Shell and Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) signed a deal to conduct oil and natural exploration in the south east of the country and off its Mediterranean coast.

Aggreko has been awarded the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP) load testing contract by China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC).

Iraq's oil exports rebounded in October after a sharp drop in September, but remained lower than previous months, government figures showed.

The Yemeni government agreed to establish the Masila Company for Petroleum Exploration and Production (PetroMasila) at block 14 in Masila area, Hadramout province.

The chairman of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Nuri Berruein, stated that Libya is producing 600,000 bpd of crude oil. Out of this, he said that 140,000 b/d are going to refineries and the remainder is exported.