Bahrain’s Bapco,TotalEnergies Launch Trading JVJanuary 16, 2026 TotalEnergies and Bahrain’s state energy company Bapco Energies have announced the launch of BxT Trading, a new equally owned joint…
Badawi Promotes Egypt’s Mining Reforms to Global Investors in RiyadhJanuary 16, 2026 Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, opened a Future Minerals Forum (FMF) session in Riyadh showcasing Egypt’s mining…
Adnoc Takes FID On 200mn Cfd SARB Sour Deep Gas Project…January 15, 2026 Abu Dhabi state giant Adnoc announced on 7 January that it has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a…
bp Expects Flat Q4 Upstream Production Amid Revenue PressureJanuary 15, 2026 bp, the British energy major, forecasts its upstream production in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 to be broadly in…
Egypt Seeks World Bank Support to Boost Mining SectorJanuary 15, 2026 Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, discussed with Robert Schlotterer, World Bank (WB) Group Metals and Minerals Practice…
Iraq Takes Over West Qurna-2 ManagementJanuary 15, 2026 Iraq is taking over management of Lukoil’s 480,000 b/d-capacity West Qurna-2 (WQ-2) oilfield in Basra. The pre-emptive move is aimed…
ExxonMobil Prepares to Restart Venezuelan Crude at Baton Rouge Louisiana RefineryJanuary 15, 2026 Exxon Mobil is making preparations to resume processing Venezuelan crude oil at its large Baton Rouge, Louisiana refinery, industry sources…
Badawi Meets Barrick Gold, Lotus Gold, and BHP on Mining Investment in EgyptJanuary 15, 2026 Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with senior executives from Canada’s Barrick Gold and Lotus Gold, as…
Israel-Egypt Gas Deal: Not Over The Line YetJanuary 14, 2026 Despite the public declaration by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Eli Cohen’s that they had approved Israel’s…
Petroleum Minister Urges Africa Toward Value-Added MiningJanuary 14, 2026 Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, called for transforming Africa’s raw mineral riches into value-added exports to drive…