Our next issue gets to the heart of what the future holds for the region's oil and gas companies as they grapple with some of their biggest challenges yet.

Volatile oil prices, depleted supplies and crippling skills shortages mean everybody in the industry is feeling the strain.

We hear from two of the Middle East - and the world's - leading authorities on oil and gas as they give us rare insights into their predictions for the future of the sector.

Libyan Oil Minister and chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation, Dr Shokri Ghanem talks exclusively to O&G about how tumbling oil prices will affect his country's main source of wealth and why Libya is a sleeping giant in the global oil and gas industry, with plans to dramatically increase its oil output.

We also hear from Abdullah S Jum'ah who is stepping down as head of Aramco after 14 years in the hot seat. He speaks candidly about the challenges facing the industry and how producers can meet future global demand.

Other contributors to the magazine include Abdulkarim Al-Sayed, CEO of Bapco, Patrick Héreng, CIO of Total and Andy Inglis, CEO of BP Exploration and Production.

Plus we feature industry-leading analysis from experts in the oil and gas field on the technologies that will are shaping the sector.