National Iranian Gas Co. said a natural gas pipeline able to lower reliance on former supplier Turkmenistan has been inaugurated in northern Iran. Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh opened a 160-km, Continue Reading
Qatar, facing a Saudi-led boycott, approved a landmark law with the potential to ultimately transform Gulf societies by granting permanent residency cards — and new rights — to some of the foreigners Continue Reading
Iran is becoming less dependent on its neighbors for natural gas with the launch of a pipeline to the northern provinces, the government said. Iranian Energy Minister Bijan Zangeneh was Continue Reading
OPEC is struggling with a floundering oil market, few prospects of higher oil prices, competition from U.S. shale, and dissension within its own ranks. The supply/demand situation is improving, but Continue Reading
The UK Institute of Directors has criticized the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to amend listing rules that would accommodate Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco, which is planning to list 5 Continue Reading
The autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan has not been informed of plans by the central government that Iraq and Iran agreed to study the potential construction of a pipeline that Continue Reading
Saudis soon to choose foreign bourse for top oil exporter Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Toronto also vying for giant IPO Saudi Arabia aims to sell about 5 percent of Saudi Continue Reading
The four countries leading the boycott against Qatar are going back to their list of 13 demands for Doha to meet before talks can start, essentially reverting the Arab Gulf Continue Reading
Slight increase in independent KRG exports offsets small reduction in federal Iraqi exports. Loading arms at the terminal for Iraqi crude exports at the Turkish port of Ceyhan. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Continue Reading
After voicing opposition to the KRG’s independence referendum, Iran contemplates a deal that could shift the balance of power in Iraq’s disputes over territory and oil. Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Continue Reading
