1. Iraq Hopes Major Interest Will Spur Capacity Growth

    ...strictions. Since 2014, Iraq has announced numerous capacity targets, but most have failed to materialize. Officials this year signaled plans to increase capacity to 6-7mn b/d by the end of the decade. This would keep Iraq ahead of the UAE as Opec’s second largest producer, though the UAE could overtake it as it...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 24 Oct 2025
  2. Libya Exploration Picks up as Sonatrach Resumes Drilling After 10 Years

    ...p). The firm this month resumed exploration activity at well 1A-96/2 in Areas 95-96, where Sonatrach had made several gas discoveries in 2013 (MEES, 13 September 2013). Sonatrach began drilling at well 1A-96/2 in April 2014, reaching a depth of 8,090 feet (2,465 meters), only to halt operations an...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 24 Oct 2025