Industry Developments
Liberia
US-based Chevron has signed an exploration agreement with the government of Liberia that will see it become the first industry major to search for oil and gas off the West African...
2010-08-31Iraq
Iraq has deemed illegal the signing of a deal between Germany's RWE and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the supply of gas from Iraqi Kurdistan to the Nabucco pipeline....
2010-08-31Cameroon
A faster-than-expected decline in Cameroon's mature oil fields combined with mediocre economic growth is placing major downside risks to BMI's oil forecasts for the country.
2010-08-27Uganda
Anglo-Irish independent Tullow Oil has confirmed that an ongoing tax dispute is threatening to delay development of Uganda's burgeoning oil industry.
2010-08-26Iraq
Kuwait's oil minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah told journalists on August 25 2010 that a joint committee representing Iraq and Kuwait has agreed 'in principle' on how to share...
2010-08-26Congo, Dem. Rep.
Japan's Inpex has received approval from the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to acquire a 20% interest in the onshore Nganzi block, the company said in a press...
2010-08-25Oman
Oman has reportedly launched a new bidding round for three onshore blocks, two of which have been made available following partial block relinquishments by state-run Petroleum Development...
2010-08-24United Arab Emirates
The UAE appears to be slowly moving towards liberalising fuel prices. State-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is planning to raise gasoline prices for the third time in a...
2010-08-24
