Algeria state oil firm signs deal with China-based Sinopec
Sonatrach, the state oil and gas firm in Algeria said on February 25th that it had signed a contract for...
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US imposes economic sanctions on Iranian oil
The US State and Treasury departments have levied a barrage of economic sanctions on 22 people and 13 ships linked...
First Libyan private oil firm grows rapidly
A Libyan oil firm linked to the faction that controls eastern Libya has exported oil worth a minimum of $600...
London court investigates Shell over oil spills
A hearing has commenced at the high court in London into allegations that oil spills from Shell have polluted areas...
London court probes Shell over claims of Niger Delta pollution
The high court in London began a hearing to address allegations that oil company Shell has polluted areas of the...
Libya’s state oil firm to boost output and transparency
Libya's national oil corporation (NOC) will focus on increasing its output and transparency, according to new acting chairman Massoud Suleman...
Libya resumes crude oil exports after day of protests
Libya has resumed loading oil from two main eastern ports after they were halted for a day on January 28th...
Libya protestors disrupt oil loading operations
Protesters stopped a tanker from loading oil on January 28th at major oil producer Es Sidra port in Libya, two...
Minister says Libya needs $3-4 billion to boost oil production
Libya's acting oil and gas minister Khalifa Abdulsadek told Reuters on January 18th that his country needs between $3 billion...
Head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation quits
Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on January 16th that company head Farhat Bengdara has resigned...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Is Trump about to shake up the MENA region?
As we enter 2025, the Middle East and North Africa region - MENA - stands at a major turning point...
Eastern Libyan government agrees to end fuel subsidies
Libya's eastern-based government said in a statement on December 26th that it had agreed to a proposal to end fuel...
Fires at Libya’s Zawiya refinery brought under control
Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on December 15th that fires that broke out in a number...
Bids for pipeline in Morocco and Nigeria to be relaunched in 2025
Morocco plans to move to the next stage in the construction of a major gas pipeline with Nigeria, as bids...
Libyan protestors block oil valves demanding release of general
Residents of Zintan, Libya, shut down key oil destruction valves on November 12th to protest the abduction of a general,...
