Oman
• Israel’s Leviathan partners reconsider FLNG
• Dana Gas seeks Egypt exit as Merak-1 disappoints
• Guyana becomes Qatar Petroleum’s latest country-entry
• Qatar Petroleum adds Kenya to its portfolio
• Eni announce multiple Egyptian discoveries and start-up of Southwest Meleiha
• United Oil & Gas acquires Rockhopper Exploration’s Egypt business for US$16 million
• Tunisia diversifies corporate landscape: awarding six prospective onshore and offshore licenses
• Egypt continues to deliver on arrears to IOCs
• Eni extends midstream pipeline deal with Tunisia’s NOC ETAP – what does it mean for Tunisia?
• OPEC+ production restraints set to continue
• Energean beats competition to acquire Edison’s E&P assets
• Al Dhafra achieves first production from Haliba
• Kuwait Oil Company and Halliburton partner up to explore offshore Kuwait
• Qatar Petroleum moving ahead with North Field Expansion project
• PTTEP acquires Partex Holding for US$622 million from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
• Dispute settlement paves the way for Israel to start exporting gas to Egypt
• Dragon Oil makes a splash in Egypt with the acquisition of BP’s GUPCO assets
• Saudi Aramco signs up for largest ever US LNG deal
• Sound Energy considers Morocco exit
• Dana Gas seeks Egypt’s next gas giant
• Jordan considers reviewing deal to buy Leviathan gas
• Total-Occidental sign contingent deal for Anadarko's African assets
• ADNOC launches second bid round
• Bina Bawi renegotiation could unlock a new Kurdistan gas project
• Algeria replaces head of Sonatrach amid ongoing reshuffle
• US announces an end to Iranian sanction waivers
• Eni continues its Middle East exploration spree
• Energean finds more gas at Karish North offshore Israel
• Chevron to acquire Anadarko - our take on Anadarko's North African assets
• Total picks up more gas acreage in Oman
• Lebanon joins the East Mediterranean’s licensing frenzy
• Libya National Army makes final push for Tripoli
• Iran and Iraq negotiating joint development of two border area oil fields
• Ratio Oil Exploration set to enter upstream Egypt
• Indian consortium awarded Abu Dhabi's Onshore Block 1
• Who will win Edison's upstream asset sale?
• INPEX joins Abu Dhabi’s hunt for resources
• Iran's South Pars Phases 13 and 22-23-24 come onstream
• Eni finds gas from its long-awaited Nour prospect
• Qatar Petroleum and Eni partner up again, this time in Morocco
• Egypt closes two rounds and opens a third
• Qatar Petroleum expands its presence in Mozambique
• Iraq's dash for gas
• ADNOC signs midstream deal with Blackrock & KKR
• Oman gas deal takes a step closer
• BP’s Giza and Fayoum bolster Egypt’s gas production
• Libya's eastern administration takes control of El Sharara
• Occidental awarded UAE's Onshore Block 3
• Libya’s state oil firm needs US$60 billion in investment in its oil and gas industry
• Jordan restarts imports of Egyptian gas, as Egypt moves into surplus
• Sarta development set to go ahead after Genel Energy farm-in
• Oman to launch 2019 licensing round
• Kurdistan liquids production powering ahead
• Eni announces a flurry of exploration licences across the Middle East
• Total follows Shell and exits Mukhaizna
• OMV awarded 5% stake in Abu Dhabi's Ghasha Concession
• Iraq's Halfaya phase 3 ramping up
• Qatar Petroleum expands its presence in Mexico
• CNPC suspends investment in Iran's South Pars 11 project
• OPEC+ opts for 1.2 million b/d production cut
• BP picks up 25% of Eni's Nour concession offshore Egypt
• Qatar Petroleum adds Mozambique to its portfolio
• Qatexit- Qatar quits OPEC as it focuses on expanding gas production
• Wintershall awarded 10% in Abu Dhabi’s Ghasha concession
• Mukhaizna looks to reduce reliance on gas for steam generation
• Eni picks up stake in sour-gas offshore concession
• Total expands Abu Dhabi footprint with unconventional gas award
• Mubadala acquires 20% stake in Eni's Nour block
• OMV rationalises its Tunisian portfolio
• Israel launches its second offshore licensing round
• US re-imposes Iran oil and gas sanctions, but grants temporary waivers
• Occidental expands its position in Oman
• Eni extends its position in Algeria: onshore development and frontier offshore opportunities
• PETRONAS bets big on Oman
• Qatar Petroleum to go it alone with Idd El Shargi North Dome
