Middle East

UAE: Complicated Rig Transport for Blue Water

UAE: Complicated Rig Transport for Blue Water

Extensive experience and skills are the reasons why Blue Water Shipping has been awarded this complicated rig transport to the Caspian Sea. Over the years, Blue Water Shipping has become one of the major players within the transport of giant constructions to the Caspian Sea through the Russian river system. Several of the transports handled [...]

Big Spenders Optimistic over 2012 Outlook

Oil and gas industry leaders have forecast improved performance and higher levels of capital expenditure this year, despite concerns over global economic instability, according to a new report on the future of the sector. Increased investment across the industry will focus on exploration activity, with North America emerging as the area with the greatest opportunities [...]

Spectrum Secures Contract Extension for Seismic Datasets Offshore Lebanon

Spectrum Secures Contract Extension for Seismic Datasets Offshore Lebanon

Officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water have signed a contract extension with Spectrum for the licensing of the highly successful “LEB-02″ and “EMED-00″ Multi-Client seismic datasets offshore Lebanon. Spectrum’s comprehensive suite of East Mediterranean products is comprised of four seismic surveys totalling 22,645 km of high quality 2D data including 5,526 km [...]

BW Athena FPSO Scheduled to Leave Dubai in mid-February

BW Athena FPSO Scheduled to Leave Dubai in mid-February

Ithaca Energy today announced that the Athena field development activities continue to progress. The BW Athena FPSO, is undergoing final phases of conversion work in Dubai Dry Dock World. Commissioning is underway and will be completed before sailaway from Dubai to ensure that the hook-up and offshore commissioning phase is minimised once the vessel arrives [...]

Israel: Adira Energy Finalizes Yitzhak Farm-Out

Israel: Adira Energy Finalizes Yitzhak Farm-Out

Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner has granted approval to Adira Energy Ltd. for the farm-out of 25% of its interest in the Yitzhak offshore license to the AGR Group and Ellomay Oil and Gas 2011 LP, pursuant to a series of Farm-Out Agreements announced on December 5, 2011. The Agreements are now unconditional and effective. Adira Energy [...]

Iran: New FSU to Replace Sourena Unit

Iran: New FSU to Replace Sourena Unit

National Iranian Oil Company reported yesterday that FSU Sourena will moor for repairs when new FSU Khalij-e Fars enters Bahregan zone on  20th March 2012. Manager of FSU Sourena at Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC)said that for major repairs Sourena’s activities need to be fully halted therefore a new FSO ordered by IOOC to an [...]

Oceanic 5000, Region's Largest OCV Arrives in UAE

Oceanic 5000, Region's Largest OCV Arrives in UAE

UAE-based Oceanic Marine Contractors (OMC) has taken delivery of its state-of-the-art Oceanic 5000, which will service the offshore oil and gas construction sector. The vessel, the largest of its type in the region, is designed for worldwide operations and will focus on the installation and removal of subsea pipelines and offshore structures. The multi-purpose, GL [...]

Iran: POGC Inks Drilling Contract for South Pars

Iran: POGC Inks Drilling Contract for South Pars

Pars Oil & Gas Company (POGC) signed a contract with Global Petro Tech Company on drilling two descriptive-production wells to examine output potentials of the South Pars gas field’s oil layer on January 2 2012) at Petroleum Ministry building in the presence of Iranian petroleum minister, Rostam Ghasemi, and managing director of National Iranian Oil [...]

Iran to Develop Arash Gas Field on Its Own?

Iran to Develop Arash Gas Field on Its Own?

Iran decided to develop the Arash gas field on its own if Kuwait doesn’t answer to an offer to develop the field together. Iran said it would launch full-scale development of the offshore Arash gas field in the Persian Gulf if Kuwait does not respond to its offer of joint development, Fars News Agency reported. [...]

Iran Intends to Increase Production at Forouzan Oilfield

Iran Intends to Increase Production at Forouzan Oilfield

  IOOC (Iran Offshore Oil Company) plans to increase production at the Forouzan oil field by the end of the next calendar year , which is shared by 40 pct, with Saudi Arabia, managing director stated. “Some 100 kilometers seabed pipeline has been laid and related platform will be installed in the middle of the [...]


 




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