Middle East
Australia's Santos extends due diligence deadline for $18.7 billion ADNOC-led offer
Santos said it had extended the period of exclusive due diligence to an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), which had offered $18.7 billion for Australia's second biggest gas producer.
Israel's Leviathan signs $35-B natural gas supply deal with Egypt, lessening the need for LNG imports
Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 B to supply gas to Egypt.
POSCO to supply HIC-energy steel for Aramco's Fadhili Gas Plant expansion project
The Fadhili expansion project is a large-scale energy infrastructure initiative by Aramco aimed at increasing the gas processing capacity of the existing plant by approximately 1.6 times.
ADNOC Gas signs 10-yr LNG supply agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corp.
ADNOC Gas and its subsidiaries announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to supply 0.5 million metric tons per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for a 10-year term.
Turkey to start providing Syria with natural gas on August 2
Ankara, which supported rebel forces in neighboring Syria throughout the 13-yr civil war that ended in December with the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, has become one of the new Syrian government's main foreign allies while positioning itself to be a major player in Syria's reconstruction.
Qatar threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law
Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc's due diligence law on forced labor and environmental damage, a letter from Qatar to the Belgian government, showed.
Iraq PM inaugurates gas projects that aid plan to stop flaring
Two natural gas projects in Basra will support Iraq's targets to eliminate gas flaring and achieve gas self-sufficiency by 2027.
IEA: Global natural gas demand growth set to accelerate in 2026 as more LNG supply comes to market
Following a slowdown in 2025, growth in global demand for natural gas is expected to rise in 2026, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) latest quarterly Gas Market Report.
BlackRock-led group set to invest in $10 billion Aramco Jafurah infrastructure deal
Saudi Aramco is close to a deal to raise around $10 billion from a group led by BlackRock that has been set up to invest in the infrastructure of Aramco's Jafurah gas project.
U.S. firms to develop Syria energy masterplan after Trump lifts sanctions
U.S.-based firms Baker Hughes, Hunt Energy and Argent LNG will develop a masterplan for Syria's oil, gas and power sector, in a partnership aimed at rebuilding energy infrastructure shattered by 14 years of civil war.
ADNOC Gas enters into $400-MM, 3-yr LNG supply agreement with Germany’s SEFE
ADNOC Gas Plc. and its subsidiaries has entered into a 3-yr liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Germany’s SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), for the delivery of 700,000 t of LNG with deliveries commencing this year.
Turkey's clean power growth is bad news for gas market bulls
Turkey is one of the world's fastest-growing power markets, and exporters of natural gas and LNG have eyed the country as a key potential growth market. But rapid expansions to Turkey's clean power supplies may leave them disappointed.
Saudi Aramco in talks with Commonwealth LNG for offtake agreement
Oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with Commonwealth LNG to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. company's facility in Cameron, Louisiana (U.S.), as it seeks to strengthen its position in the superchilled fuel market.
Australia's Santos signs 2-yr, 500,000-tpy LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy's unit
Australian oil and gas producer Santos said on Friday it had signed a mid-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with QatarEnergy Trading, a wholly-owned unit of QatarEnergy, the world's largest exporter of LNG.
Pakistan looking to sell excess LNG amid supply glut curbing local gas output
Pakistan is exploring ways to sell excess LNG cargoes amid a gas supply glut that could cost domestic producers $378 MM in annual losses
The impact of advanced process control on LPG production
This article summarizes the findings from the APC Benefit project, which evaluates the impact of a proprietary advanced process control (APC) systema implemented at the Salalah liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant in Oman in 2024.
3t introduces landmark training to empower women in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector
3t, a global leader in training and blended learning for high-hazard industries, has unveiled a pioneering initiative to empower women in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector.
Europe gas: Prices fall > 10% on Iran-Israel ceasefire news
Dutch and British wholesale gas prices across the board fell more than 10% on Tuesday morning on news that Iran and Israel have agreed a ceasefire, removing the risk premium the market had priced in for potential oil and gas supply disruptions.
Opinion: Iran tensions make thermal coal a winner against pricier LNG
Thermal coal may end up as a major beneficiary of escalating hostilities in the Middle East, as the fuel used to generate electricity becomes cheaper than one of its main competitors liquefied natural gas (LNG).
ADNOC takes FID, awards $5 B in contracts for Phase 1 of its Rich Gas Development project
ADNOC Gas announced it has taken a FID and awarded $5 billion in contracts for the first phase of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) project, which involves expanding key processing units to increase throughput and improve operational efficiency across four ADNOC gas facilities: Asab, Buhasa, Habshan (Onshore), and the Das Island liquefaction facility (Offshore).
Ebara Elliott Energy signs high-speed balancing bunker agreement to expand Middle East footprint
Ebara Elliott Energy (EEE), a leading provider of turbomachinery solutions, has signed a major purchase agreement for the installation of a high-speed balancing bunker (HSB) in Saudi Arabia, marking a key milestone in the company’s strategic expansion across the region.
XRG targets gas, LNG capacity of 20-25 MMtpy by 2035
XRG, the international investment arm of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, said it aims to have a gas and LNG business with capacity of between 20 MMtpy and 25 MMtpy by 2035.
World’s largest LNG conference, LNG2026, opens registration
Registration is now open for the 21st International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG2026) taking place on 2 to 5 February 2026, at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar.
Russia and Bahrain in advanced talks over LNG supply deal
Russia is in advanced talks with Bahrain over a three-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement under which Moscow would supply the Gulf kingdom with 1.5 MM tonnes (t) of the fuel.
Shell expects more LNG exporters to turn into net importers, drive demand
Energy major Shell expects several traditional LNG exporter nations to turn into net importers, driving demand for the super chilled fuel and potentially easing concerns that the industry faces oversupply from a raft of planned new projects.
ADNOC’s suppliers commit to invest AED3 billion in manufacturing facilities across UAE
ADNOC announced today that its partners across its supply chain commit to invest AED3 billion (B) ($817 MM) in manufacturing facilities across the UAE.
Despite challenges, major LNG producers push new projects to feed global power demand
Producers are pushing ahead with liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, banking on urbanization and the technology sector to drive global power demand and outweigh such challenges as potential oversupply, rising project costs and tariff uncertainty.
Qatar's North Field East gas expansion to begin output in mid-2026
Qatar's North Field East natural gas expansion project will begin production in mid-2026, QatarEnergy Chief Executive Saad al-Kaabi said in a statement on Tuesday. Kaabi said in late 2023 that production at the North Field expansion will begin in 2026 with new trains coming online "every few months," without specifying an exact startup time.
UAE to up value of U.S. energy investments to $440 B by 2035
The United Arab Emirates plans to raise its energy investments in the United States to $440 B in the next decade, it said on Friday, boosting U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to secure major business deals on a Gulf tour.
Despite surging power demand, gas-fired power faces manufacturing constraints that could limit near-term growth
A new report from Wood Mackenzie finds that despite surging power demand, the gas turbine market could experience "turbo lag" in the next 15 yr due to manufacturing constraints, rising costs and competition from renewables.
- TotalEnergies CEO expects to restart Mozambique LNG project this summer
- TotalEnergies and CMA CGM to launch LNG bunkering logistics JV to accelerate maritime decarbonization
- Renergen awards EPCC contract for Tetra4 LNG and helium project
- thyssenkrupp nucera acquires modular high-pressure electrolysis solution from Green Hydrogen Systems
- VTB to allocate > $10 B for Ust-Luga gas processing complex project
