1. Turkey-Syria LPG Shipments & The Lebanon Link

    ...oking, space and water heating as well as in the industrial sector. Western sanctions on Damascus, as well as the civil war which has gripped the country since 2011, have strangled Syria’s oil and gas industry with the government claiming losses in excess of $100bn (MEES, 11 February). Despite sanctions, cr...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 25 Nov 2022
  2. Total’s Libya Expansion: Done & Dusted?

    ...ich remains split between two rival governments and several key players who eye ultimate power. The seemingly unending political chaos since the 2011 overthrow of long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi has taken its toll on Libya’s oil and gas infrastructure, with leaks frequently knocking out huge ch...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 18 Nov 2022
  3. Saudi Arabia Wary of Iraq’s New Iran-Backed Leader

    ...nure of Mr Maliki were fraught as the longest serving post-2003 PM got closer to Tehran after the US forces withdrew from Iraq in 2011. Only his ousting in the aftermath of the 2014 fall of Mosul to ISIS paved the way for active diplomacy between Baghdad and Riyadh. Mr Sudani has praised the ki...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 18 Nov 2022
  4. Russia’s Tatneft Returns To Libya, Again

    ...tneft’s on/off exploration work in Libya since the 2011 revolution set off a decade of – still ongoing – political instability. The firm last year returned to drill appraisal well ‘B2’ on Block 4, but results were not made public (MEES, 22 October). NOC says it held a meeting with Tatneft officials wh...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 11 Nov 2022