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Turkey Eyes Oil & Gas Exploration In Bulgaria, Iraq And Libya

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Turkey is currently in talks to explore for oil and gas in Bulgaria, with similar plans for exploration in Iraq and Libya, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has revealed. Turkey not only wants to boost domestic oil and gas production, but also harbors ambitions to become a regional energy hub.

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Libya’s First Oil Bid Round in 18 Years Offers Production Sharing Contracts

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Libya will offer production sharing agreements to the successful bidders in its first oil and gas exploration bid round in 18 years, top Libyan oil officials said at an event in London on Monday.

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Turkey Looks to Expand Oil and Gas Exploration in Its Region

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Turkey is boosting domestic natural gas production in its Black Sea waters and is looking to expand its international partnerships in oil and gas exploration in Bulgarias Black Sea, in the Caspian Sea region, and in Iraq, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, said on Monday.

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Mexico Revises Oil Production Down

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Mexicos finance ministry has revised the countrys crude oil production rate for the year by 129,000 bpd less than previously expected. Instead of 1.8 million bpdthe target set by President Claudia SheinbaumMexico is seen producing 1.762 million bpd, Reuters reported, citing the ministry.

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Iraq Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Kurdistan Oil Contracts

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Iraq has filed a lawsuit against the United States over oil contracts between American companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, escalating a constitutional dispute that has long threatened to destabilize the countrys energy sector, Reuters reported. Baghdad argues these deals bypass the federal oil ministry

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Oil and Gas Explorers Focus on Near-Field Plays

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Increasing financial constraints, a low commodity price environment and a shrinking pool of prospective basins have transformed how oil and gas players explore for new barrels.

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Nigeria Urges Firms to Boost Oil Output to OPEC Quota

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Nigerias government is urging the oil companies operating in the country to collaborate to increase oil output in the producer that hasnt been able to pump to its OPEC quota for years. Nigerias crude oil production averaged 1.4 Nigerias crude oil production averaged 1.4