• BP partners with Eni to return to Libya
• Total set to grow Algerian production further with latest gas deal
• Abu Dhabi's SARB and Umm Lulu start up
• Israeli gas exports edge closer to Egypt
• Qatar adds a fourth mega-train to its LNG expansion plans
• United Energy Group to acquire Kuwait Energy Company
  • All hopes on Iraq?
• SOCO International acquire Merlon International's Egyptian assets
• Qatargas signs major LNG deal with PetroChina
• Algeria's Touat hits another delay
• Egypt's Damietta LNG plant set to restart
• Court rules in Union Fenosa Gas' favour: what does this mean for Egypt's Damietta LNG plant?
• A summer of success: Eni's Western Desert story
• Total to exit Iran's South Pars Phase 11 project
• Eni’s flurry of Egyptian activity
• Majnoon expansion gets the go-ahead
• Egypt's EGAS bid round extended
• First wave of US sanctions on Iran: oil production outlook downgraded
• Put to the test: production begins at the offshore unconventional Khalij al-Bahrain discovery
• Sounds good to Schlumberger: new joint venture in eastern Morocco
• Oman records highest ever monthly gas production
• Eni stregthens its position in Algeria
• Peshkabir provides a boost for Kurdistan
• Libya pushes an elephant up the stairs
• Libya lifts force majeure on its eastern ports
• Eni bolsters Libyan production
• Petrofac sells Chergui field in Tunisia to Perenco
• Sharjah joins the UAE's exploration licensing frenzy
• OPEC agrees to ease production restraint
• Libyan National Army (LNA) regains control of Ras Lanuf and Es Sidra ports
• Ibrahim Jathran, the scourge of Libyan production, strikes again
• Morroco's Tendrara FEED studies begin
• Qatar enters the shale sector with Argentina acquisition
• Iran and the Pergas consortium sign HoA for the Karanj oil field
• Egypt bid rounds - two for one
• Kuwait Energy sells 68% of the family silver
• Shell and Total sign MOUs to develop Oman gas
• US announces withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal
• Eni's new Western Desert discovery – high-value barrels onshore Egypt
• Eni's lucky drillshipfalters
• Crescent Petroleumdominates Iraq's Round 5
• BP announces sanction of Khazzan expansion phase in Oman
• Indian Oil enters Oman, acquiring Mukhaizna from Shell for US$329 million
• OMV wraps up ADNOC Offshore concession awards
• Are Bahrain’s giant oil and gas discoveries commercial?
• North Africa team to present in Cairo
• Total and CEPSA start-up the second of Algeria's Southwest projects
• Energean takes FID on Karish and Tanin
• PetroChina awarded stakes in two ADNOC Offshore concession areas
• NIOC awards IPC to local operator Pasargad Energy
• Total joins Eni in ADNOC Offshore
• Iran signs its first oil IPC with Zarubezhneft
• Qatar and Abu Dhabi extend agreement for shared Bunduq oil field
• Eni in two deals with Abu Dhabi
• ONGC Videsh and Zarubezhneft signcooperation agreements with Iran's IDRO
• Attracting international investment to Iraq
• Total buys Marathon's Waha stake in Libya
• Japan's INPEX joins ONGC in UAE's Lower Zakum
• Repsol and Shell extend footprint in Morocco
• Abu Dhabi offshore builds momentum with Cepsa award
• Indian consortium awarded 10% of Lower Zakum field, Abu Dhabi
• Eni makes Calypso gas discovery in deepwater Cyprus
• Kuwait remains on track to introduce super light blend in April
• Qatar Petroleum partners with Majors to expand internationally
• President Sisi to inaugurate Zohr
• Noble Energy sells down stake in Israel's Tamar gas field
• Genel Energy upgrades its Kurdistan gas resources
• North Africa team to present in Cairo
• ADNOC launches FEED for sour gas projects
• Shell refocuses its Middle East business
• Oman awards Block 57 to new entrant Petroleb
• Eni extends in offshore Morocco
• Repsol unwraps new Algerian southwest gas before Christmas
• What to look forin 2018
• Gazprom signs MoU with NIOC to revive the Iran LNG project
• Iraq agrees Kirkuk oil swap with Iran
• Energean clears FID hurdle with latest gas sales agreements
• East Med pipeline to Europe inches forward
• Egypt's Atoll begins test production at 300 mmcfd

Tables and charts

This report includes 155 images and tables including:

• Halk el Menzel field
• Production from Fayum fields
• SNOC net production by project

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