Middle East
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November 05, 2025
The UAE, long one of OPEC’s key oil producers, is pivoting to U.S.-tested fracing techniques to tap its “very promising” unconventional gas resources, with the intention of ramping up output amid forecasts for surging demand.
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November 04, 2025
DeepOcean and Jana Marine have signed a Heads of Terms agreement to form JADE Subsea Services, a Saudi-based joint venture offering integrated subsea construction, IMR, and diving support across the Middle East.
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November 03, 2025
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum offshore field may reach its 1.5 MMbpd expansion target ahead of 2030, boosting UAE output.
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October 2025
Reactive Downhole Tools, a specialist in well completion and swellable rubber technologies, established its Middle East presence in 2015. Over the past decade, it has become the company’s largest operation, driven by R&D investment, local expertise and strong regional demand.
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October 31, 2025
Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have completed the $1.1 billion KM250 expansion at Iraq’s Khor Mor field eight months early, adding 250 MMscf/d of new processing capacity and strengthening power generation across the Kurdistan region.
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October 28, 2025
ADNOC Drilling reported record financial performance for the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, underscoring its role as ADNOC’s upstream growth engine and a key contributor to Abu Dhabi’s long-term energy strategy.
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October 28, 2025
Odfjell Technology has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver fishing services for drilling and workover operations with a major oil and gas company in Kuwait, marking a continued expansion of its well services portfolio in the Middle East.
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October 2025
The Middle East’s oil and gas industry is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. From record upstream investments and LNG expansion to AI-driven efficiency and strategic infrastructure monetization, national oil companies are redefining the region’s energy future.
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October 24, 2025
Baker Hughes has won a multi-year contract from Aramco to expand coiled tubing drilling operations across Saudi Arabia’s gas fields, increasing its fleet from four to ten units. The project will enhance gas recovery and support the Kingdom’s drive to accelerate natural gas production.
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October 20, 2025
Kent has been awarded the FEED contract by Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) for the Khafji Desalter and Water Treatment Plant upgrade. The project will sustain 300,000 bpd of crude production and expand treatment capacity to over 500,000 bpd.
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October 21, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Saudi Arabia’s fiscal balance and current account depend heavily on oil price recovery and higher crude output. A 1 MMbpd rise in production could lift the kingdom’s fiscal balance by 3.2% of GDP as Vision 2030 spending expands.
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October 21, 2025
Halliburton and VoltaGrid have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop and deploy distributed power generation systems designed to meet the surging energy needs of the global data center industry, with the first projects planned for the Middle East.
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October 13, 2025
Kuwait Oil Co. has announced a major offshore gas discovery at the Jazah field, with initial tests showing 29 MMcf/d of gas and 5,000 bpd of condensate. The find could hold 1 Tcf of gas and 120 million barrels of condensate, marking a key milestone for Kuwait’s offshore exploration.
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October 10, 2025
Adnoc Gas CEO Fatema Al Nuaimi says the upcoming wave of global LNG supply through the decade will spark sustained demand growth, as lower prices encourage long-term adoption in emerging markets.
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October 2025
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is delivering operational excellence and production achievements while building a skilled, motivated and capable workforce that underpins the company’s operational success and Kuwait’s energy future.
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October 08, 2025
ExxonMobil has signed new agreements with Iraq’s Basra Oil Co. and SOMO to explore and develop the Majnoon oil field, marking its first upstream re-entry into Iraq since exiting West Qurna-1 in early 2024.
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October 03, 2025
QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with Shell to acquire a 27% participating interest in the North Cleopatra offshore block in Egypt’s Herodotus Basin. Pending government approval, Shell will remain operator with 36%, alongside Chevron (27%) and Tharwa Petroleum (10%).
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October 03, 2025
OPEC+ has agreed to raise oil production by 137,000 barrels per day in November, signaling a cautious approach as Saudi Arabia and Russia reached consensus after differing on supply strategy.
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September 18, 2025
ARGAS has become the first company to deploy STRYDE’s nodal seismic technology in Egypt, acquiring 30,000 Range+ nodes and the Nimble system for a large 2D survey. The move marks a breakthrough in onshore seismic acquisition.
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September 17, 2025
ADNOC's XRG has withdrawn its $19 billion bid for Santos, ending a high-profile push to expand in Australia’s LNG market amid valuation and tax disagreements.
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September 15, 2025
TotalEnergies, alongside Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy, has launched construction of the final two major components of Iraq’s multibillion-dollar Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), a landmark upstream and energy transition initiative.
