1. Algeria To Launch New Bid Round In Early-2026 Amid Shale Gas Push

    ...ploration in the Algerian Sahara in 2014 and 2015, amid environmental concerns, with violent clashes breaking out between protesters and police forces (MEES, 6 March 2015). A 2014 bid round featuring a number of shale-plays failed to garner interest, with no contracts awarded for any of the shale blocks of...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 03 Oct 2025
  2. Qatar Targets 380,000 B/D From Al Shaheen

    ...s contract for the field in 2022, but output has dropped from 7,700 b/d in 2015 to 1,800 b/d in 2023. The only one of these fields on a growth trajectory of late is Al Khalij, which was awarded to TotalEnergies in 2014 (MEES, 20 March 2015). Output dropped from 23,600 b/d that year to just 10...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 03 Oct 2025
  3. Saudi Arabia Doubles Deficit Forecast For 2025

    ...reseeable future, but strong economic growth in recent years means that as a share of GDP, the deficits are expected to be considerably less than over the 2014-2020 period. By way of comparison, this year’s forecast $65.3bn deficit is comparable with 2017’s $63.6bn figure. But while the 2017 deficit was eq...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 03 Oct 2025