The First Oil Discoveries in the Middle East
Flashbacks on the first discoveries of oil fields in the Middle East. 1908 (May 26): Masjid Sulaiman field (Masjid Sulaiman-1 well), southwest Zagros basin, Iran (Persia) by the Concessions Syndicate…
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Iraq: Resource Base
The Iraq Petroleum conference of September 2007 in Dubai and the Iraq Energy Expo & Conference of December 2008 in Baghdad were attended by many international oil companies. In April…
Oil and Gas Available in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has just launched its very first licensing round. Three blocks with 6 proven oil and gas fields are up for grabs in the Amy Darya Basin next to Turkmenistan.…
Oil from Babylon to Iraq
Iraq, which has been on the mass media’s spotlight and international focus in recent years, has a record of oil and bitumen dating back to the earliest human civilizations more…
Developing Middle East Petroleum Geoscience
Dr. Moujahed al-Husseini is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences, Geoarabia, and for many years was involved with the organisation of the important GEO oil industry conference,…
The Centenary of the First Oil Well in the Middle East
2008 marks the 100th anniversary of oil discovery at Masjid Sulaiman in southwest Iran (Persia), which ushered in a new era in the history of the Middle East. This is…
The Emergence of the Arabian Oil Industry
In terms of petroleum reserves and production, the Middle East is second to none. The stories behind the first discoveries in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the 1930s are…
A Bright Future for Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is a clean, readily available, and renewable natural resource. Yet the near limitless potential remains largely untapped accounting for only a very small percentage of the total amount…