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Iraq, US hold talks on oil dispute in Kurdish region
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met late Sunday with US Chargé d’Affaires Steven Fagin in Baghdad to discuss the ongoing dispute over oil in the country’s northern Kurdish region, the Foreign Ministry said. According to a ministry statement,...
AIS spoofing and jamming in the Persian Gulf: a growing maritime security concern
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 18, 2025
The Persian Gulf, a vital corridor for global energy and trade, is increasingly affected by a sophisticated threat to maritime safety: the manipulation and disruption of Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals. Since mid-2025, numerous...
Middle East still offers large scale construction opportunities
World Construction Network
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August 18, 2025
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) projects market has taken a sharp hit in the first five months of 2025, registering a 39% decline in contract awards compared to the same period last year. This contraction has been led by a dramatic slowdown in...
New Stonepeak Middle East renewables vehicle to be led by ex-Jinko executive
PV Tech
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August 18, 2025
Mothana Qteishat, former vice president at Jinko Power, the development subsidiary of Chinese solar manufacturing giant JinkoSolar, will lead the new company. The company said “constructive policy tailwinds across the region” influenced its...
Iran Update, August 18, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Information Cutoff: 2:00 PM ET The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that...
Iraq shortlists 2 firms for offshore LNG terminal
Zawya
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Iraq has shortlisted two companies to implement a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the Khor Al-Zubair port in Basra for importing liquefied gas to generate electricity, the Oil Ministry said. In a weekend statement, the Ministry...
Oil prices rise after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting as Ukraine ceasefire remains elusive
The National News
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Oil prices rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that talks with European leaders at the White House could pave the way for a trilateral summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin...
Türkiye will use all its energy to qualify for the World Cup: Head coach Montella
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Türkiye’s national football team head coach Vincenzo Montella said his side will put all its energy into qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, underlining that the national team should always aim high. Montella, 51, stressed the importance of...
Israeli forces demolish several commercial facilities in ad-Dhahiriya, South of Hebron
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Israeli forces demolish several commercial facilities in ad-Dhahiriya, South of Hebron Hebron – Saba: Israeli occupation authorities demolished several commercial facilities today, Monday, in the large ‘Annab area near al-Ramadin town, south of...
Energy Transition Stalls as Oil Super-Cycle Risks Return
Oil Price
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August 18, 2025
Global oil supply at current rates may not be enough to meet rising demand if it grows at the pace expected by OPEC, according to the latest resource estimate by intelligence firm Rystad Energy. Recoverable oil resources, including estimates for...
Oman hosts first Middle East launch of DJI Matrice 400 drone
Oman Observer
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August 18, 2025
MUSCAT: Oman hosted the first-ever launch in the Middle East of the DJI Matrice 400 (M400) drone, during the inaugural edition of the Firnas Summit. The event was organised by the Ibn Firnas Drone Centre at the St. Regis Al Mouj Hotel in Muscat,...
UAE, Saudi Arabia Drive $59B Merger Surge In Middle East
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Middle East and North Africa's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape showed remarkable momentum in the first half of 2025, with the UAE and Saudi Arabia continuing to lead the region's deal value. According to the...
U.S. and Iraq Discuss Kurdistan Oil Export Dispute
Oil Price
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August 18, 2025
Top U.S. and Iraqi officials have discussed the potential resumption of oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and the role of the U.S. oil companies operating in the country, the Iraqi foreign ministry said on Monday. Oil...
Capital, provinces shut down as Iran's power shortage deepens
Iran International
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August 18, 2025
The Tehran governor’s office confirmed all provincial offices will close on Saturday, August 23, as part of energy conservation measures. The Tehran Electricity Distribution Company also said power would be cut to 100 high-consumption government...
California Democrats change their tunes on oil drilling in state
Times of San Diego
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump talks with then California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, during a visit to a neighborhood burned by the wildfires in Paradise on Nov. 17, 2018. (File photo by Evan Vucci/Associated Press) The oil industry is having an...
Trump’s Energy Dominance Runs Into OPEC’s Price Trap
Oil Price
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August 18, 2025
The return of previously curtailed oil production by OPEC+ members is killing U.S. shale growth, with industry executives referring to it as a “price war” to the Financial Times. A prediction by the IEA of a deep oil glut is not helping, either....
Blue Locker Ransomware Launches Targeted Attacks on the Oil and Gas Sector in Pakistan
GBHackers
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August 18, 2025
Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-alert advisory to 39 key ministries and institutions, warning of severe risks from the “Blue Locker” ransomware, which has compromised critical infrastructure including...
Anish Kapoor’s massive artwork Butchered raised on a North Sea oil platform
Domus
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For the past few days, a flow of blood-red paint has been cascading over Shell’s offshore Skiff platform in the North Sea. The installation, titled BUTCHERED, is a new work by Anish Kapoor, a British artist of Indian and Iraqi heritage, and...
Morning Mail: Zelenskyy’s White House welcome, visa stoush deepens Israel rift, a ‘really fun space rock’
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Morning everyone. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a warmer welcome in Washington overnight compared with last February, and there were encouraging noises from Donald Trump about possible security guarantees for Ukraine, but a ceasefire did not...
Britain's Energy Footprint in the Caspian: Profit Over Ecology
OpEdNews
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August 18, 2025
Nine months after Azerbaijan hosted COP29 in Baku with pledges of green transition and sustainability, the Caspian Sea remains an arena of unchecked industrial exploitation. British corporations, long positioning themselves as champions of...