Lebanon on Tuesday approved an exploration plan submitted by a consortium of international energy companies, setting off the search for its first oil and gas reserves
Exploration & Production
Apex International awards contracts to start oil and gas exploration in Egypt
Houston-based Apex International Energy, North Africa-focused oil and gas exploration company, has awarded a contract to acquire 1,000 sq km of 3D seismic data in the Southeast Meleiha Concession to BGP International Egypt, LLC
Mubadala Petroleum to take stake in unit of Russia's Gazprom
Mubadala Petroleum, a unit of UAEs sovereign wealth fund and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) signed they would create a joint venture with PJSC Gazprom Neft to explore oil fields in the Tomsk and Omsk regions of Russia
Licensing round receives interest on "global scale": RAKPA
RAK Petroleum Authority said that its licensing round for oil and gas concessions has received "positive interest on a global scale" and interest from international energy companies
Oil price drop did not impact UAE growth: Moody's
Credit rating agency Moodys said in a report that the drop in oil prices after 2014 did not change the direction of its medium-term real growth as the economy is supported by large surpluses