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Turkey to Begin Drilling Around Cyprus

Jan 25, 2019

Turkey will begin drilling for resources around Cyprus, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday, a move that could create tensions with neighboring Cyprus and Greece over ownership of natural resources.Attempts to tap gas and oil in…

Newcomers Pile into Race for Qatar LNG

Jan 23, 2019

Qatar is preparing to issue a tender for energy firms seeking a stake in its gas expansion project, drawing interest from long-standing partners as well as newcomers Chevron, Norway's Equinor and Italy's Eni, industry sources said.Plans to expand Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities…

FSRU Enters Qatar Drydock for Maintenance

Jan 22, 2019

A floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) owned by U.S. based Excelerate Energy will undergo drydocking, maintenance and upgrades at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Qatar, prior to its deployment in Bangladesh.The drydocking of FSRU Excelerate…

Bahrain's First LNG Terminal Ready for Business

Jan 19, 2019

Bahrain expected to start LNG imports early this year; FSU on 20-year time charter to Bahrain LNG arrives in the GulfBahrain's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating unit arrived in the Gulf this week as the country gets ready for its maiden imports of the super-chilled fuel this year…

Adnoc Fleet Slashes Carbon Emission 23%

Jan 16, 2019

Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc   L&S) announced that it has reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 23% across a fleet of 27 vessels.The marine and logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc ) said in a press…

BP Partners with Eni For Exploring Oman Block

Jan 15, 2019

British multinational oil and gas company BP and Italian oil and gas giant ENI have signed a heads of agreement with the Ministry of Oil & Gas of Oman to explore Block 77 in central Oman.In addition, Eni has signed with the Ministry of Oil &…

Saudi Energy Minister Sees Strong Global Oil Demand

Jan 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that oil demand remains strong and that he sees no impact from U.S.-China trade tensions.'The global economy is strong enough, I'm not too concerned. If a slowdown happens, it will be mild…

Eni, Thailand's PTTEP Win Adnoc Exploration

Jan 14, 2019

Italy's Eni SpA and Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Pcl secured rights to explore for oil and natural gas in Abu Dhabi from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), following Abu Dhabi’s first competitive block licensing round.A tweet from Adnoc said…

Tendeka Secured AICD Contract in the Middle East

Jan 10, 2019

Independent global completions service company Tendeka reports it has secured a further multimillion-dollar contract with a major national oil company in the Middle East.The agreement will see Tendeka provide reservoir modelling and the installation…

Iran Will Not Comply with 'Illegal' US Sanctions -Oil Minister

Jan 10, 2019

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday U.S. sanctions against his country were 'fully illegal' and Tehran would not comply with them.Zanganeh, speaking at a joint news conference in Baghdad with Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadhban…

Saudi Arabia to Trim Oil Exports Further in February

Jan 09, 2019

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia plans to lower its shipments further in February as it follows through on a global deal to cut output to prevent a build-up in supplies.Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih told a news conference in Riyadh on Wednesday that the kingdom would export 7…

N-KOM Building Offshore Living Quarters in Qatar

Jan 09, 2019

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) held a steel cutting ceremony for a new offshore accommodation platform under construction at the Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Qatar.Chief Executive Officer of Nakilat, Eng. Abdullah Al Sulaiti…

DNO Exits Oman Offshore Block

Jan 04, 2019

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA subsidiary DNO Oman Block 8 Limited has relinquished operatorship and participation in the offshore Oman Block 8 to the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) and state-owned Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production LLC (OOCEP)…

Oceaneering, F&M Partner in Pakistan

Dec 28, 2018

Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its subsidiary Oceaneering International GmbH has partnered with F&M Private Ltd (F&M Inspections) to explore opportunities to collaborate on asset integrity projects within Pakistan.The strategic…

SOCAR Installs New Platform at Bulla-Deniz

Dec 26, 2018

A new stationary drilling platform was commissioned on Monday at the Bulla-Deniz offshore field in Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.The platform was built by SOCAR Oil and Gas Construction Trust and projected by the in-house Oil & Gas Research and Design Institute…

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