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Drilling & Completion

Pharaonic adds offshore Egypt gas producer

Pharaonic Petroleum Co. has drilled a new gas production well in its Mediterranean concession offshore Egypt.

Oman offshore field development enters new drilling phase

DNO says a new phase of development drilling is under way on the Bukha field offshore Oman.

Tanin strike boosts Levant basin deepwater gas reserves

Noble Energy has confirmed another natural gas discovery offshore Israel.

Field Development

Iran in talks with Kuwait over joint field development

National Iranian Offshore Oil Co. (NIOOC) is pushing for a joint development of a gas field in the Persian Gulf with Kuwait.

Iran to probe South Pars oil layer

Five phases of the South Pars gas field development in the Persian Gulf are nearing completion, according to Iranian news service Shana.

Mediterranean Tamar development on schedule

Estimated gas resources from the Tamar field offshore Israel have risen from 8.4 tcf to 9 tcf following appraisal work, according to operator Noble Energy.

Subsea

Hydratight devises Gulf bolting solution

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

Aker Solutions, ABB team on record subsea electrical system

A record for distance, voltage, and frequency will be set when ABB provides to Aker Solutions drives and transformers for the subsea power distribution system at Statoil's Åsgard oil and gas ...

Noble taps Delmar to install subsea trees in eastern Mediterranean Tamar gas field

Noble Energy has awarded Delmar Systems Inc. a contract to install five subsea trees in the Tamar gas field offshore Israel in the Mediterranean Sea.

Geology & Geophysics

GeoGlobal awaits rig for Israel commitments

GeoGlobal Resources expects to receive the drilling rig Noble Homer Ferrington by late March or mid-April.

GeoGlobal prepares for Israeli deepwater well

GeoGlobal Resources has issued a brief review of its exploration activities offshore Israel.

Paradigm wins Kazakhstan support role

North Caspian Operating Co. (NCOC) has contracted Paradigm for technical services to support teams based at NCOC’s Technical Data Center in Kazakhstan.

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Pipeline & Transportation

Fast-acting actuators assist Umm Shaif gas transport

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

Pipeline monitoring system helps manage Qatar offshore gas flow assurance

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.

KGOC brings in Technip for Saudi/Kuwait pipeline

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

Production

Iran making productive use of Kharg area gas

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

Lamprell to deliver Iraq offshore platform consignment

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

Gas flowing from latest deepwater WDDM phase offshore Egypt

BG Group says production has started from the second stage of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession Phase 7 in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea.

Rigs/Vessels

Noble set to re-enter Israeli well

The drilling rig Homer Ferrington has arrived at the Leviathan 1 well site in the Rachel license in the deepwater Levantine basin.

Athena floater prepares for voyage to UK North Sea

The FPSO for Ithaca Energy’s Athena oil field development in the UK central North Sea is in the final phase of conversion at Dubai Dry Dock World.

Multi-purpose construction vessel arrives in Middle East

Oceanic Marine Contractors (OMC) has taken delivery of the new offshore construction vessel Oceanic 5000.

Middle East Offshore Oil & Gas News

Potential suitor for Bowleven

Dragon Oil confirms that it is in the early stages of a potential offer for the share capital of Bowleven.

Iran making productive use of Kharg area gas

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

Fast-acting actuators assist Umm Shaif gas transport

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