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Let’s face it − running the National Iranian Oil Company is not an easy job. Being hugely blessed with oil and gas reserves which all manner of supermajor hydrocarbon firms would like a slice of − if it weren’t for the fact the world’s only superpower is continuously threatening to re-impose rigorous economic sanctions on […]

Mubadala is a firm on the rise. That might sound strange given that it already has assets worth more than $120bn and is sustained by the billions Abu Dhabi earns from oil and gas but the investment powerhouse, run by Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, is becoming a serious player in the sector. This year it […]

“Rex who?” might be a phrase heard in the C-suite offices at ExxonMobil’s HQ in Irving, Texas. When Darren Woods took over as CEO, he promised to ramp up the firm’s exploration activities. Last month, the firm announced it had added 2.7bn barrels to its reserves, replacing 183% of 2017’s production with significant finds in […]

At times, it seems Iraq’s Oil Minister Jabar Al Luaibi, runs the country’s hydrocarbon industry single-handedly such is his visibility. But a vote last month to revive the National Oil Company could dilute some of his influence. Al Luaibi has had to strategise exploration, award contracts and increase capacity in spite of outages due to […]

There are even fewer women on our list this year then there were in 2017 and so, rightfully, as the lone standard bearer for her gender, Oxy’s C-suite leader once again finds a place in our top 20. Her firm has a sizeable presence in Oman where it is the largest independent oil producer after […]

In his year in charge of Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas firm, Ould Kaddour has courted foreign investment. He resolved a dispute with Spain’s Repsol, signed an upstream partnership with France’s Total and last month signed an understanding with Norway’s Statoil and BP with regard to exploration joint ventures. Natural gas is Sonatrach’s bread and […]

In a city with such a diverse economic profile, it’s appropriate that Dubai’s state owned oil firm should have a broad range of interests across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. CEO Saif Al Falasi has experience with NOCs and IOCs and is a seasoned industry man. Under his leadership, ENOC has established a dedicated […]

Donald Trump may have other plans but these are busy times for players in Iran’s hydrocarbon industry. Dana Energy, an exploration and production and oilfield services company, sealed a $742mn deal last month with Russia’s Zarubezhneft to lift production at two oilfields, while it has forged an understanding with the National Iranian Drilling Company to […]