Middle East
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March 26, 2025
Baker Hughes announced Wednesday a multi-year contract with Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE), for and on behalf of Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP), to provide integrated coiled-tubing drilling services for the company’s Margham Gas storage project.
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March 26, 2025
bp has received final government ratification for its contract to invest in the redevelopment of several giant oil fields in Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. The contract between North Oil Company (NOC), North Gas Company (NGC) and bp includes the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the fields, spanning oil, gas, power and water with potential for investment in exploration.
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March 2025
This article presents a unique experience where logging-while-drilling data could be streamed with high quality in real time, in a record-length extended-reach well drilled through complex carbonate reservoirs with deployment of an advanced new solution.
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March 24, 2025
Iraq is in talks with several companies to secure two floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) by early June, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer tries to address power shortages caused by a U.S. move against Iran.
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March 20, 2025
Odfjell Technology has successfully deployed a 36” x 38” conductor pipe in Kuwait's first offshore Jurassic well. The well received a custom-tailored solution to support the wellbore structure and prevent formations caving.
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March 19, 2025
Earlier this week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Eng. Karim Badawi to discuss exploration activity, and particularly the "Fayoum 5" oil and gas field.
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March 14, 2025
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a leading provider of self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has secured three-year contract extensions with a major National Oil Company (NOC) in the Middle East for two of its vessels.
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March 12, 2025
OPEC+ crude production surged last month as Kazakhstan further breached its agreed limit. OPEC+ has said it can “pause or reverse” the scheduled series of output increases depending on market conditions, and has just under a month to consider the next hike.
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March 07, 2025
ADNOC is seeking to buy its first natural gas producing fields in the U.S. to deepen its presence in the country, according to people familiar with the matter. CEO Sultan Al Jaber is set to outline the investment strategy, including a U.S. focus, during a speech at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston on Tuesday.
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March 05, 2025
The cost of Oman crude on the Gulf Mercantile Exchange slipped below Brent on Tuesday for the first time since late 2024, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That marks the end of the Middle Eastern grade’s longest run of premiums over the global benchmark since 2023.
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February 28, 2025
The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) applauds U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s efforts to restart oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including in a call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on February 25, 2025.
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February 27, 2025
TWMA* has officially broken ground on its latest facility in Habshan, Abu Dhabi. The milestone marks the beginning of construction for the world’s most advanced, self-sustainable drilling waste management site.
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February 25, 2025
bp today reached agreement on all contractual terms with Iraq to invest in several giant oil fields in Kirkuk providing for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the fields, spanning oil, gas, power and water with potential for investment in exploration.
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February 21, 2025
The CPA awarded to Accell enables Aramco to efficiently procure InflowControl’s patented AICV® technology to support the reduction of unwanted water and increase of net-oil from their onshore and offshore wells.
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February 20, 2025
Seatrium Offshore Technology has won an international tender from International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super 116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 3.
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February 19, 2025
EnerMech has secured a five-year contract extension to provide North Oil Company (NOC) with leak testing and flange management services. The award, in the Al Shaheen Oil Field, Qatar, reinforces EnerMech’s expertise and strong relationship with NOC.
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February 18, 2025
Drilling waste management specialist, TWMA*, has announced a landmark partnership with a multinational energy operator for its inaugural exploration project in Egypt, located offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
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February 17, 2025
bp has announced the start of production from the second development phase of the Raven field, offshore Egypt, which involves the subsea tieback of additional Raven infill wells to its existing onshore infrastructure as part of the West Nile Delta (WND) project.
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February 14, 2025
Saudi Aramco’s venture arm has invested in UK-based Ori, an AI cloud startup backed by Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA as it seeks to drive the kingdom’s push to become an artificial intelligence hub. No financial terms were disclosed.
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February 13, 2025
EDF and TAQA Geothermal have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on geothermal energy technologies including power generation and HVAC applications as well as Compressed Air Energy Storage in Saudi Arabia.
