Manufacturing & mining

Progress made on Libya oil discoveries and production additions

Three oil and gas discoveries have been announced with international partners
13 April 2026
Trump decision to blockade the Strait of Hormuz boosts oil price

Futures spiked by 7% after social media post from the US president
13 April 2026
OQ allows more time for natural gas liquids project proposals

OQ Group is overseeing a feed-to-EPC competition for this major project involving building an NGL facility that will extract condensates in Saih Nihayda in central Oman and transport those volumes to Duqm for fractionation and export
10 April 2026

Prequalification begins for King Faisal University hospital

08 April 2026

Syrian firm to develop $300m The Beaumont project

08 April 2026

Eni makes major gas discovery in Egypt

08 April 2026

Israel ramps up gas exports to Egypt

07 April 2026

Egypt gas sector activity surges amid regional conflict

07 April 2026

Construction to start for Egypt animal feed project

02 April 2026

Algerian chemicals project faces delays

01 April 2026

Kuwait prepares to announce refinery project meeting

31 March 2026

Iran strikes Gulf aluminium after hits on Iranian steel

30 March 2026

Emirates Global Aluminium facility hit by Iranian missiles

30 March 2026

Operator confirms attack on Bahrain aluminium plant

30 March 2026

March 2026: Data drives regional projects

27 March 2026

Algeria begins construction of Oued Amizour mining project

24 March 2026

Feasibility study launched for Morocco mining project

18 March 2026

Alba to acquire EU’s largest primary aluminium producer

06 March 2026

China’s Sinoma wins contracts in Iraq and Saudi Arabia

24 February 2026

Oman’s $1.6bn polysilicon plant starts operations

11 February 2026

Saudi Arabia signs $5.3bn Syria reconstruction deal

11 February 2026

Hadeed starts work on flat products expansion project

03 February 2026

Morocco awards $482m phosphate mine works contract

03 February 2026

Jordan allows phosphate rail line bidders more time

30 January 2026

Khansaheb acquires Emsteel’s pipe manufacturing unit

30 January 2026

Maaden mineral resources grow by 7.8 million ounces

29 January 2026

Maaden awards $152m contract for Saudi gold project

27 January 2026

NMDC Infra takes majority stake in Spanish firm

19 January 2026

Chinese firm to build $260m lithium-ion plant in Yanbu

15 January 2026

PIF signs agreement to develop Yanbu aluminium complex

15 January 2026

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