BP and its partners have approved the start of front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the $25-billion Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea.

TDW Offshore Services has completed a pipeline pressure isolation operation off Qatar.

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

Biffi has supplied its largest-ever high torque pneumatic actuators to ADNOC for a project offshore Abu Dhabi.

Fugro GEOS has won a contract to provide Qatar Shell with round-the-clock support and maintenance support for a seabed water temperature monitoring system.

Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. (KGOC) has contracted Technip for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning assistance for the Gas and Condensate Export System project.

A paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy recommends improvements to the pipelines crossing the Arabian Peninsula.

Hydratight has supplied subsea construction services for a project in the Persian Gulf.

An Indian delegation will travel to Iran for talks on construction of a new gas export line, according to Iranian news service Shana.