Libya loaded its first oil shipment on Tuesday (12 August) from its port of Ran Lanuf since it was closed by insurgents a year ago.
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Several Kurdish Tankers Still Unable to Offload and Sell Disputed Oil
After a U.S. judge said that she had lacked jurisdiction to seize a Kurdish tanker off the U.S. shore, and if it did, it would
Iraq’s Militants Start Oil Smuggling
Iraq’s militants seized four small oil drilling sites when they swept through the north of the country last month. Now, they have started selling crude
Libya’s Oil Output Blunders due to Fighting in Tripoli
Libya’s oil output recently slipped again after it had already increased since April this year. The current fall in oil production had been caused by
Qatar Set to Become One of the World’s Major Fertilizers Producers
Doha, one of the main oil and gas producers in the world, is seeking to diversify its economy which is still heavily dependent on oil,
Libya Resumes Selling Oil from Rebel-Controlled Terminals
The Libyan National Oil Corp (NOC) has “freed” the first crude oil from the major oil terminal Ras Lanuf located in the east of the
Squaring the Circle : Egypt’s “Alternative” Energy Sources
When Egypt’s Minister of Electricity, Mohamed Shaker, promised earlier this year that the country’s energy crisis would be solved in three years, most of the
EIB Lends Egypt 205 Mln Euros to Fund Power Project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent Egypt € 205 million to help the most populous country in the Arab world carry out an important
Shell Fails to Find Gas in Saudi Arabia
Royal Dutch Shell has returned empty handed from its exploration campaign targeting natural gas reserves in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. According to Andrew Brown,
Gulf Countries Fertilizer Output Up 4 pc in 2013
The fertilizer production of Arab Gulf countries has reached 42.7 million tons in 2013, a 4 pc increase from the previous year, while the global