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IOCs Bullish On Libyan Outlook As Security Situation Improves
...rst post-revolution licensing round, awarding five of 20 oil and gas exploration and development blocks (MEES, 13 February). The licensing round success is the latest indicator that Libya's oil sector is getting back on its feet after years of disruption following the 2011 revolution. IOCs that re...
Volume: 69Issue: 09Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2026 -
Oman Lays Out Plan For 30% Renewables By 2030
...gure closer to 9.2bcm more likely. MEES estimates indicate that gas consumption will peak at around 10bcm in 2027, before dropping by more than 30% to less than 7bcm by 2030, which would make it the lowest since 2011 (see chart 4). Achieving this decline will require a significant improvement in...
Volume: 69Issue: 09Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2026 -
Libya Officials Hail ‘Successful’ Bid Round, As Chevron Returns
...illing campaign in Libya since the 2011 revolution (MEES, 1 November 2024), and announced a new 4,200 b/d oil discovery a year later (MEES, 31 October 2025). “Chevron is excited to enter Libya with the award of onshore Contract Area 106, which underscores our focus on North Africa and the Eastern Me...
Volume: 69Issue: 07Published at Fri, 13 Feb 2026 -
Syria’s SPC Courts IOCs As Re-engagement Accelerates
...west producer next year (MEES, 6 February). Regional experience suggests success is far from guaranteed: Lebanon’s two offshore wells to date have flopped, while Cyprus has yet to bring gas onstream despite discovering Aphrodite 15 years ago in 2011. Speaking to MEES on the sidelines of IE Week, Mr Qa...
Volume: 69Issue: 07Published at Fri, 13 Feb 2026 -
TotalEnergies MENA Portfolio: Building On Growth
...fshore exploration alongside QatarEnergies (see p6). The two are already partners in neighboring Lebanon’s offshore, while TotalEnergies was a major player in Syria prior to the outbreak of civil war in 2011; its net-Syrian output that year was a sizeable 53,000 boe/d of primarily gas (218mn cfd) al...
Volume: 69Issue: 07Published at Fri, 13 Feb 2026 -
Chevron Very Excited By East Med Potential
...ES, 23 January). Israeli firm NewMed Energy, Chevron’s partner at both Aphrodite and Leviathan, estimates first gas from the Cypriot field in 2031. Despite being discovered in December 2011, Aphrodite is no longer in line to be the first Cypriot gas field to be developed. That accolade looks set to...
Volume: 69Issue: 06Published at Fri, 06 Feb 2026