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Drilling & Completion

Noble takes further pause after deepening offshore Israel gas well

Technical constraints again have forced Noble Energy to suspend well deepening operations on the deepwater Leviathan gas discovery offshore Israel.

Lamprell awarded jackup rig build contract

Lamprell has won a $227-million contract from an unnamed drilling contractor for construction of a newbuild jackup rig.

Iran progressing Persian Gulf field developments

North Drilling Co. (NDC) is preparing to transfer the Sahar-1 rig to the Persian Gulf to drill on the Farzad-A field.

Field Development

Fasttrack setdown for Persian Gulf jacket

National 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.

Shah Deniz 2 gas export project enters FEED phase

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.

Subsea

Tamar FLNG project for deepwater offshore Israel moves closer

Delek 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 installations

Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract under the framework of its long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco.

Hydratight devises Gulf bolting solution

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

Geology & Geophysics

Israeli drilling deadline pushed back to June

GeoGlobal 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 estimate

Adira Energy has received two independent resource reports on its shallow water Gabriella and Yitzhak licenses offshore Israel.

GeoGlobal awaits rig for Israel commitments

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

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Pipeline & Transportation

Iran commissions sour gas pipeline in Persian Gulf

Iranian 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 phase

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 assists pipeline valve replacement offshore Qatar

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

Production

Aramco ramps up gas processing from offshore Karan production

Saudi Aramco has started up processing facilities at Khursaniyah associated with the offshore Karan gas development.

Blocked pipeline halts operations offshore Oman

DNO 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 field

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

Rigs/Vessels

Jackup component bottleneck slows construction

Fabricator 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 yard

Cemre 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 Sea

Topaz Energy and Marine has completed construction of two anchor handling/offshore support/towing vessels for BP.

Middle East Offshore Oil & Gas News

Jackup component bottleneck slows construction

Fabricator 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 yard

Cemre 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 Gulf

Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. (IOEC) expects first gas deliveries in September through a new pipeline in the Persian Gulf.