The joint venture deal comprises two rigs in Kuwait and six in Oman, all currently under contract with the Kuwaiti and Omani NOCs. ANDOC Drilling will pay USD 91 million for the 70% stake, plus an additional potential payment of USD 21 million based on rig performance, Reuters reported.
Operated by OTTCO, Ras Markaz Terminal supports the Duqm Refinery via an 80-kilometre crude oil pipeline and features eight tanks, floating platforms and a 7-kilometre subsea pipeline, as well as high-speed loading systems. The 40-square-kilometre site is capable of storing up to 200 million barrels of oil and offers international storage options outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Muscat-listed OQ Exploration & Production (OQEP) has signed four contracts worth more than USD 54 million with Omani companies and SMEs to support operations in its concession areas, the company said at the Oman Petroleum & Energy Show 2025.
TotalEnergies and OQ Exploration and Production have broken ground on the Marsa LNG plant in Oman, one year after reaching final investment decision on the project.
The 1 million ton per annum (MMtpa) liquefaction plant is being built by Marsa LNG LLC, a joint company between TotalEnergies (80%) and OQEP (20%). The LNG production, which is expected to start in the first quarter of 2028, is primarily intended to serve the marine fuel market (LNG bunkering) in the Gulf.
Genel Energy plc has signed agreements to enter into the Block 54 exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) in the Sultanate of Oman.
The government holds majority stakes in the country’s three operational LNG production facilities, alongside minority investors including international oil companies and large gas buyers. However, only companies that can commit gas supplies to the plant would be eligible to take an equity stake in Oman’s fourth LNG train.
The latest round of Middle East OSP cuts was inevitable.
Arab Light remains the cheapest grade for any US buyer, assessed at a $5.15 per barrel premium to the Argus Sour crude index.
Iraq has slashed prices across all continents in the same vein that Saudi Aramco did.
Saudi Arabia’s new natural gas discoveries are no threat to Nigeria’s LNG business. This is according to Kayode Oluwadare, the Regional Energy Partner at Energy Compact.
Total Energies has signed an amendment to extend its partnership with Oman LNG for 10 years, the French energy giant announced on Thursday.
MUSCAT, March 27, 2023 – Oman has invited investors to bid on three local oil and gas blocks in its latest oil and gas licensing round, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals announced on Sunday.