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A company logo is seen at the sales office of Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, in Moscow September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russian Gas Producer Novatek Aims to Knock down Qatar from LNG Top Spot

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 23, 2017 | Business

Russian gas producer Novatek aims to topple Qatar as the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas as it gets closer to completing its first LNG project, a top executive said, batting away concerns about US sanctions on the sector. The country’s...

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A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, about 160 km (99 miles) from Riyadh, June 23, 2008. State oil giant Saudi Aramco is adamant the biggest new field in its plan to raise oil capacity will arrive bang on schedule in June next year. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Increase in Saudi Natural Gas Reserve … Private Sector Labor Force Grows 4.7 Percent

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jun 18, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Bolstering the efforts exerted for implementing the Saudi vision on diversifying power sources, recent annual statistics released by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) exhibit a notable increase in the Kingdom’s natural gas reserve at a 1.4 percent rate in...

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Ukrainian protesters destroy cars near the Russian Embassy during a rally in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Russia cuts gas to Ukraine, flows to EU threatened

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2014 | World

Kiev and Gorki, Reuters—Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes for peace in the former Soviet republic. After weekend violence that included the loss of 49 troops in...

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Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides talks to Asharq Al-Awsat in Nicosia, Cyprus. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Cyprus FM: We can bring Lebanon, Israel and Egypt together

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Jun 10, 2014 | Interviews

Nicosia, Asharq Al-Awsat—From his office in the Cyprus capital of Nicosia, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides gives his take on the Arab Spring and the current situation in the Arab world. He looks at the Middle East and the Arab World from a European...

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The SPQ1 gas platform is seen on the southern edge of Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Gulf, off Assalouyeh, 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) south of Tehran, on January 26, 2011. (Reuters/Caren Firouz)

Kuwait says looking to import Iranian natural gas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 2, 2014 | Business

Kuwait, Reuters—Kuwait’s oil minister said his country was looking to sign an agreement with Iran to secure much-needed natural gas supplies. The minister’s comments to the state news agency KUNA late on Sunday came on the sidelines of a visit by...