Adnoc Drilling boosts EBITDA, agrees Jordan entry
Adnoc Drilling added four jack-ups during the period, which should start working in December. It now has 124 rigs in its fleet.
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Ethiopia tosses out Poly-GCL on lack of gas progress
Ethiopia has terminated the Poly-GCL licence given a lack of progress in developing the Calub and Hilala gas fields.
Toxic gas leak in Jordan kills 13 and injures hundreds
At least 13 people have been killed and hundreds of others are reported injured following a toxic gas leak from a storage tank in Jordan.
Israel, Jordan strike linked water, power deal
Jordan and Israel have agreed to co-operate on solar and desalination projects, with support from the US and United Arab Emirates.
FFI follows UK hydrogen deal with Jordan study
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has struck a deal to carry out studies with Jordan on green hydrogen.
Egypt agrees to export gas to Lebanon
Egypt has agreed to export natural gas to Lebanon, via Jordan and Syria, following a meeting involving the four states’ energy ministers in Amman.
East Med gas deal signed
A number of states have signed an agreement formalising the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF).
Bomb attack fails to disrupt Israeli gas to Egypt flow
A pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai has been bombed, according to reports on February 2, but imports from Israel have continued unabated.
Jordan makes a significant renewable first
Jordon has made a renewables first for the Arab world, it was today said.
Scatec begins operation of 22MW plant in Jordan
Scatec has started operating a 22MW photovoltaic plant in Jordan.
Real growth in the LNG market is “post 2016”
Growth in the LNG market is not likely to happen until next year, according to new research on the current marketplace. Wood Mackenzie’s latest review of the global LNG industry found the market was characterised by weak Asian demand last year, with a year on year decline of 2%. Many LNG players are said to have shifted their focus from developing markets and have been employing new regasification capacity as a result.
Questerre Energy signs MOU for oil shale acreage in Jordan
Questerre Energy has signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The agreement is for the appraisal and development of oil shale acreage in Jordan. It encompasses two blocks covering 388km in the Isfir-Jafr area, which is 200km south of the capital, Amman.