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Top 5 oil and gas contracts in the Middle East: May 2023

In case you missed the announcements, here is a list of the top five contracts secured for oil and gas projects in the region. (Editor’s note: This list is not a ranking) 1. Aramco awards EPC contract for world’s largest offshore field Aramco has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for its $1 […]

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Kuwait to award 22 oil and gas projects this year

State-owned Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) has announced plans to award 22 projects to local and foreign firms in the next few months, Zawya Projects reported, citing the Arabic language daily Alanba. KOC, which manages the OPEC member’s upstream oil industry, will gradually award those contracts after they are approved by the Central Agency for Public […]

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Natural gas prices could dip below zero in Europe: Report

Natural gas prices in Europe are likely to plummet further on lackluster demand from power generation and industry. This downward trend has led traders and industry officials to consider the possibility of day-ahead prices dipping below zero in some European markets during the summer, according to a report by Oilprice. According to the report, several […]

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African banks invest $16 billion in oil and gas projects

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Finance Corp (AFC) have invested about $16 billion in oil and gas projects across Africa, the Guardian reported. This was disclosed at the recent African Refiners and Distribution Association conference in South Africa, where stakeholders urged companies to keep funds within the continent to finance the over […]

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GAS Arabian Services secures $13.5 million EPC contract

GAS Arabian Services Co announced that it has secured a $13.5 million EPC contract from Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Petrochemical Co. The scope of the contract includes constructing a pipeline system from the PDH unit of Advanced Petrochemical Co to the cracking unit of United Petrochemical Co, an affiliate of SABIC. According to the a statement […]