Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the SARB Deep Gas Development, a strategic project located offshore of UAE capital. The development will deliver 200 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) of gas before the end of the decade.
Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) is rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of Africa’s gas development strategy, as the continent prepares for a sharp rise in demand and seeks faster, more resilient pathways to market. According to the African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) State of African Energy 2026 Outlook, Africa’s natural gas demand is projected to increase by 60 per cent by 2050, underscoring the urgency of bringing new supply online efficiently and at scale.
Egypt will export natural gas and petroleum products to Syria under two memoranda of understanding (MoU) signed by the countries’ petroleum ministries, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said.
Security, scale and pragmatism took centre stage on the third day of India Energy Week 2026, as policymakers and industry leaders outlined a data-driven, realistic roadmap for the energy transition of the world’s fastest-growing major energy market, said the event organisers.
Intech, an industrial automation and digitalization technology company, has secured an intelligent field operations and maintenance (I-field O&M) contract covering more than 1,000 oil and water wells at an oil and gas production facility in the Middle East.
Libya’s energy sector is rebounding, drawing global investment and focusing on production growth, gas monetisation, and partnerships. Oil output averaged 1.375 million bpd in 2025, with the government targeting 2 million bpd by 2030, supported by a $20 billion investment programme.
Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, with Pearl Petroleum partners, signed long-term gas sales agreements to supply clean natural gas from the Chemchemal field to industrial users in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Cement and steel customers will buy up to 142 MMscf/d for 10 years starting 2027.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says rising LNG supply will help rebalance global gas markets in 2026, boosting demand growth after a 2025 slowdown. Tight supplies and high prices curbed consumption earlier, especially in Asia, before easing as LNG production rose nearly 7 per cent.
Qatar said the European Union’s (EU) push to ease some regulatory burdens is opening the door to further gas deals with companies in the region. Qatar plans to expand export capacity to 142 million tonnes per year by 2030 and has signed deals with Germany and France as Europeans seek to diversify their LNG sources.
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced promising production results following the completion of drilling two new wells in the Western Desert, with initial tests showing a combined natural flow of about 1,650 barrels of crude oil and 19 million cubic feet of gas per day.
