DNO International has had to shut in production from two fields in block 8 offshore Oman.

National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has allocated $182 million to further development of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf.

Oil has started flowing from the NS377 field in the North Shadwan concession in the shallow water Gulf of Suez, offshore Egypt.

Noble Energy and its partners have signed a gas sales agreement to provide supplies from the Tamar field offshore Israel to Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. (IEC).

Oil loading operations have reportedly started from a new floating single point mooring (SPM) facility offshore southern Iraq.

Gas production from the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf has reached a new peak of 290 MMcm/d (10 bcf/d).

National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) is considering producing helium from the South Pars field in the Persian Gulf.

A project to harness associated sweet gas from two oil fields in the Persian Gulf is nearing completion.

Leighton Offshore has contracted Lamprell to fabricate two topsides and jackets plus a metering skid and associated piping.