Title: Circular economy integration in oil and gas sector: case of MENA countries

Authors: Shikhar Dua; Krishna Kumar Dadsena

Addresses: Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Prabandhan Nagar, Nayasarai Rd., Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834004, India ' Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Prabandhan Nagar, Nayasarai Rd., Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834004, India

Abstract: One of the world's major concerns is the impact of climate change. This case study aims to use a qualitative approach to examine how the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries has embraced the circular economy (CE) concept. Thematic analysis was adopted as the research method in this study. A purposeful intensity sampling method was adopted. Responses were obtained from fifteen oil and gas industry experts working in MENA countries through one on one interviews. The analysis of the interaction involving the adoption of the circular economy in the oil and gas industry in MENA countries revealed three main themes: 1) the organisation's inclination towards CE; 2) innovations in CE adoption; 3) external pressure to adopt CE. The results show that the MENA countries' oil and gas industries are making good progress toward adopting CE.

Keywords: circular economy; oil and gas; MENA; organisational factors; external pressure; innovations; thematic analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSD.2025.143127

International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2025 Vol.28 No.1, pp.124 - 146

Received: 05 Mar 2024
Accepted: 09 Aug 2024
Published online: 03 Dec 2024 *

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