International

Eni, TotalEnergies Start Drilling Offshore Cyprus

Italian Eni and French TotalEnergies on Monday began the exploratory drilling of a natural gas well off the coast of Cyprus in the same block where a discovery was made in 2018.

Saudi Steel Pipe inks $25.86mln supply contract with Aramco

Under the 10-month contract, Saudi Steel Pipe will supply oil and gas steel pipes to Saudi Aramco

Kuwait approves $93mln oil deals

Kuwait top tenders authority has approved the award of new contracts for oil facilities and services with a total value of around 28.3 million Kuwaiti dinars ($93 million)

Iran to revive gas pipeline project to Oman: IRNA

Iran oil minister has agreed to revive a long-stalled project to lay an undersea pipeline to carry gas to Oman, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute

Gazprom Export has demanded that European countries pay for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow invasion of Ukraine, but Finland refuses to do so

China April Saudi oil imports soar 38% on yr, Russian oil up 4%

Saudi shipments amounted to 8.93mln tonnes last month

Iraq tells energy firms in Kurdish region to sign new deals with SOMO

The Iraqi oil ministry appointed international law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton to reach out to oil and gas firms operating in the Kurdistan region

Kuwaiti KOC awards $558mln oil deals in 4 months

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), the Gulf emirate upstream arm, awarded contracts worth around 169 million Kuwaiti dinars ($558 million) in the first 4 months of 2022, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Wednesday.