Chevron, Shell, Total, ConocoPhillips and Maersk Oil Qatar have submitted bids to operate Qatar’s biggest offshore oilfield, according to industry sources
Exploration & Production
Saudi Aramco consolidates its position in global energy markets
Saudi Aramco has released its latest Annual Review, titled Energy is Opportunity, highlighting the company’s key results and accomplishments in 2015
Iran’s return to oil market “stronger than expected”
Iran had come back “much faster and stronger than anyone had expected” on the back of production increases and the export of floating storage, said Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy, RBC Capital Markets, at the Platts Global Crude Oil Summit in London, noting that in April Iran had produced 700,000 bpd more than in January
Middle East sees growth in drilling
The number of onshore wells drilled in the Middle East continues to rise, bucking the global trend, according to market research provider Douglas-Westwood
Kuwait announces plans to raise oil production by 2020
Kuwait is targeting an almost 50 per cent increase in oil production over the next four years in a bid to secure future economic growth