COMMENT: The Oslo playbook returns to the Middle East

COMMENT: The Oslo playbook returns to the Middle East

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bnm Gulf bureau 15 May 2026
Norway has become the only NATO country still talking to Tehran. It is doing so for reasons that are partly diplomatic, partly mercantile, and with echos of the original Oslo accord of the 1990s.

Serbia to submit final NIS proposal to MOL as talks near deadline

EurOil - Europe Oil & Gas
By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade 15 May 2026
MOL has been in exclusive talks to acquire a 56.15% stake in NIS from Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Gazprom, which are under pressure to divest following US sanctions imposed in 2025.
Nigerian entrepreneur Aliko Dangote's refinery listing this year targets a valuation of $40bn to $50bn

Nigeria grants pension funds waiver to invest in Dangote Refinery IPO

AfrOil - Africa Oil & Gas
DMEA - Downstream Middle East & Africa
By Newsbase 15 May 2026
Nigeria’s PenCom has granted pension fund administrators a special waiver allowing investment in the planned Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO, in support of what may be the largest listings in African capital markets history.
UAE currently pushing away with West-East pipeline.

ADNOC delivers update on landmark pipeline to Abu Dhabi crown prince

MEOG - Middle East Oil & Gas
By bnm Gulf bureau 15 May 2026
Abu Dhabi’s crown prince chaired an ADNOC meeting in which he was updated on the status of the company’s landmark West-East Pipeline Project.
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