Fatima Sadouki
Fatima has been researching and writing about gas and energy-related developments across several regions for more than 15 years. She writes about France, the Middle East and North Africa for Gas Outlook. She is currently based in France.
Oman LNG has made headlines in recent weeks with a string of new LNG contracts, but more are still expected, a manager at the firm told Gas Outlook in an exclusive interview.
Omani energy firm OQ is keen to develop more downstream gas projects, its chief executive of upstream told Gas Outlook.
There are still barriers to a full hydrogen value chain and economy taking off, delegates said at the Oman Petroleum and Energy Show.
Oman’s energy transition will take longer than expected, a government official said on the opening day of the Oman Petroleum and Energy Show.
State-run QatarEnergy has announced a third LNG expansion plan, but Qatar has yet to tackle emerging risks including regulation on methane emissions.
The two tenders formed part of Algeria’s national plan to install 15,000 MW of solar capacity by 2035.
Israel’s gas market remains small, but in the decade before the war in Gaza began in October its growth was remarkable.
On the cusp of COP28, African negotiators are calling for different fossil fuel phase-down pathways for developed and developing countries.
In France, a gas boiler ban was introduced in 2022 for new buildings, but boilers are still used by more than 11 million sites for heating purposes.
The country has been championing the role of renewables in recent years, but delays risk locking in more Morocco gas import dependence.