BP has selected KBR for the second stage concept selection of the export pipelines and terminal for the West Nile Delta Development in Egypt.

GSP Offshore has completed offshore mating of a topsides and jacket for the latest phase of the Akcakoca gas development in the Turkish Black Sea.

Dragon Oil has issued an update on its facilities expansion program in the Cheleken Contract Area fields in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.

Israel’s government has approved Noble Energy’s development of the Tamar gas discovery in the deepwater sector of the Levantine basin in the Mediterranean Sea.

Phases 15 and 16 of the South Pars gas field projects in the Persian Gulf are 47% complete, according to Iranian news service Shana.

Dana Petroleum has agreed to acquire a 50% interest from BG International in the El Manzala Offshore Area Concession in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.

BP, RWE Dea, and EGPC have signed an agreement for a $9-billion gas field development project in two West Nile Delta concessions offshore northern Egypt.

Saudi Aramco proved new reserves close to at least three of its offshore fields last year, according to the company’s 2009 annual report.

Modiin Energy Limited Partnership and Modiin Energy General Partners (collectively `Modiin’) have fulfilled an initial obligation on the Gabriella license offshore Israel.

National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) plans to award further contracts for the South Pars development in the Persian Gulf this week.

Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co. (ADMA-OPCO) has awarded National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) a $350-million EPC contract for a field enhancement program offshore Abu Dhabi.