Algeria steers aways from oil dependence with diversification plan
Algeria is taking steps to leave its long-time dependence on hydrocarbons in the past. On April 18th, the World Bank...
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Libyan oil field resumes production after 10 years
The Mabrouk oil field in Libya has restarted production after a decade long shutdown. According to The Libya Observer, production...
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...
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...
UK court probes Shell over Niger Delta pollution
A pivotal hearing into allegations that British oil giant Shell contaminated extensive areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, destroying...
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...
Oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to restart, minister says
Iraq's Kurdistan region's oil exports are due to recommence next week, bring almost two years of a dispute about Kurdish...
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...
Iraq green lights plan to resolve Kurdistan oil dispute
The Iraqi parliament on February 2nd approved a budget amendment to subsidise production costs for international oil companies operating in...
Iraqi parliament okays compensation plan to resolve oil dispute
Iraq's parliament on February 2nd gave the green light to a budget amendment to subsidise production prices for global oil...
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...
