The number of onshore wells drilled in the Middle East continues to rise, bucking the global trend, according to market research provider Douglas-Westwood
Exploration & Production
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
Eni brings Egypt’s Nooros field production to 65,000 boepd in 10 months
Following the start of production of the Nidoco North 1X exploration well and the Nidoco North West 4 development well, Eni has brought the production of the Nooros field, located in Egypt’s Abu Madi West Concession, to around 65,000 boepd
Oil prices to return to US$80/bbl within the next decade, predicts the US EIA
Oil prices are expected to return to the range of US$80/bbl within the next decade, predicts the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its recently-released International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016), with investment likely to continue slowing to a point at which producers will be unable to respond quickly to future growth in demand for liquids
Austria’s OMV signs MoU with National Iranian Oil Company
Austria’s integrated oil and gas company OMV has signed an MOU with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to revive activities in Iran