Lebanon relaunches first oil and gas licensing round
Lebanon relaunched its first oil and gas exploration and production licensing round after a three-year delay, its energy minister said,...
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Egypt needs to establish 100 solar power plants to achieve self-sufficiency
Hany Mahmoud El Nokrashy, energy expert and member of the president’s advisory council, believes that Egypt’s future lies in renewable...
Austrian energy company OMV makes Iran move
Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran to discuss the country's rebounding energy...
Saudi Aramco asks banks to pitch for world's largest IPO
Oil and gas company Saudi Aramco has invited banks to pitch for an advisory position on what is expected to...
Iraq plans to triple gas liquids exports from southern oilfields
Iraq expects to more than triple exports of liquefied petroleum gas, and to double exports of gas condensates in 2017...
GE secures more than $1.4 billion in orders with Iraq’s ministry of electricity
GE announced that it has secured more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to set up...
Solar energy costs to see record lows in 2017
Enough investments available for UAE’s $600b transition to 44% clean energy by 2050, Dubai Carbon CEO says Solar energy...
Iranian president test-drives homegrown electric car
On the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Rouhani took a tour by some of his ministers to check...
Deal signed for 61.3 MWp solar plant in Jordan
ACWA Power has agreed with the Government of Jordan to develop, finance, construct, own and operate a new 61.3 MWp...
Saudi Arabia to launch $30-50 billion renewable energy program
Saudi Arabia will launch a renewable energy program in coming weeks that is expected to involve investment of between $30bn...
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