Halliburton wins new drilling contract in Iraq
US-based oil services company Halliburton has today announced it has signed two contracts with Eni Iraq BV to provide integrated...
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Saudi Arabia to tender six water projects in 2019
Saudi Arabia plans to tender or award six water-related projects in 2019 as it pushes ahead with a privatization program...
Egypt: Renewable energy for the win
In the works to bid farewell to non-renewable energy, Egypt has taken 2018 to be its gateway to new and...
Iraq’s GDP to grow 4.1% in 2019 thanks to oil prices, Moody’s says
Iraq’s economy is forecast to grow further in 2019 to a three-year high due to stronger oil prices that are...
Iraq needs $50bn investment for renewable energy projects
Iraq has embarked on an ambitious diversification plan under which the country will supply 10 per cent of its energy...
Total sets stage for gas exploration in Lebanon
Total, one of the three consortium companies which will explore for gas off the Lebanese coast, has invited Lebanese companies...
US mulls boosting US private sector investment in Iraq
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday he had discussed his country's sanctions against Iran with Iraqi energy officials...
Iraq seeks power revamp to head off sanctions, protests
Iraq’s broken electricity sector is planning a long-awaited overhaul to both meet U.S. pressure to halt Iranian power imports and...
Lebanon: Eight consortia bid for regasification units
Eight consortia presented their bids to participate in a tender for the import of a floating storage and regasification unit...
Iraq to increase oil share to Asia in 2019
Iraq has allocated 67 percent of its oil exports for 2019 to Asia, with 20 percent going to the Europe...
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