Oil Markets Face Another Year of Uncertainty in 2026

Opec+ is entering 2026 with the ‘Group of Eight’ holding production quotas steady for Q1. A decision on output policy for April is likely to be made in March. The parallels with the two previous years are clear, with...

Egypt, Syria Ink MoUs for Gas, Petroelum Cooperation

Egypt, Syria Ink MoUs for Gas, Petroelum Cooperation

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Syrian Ministry of Energy to supply Syria with natural gas, petroleum products, and technical expertise. T...

Egypt LNG Imports: Record 2025, More to Come in 2026

Egypt LNG imports surged to a new all time high in 2025, with volumes more than tripling year-on-year to 8.92mn tons according to Kpler data. LNG imports only resumed in 2024 for the first time in four years, but the ret...

Lebanon & Syria: A Tale Of Two Recoveries

One year ago if asked which country, Lebanon or Syria, was better set for a major economic turnaround in 2025, most observers would likely have said the former. The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia had been severely weakene...