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1 – 10 of 13The government sought to capitalise on political stability and high oil prices to attract international oil companies (OICs) to invest in new prospects on improved terms…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287576
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Iran’s increasingly skilled sanctions evasion (aided by less intense US enforcement) has made it the second-largest contributor to higher global oil output over the past year…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286770
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Yet this follows a government directive that the company cancel increases in its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of crude oil production from 12 million barrels per day (b/d…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285954
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Chinese companies have not only become the dominant players in the upstream oil and gas sector and the leading importers of Iraqi oil; they are also important forces in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281733
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Algeria’s traditional foreign policy of non-alignment has been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is performing a delicate balancing act, preserving close political and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275846
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Tehran’s more sophisticated sanctions avoidance tactics and greater willingness to test Washington’s enforcement have substantially boosted exports from 2019 lows. The slow…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260273
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Solar power has taken centre stage in the new-found Middle Eastern drive to diversify energy sources, meeting rising power demand, sustaining oil and gas exports and providing an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241444
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Iran has agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, including on its oil and financial sectors. However, prices recovered slightly after the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198795
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A significant proportion of imports come from the Middle East, where security-driven supply risks -- and Saudi Arabia’s production restraint -- are also helping to drive up oil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233274
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US-imposed sanctions have slashed oil exports, which are now nearly all to China. Output remains robust but is running up against the limits of national storage.