Noble takes further pause after deepening offshore Israel gas wellTechnical constraints again have forced Noble Energy to suspend well deepening operations on the deepwater Leviathan gas discovery offshore Israel. |
Lamprell awarded jackup rig build contractLamprell has won a $227-million contract from an unnamed drilling contractor for construction of a newbuild jackup rig. |
Iran progressing Persian Gulf field developmentsNorth Drilling Co. (NDC) is preparing to transfer the Sahar-1 rig to the Persian Gulf to drill on the Farzad-A field. |
Fasttrack setdown for Persian Gulf jacketNational Iranian Oil Co. claims its contractors have set a new record for installation of a jacket in the Persian Gulf. |
DNO looks to revive UAE offshore Saleh field
DNO International plans to pick up re-development of the Saleh field 45 km (28 mi) offshore Ras Al Khaimah, after completing a current drilling campaign on the West Bukha/Bukha fields off Oman.
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Shah Deniz 2 gas export project enters FEED phaseBP 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. |
Tamar FLNG project for deepwater offshore Israel moves closerDelek Group says the deepwater Tamar gas field in the Levantine basin remains on track for production during the first half of 2013. |
Saipem assigned Saudi platform, Brazil trunkline installationsSaipem has been awarded a new offshore contract under the framework of its long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco. |
Hydratight devises Gulf bolting solutionHydratight has supplied subsea construction services for a project in the Persian Gulf. |
Israeli drilling deadline pushed back to JuneGeoGlobal Resources has completed processing and interpretation of 1,360 sq km (525 sq mi) of 3D seismic over the Myra and Sara licenses offshore Israel. |
Adira issues Israel reserves estimateAdira Energy has received two independent resource reports on its shallow water Gabriella and Yitzhak licenses offshore Israel. |
GeoGlobal awaits rig for Israel commitmentsGeoGlobal Resources expects to receive the drilling rig Noble Homer Ferrington by late March or mid-April. |
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Iran commissions sour gas pipeline in Persian GulfIranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. (IOEC) expects first gas deliveries in September through a new pipeline in the Persian Gulf. |
Shah Deniz 2 gas export project enters FEED phaseBP 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 assists pipeline valve replacement offshore QatarTDW Offshore Services has completed a pipeline pressure isolation operation off Qatar. |
Aramco ramps up gas processing from offshore Karan productionSaudi Aramco has started up processing facilities at Khursaniyah associated with the offshore Karan gas development. |
Blocked pipeline halts operations offshore OmanDNO International has had to shut in production from two fields in block 8 offshore Oman. |
Iran to drill new layers of Persian Gulf South Pars fieldNational Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has allocated $182 million to further development of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf. |
Jackup component bottleneck slows constructionFabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries for newbuild jackup projects. |
Havyard contracts further PSV hull from Turkish yardCemre Shipyard has delivered its 20th platform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian contractor Havyard Group, on behalf of Vestland Offshore. |
Topaz support vessels primed for duty in Caspian SeaTopaz Energy and Marine has completed construction of two anchor handling/offshore support/towing vessels for BP. |
Jackup component bottleneck slows constructionFabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries for newbuild jackup projects. |
Havyard contracts further PSV hull from Turkish yardCemre Shipyard has delivered its 20th platform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian contractor Havyard Group, on behalf of Vestland Offshore. |
Iran commissions sour gas pipeline in Persian GulfIranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. (IOEC) expects first gas deliveries in September through a new pipeline in the Persian Gulf. |
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