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.
Oman’s oil exports recorded a slight decrease of 0.1 per cent by the end of December 2025, reaching 307,960,900 barrels compared to 308,422,100 barrels during the same period in 2024, according to preliminary statistics issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
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.
Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry announced production has begun at the Al-Wasl-4 development well in the North Safa field, Gulf of Suez, operated by GUPCO. The well produces about 2,250 barrels of oil and 1.3 million cubic feet of gas daily, lifting output to about 65,000 barrels.
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum said oil and gas companies drilled multiple wells across the Western and Eastern Deserts and the Nile Delta, including five exploratory wells, expected to add about 47 million cubic feet of gas and 4,300 barrels per day to daily output.
McDermott International is set to secure multiple offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), with a combined value estimated at up to $1.5 billion. These awards are linked to ADNOC’s ongoing offshore oil and gas expansion programme and reinforce McDermott’s strong positioning in the Middle East offshore EPC market.
