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 RWE and Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq sign cooperation agreements
  Tuesday, August 31, 2010
RWE today announced that it has signed Cooperation Agreements with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq with the aim of helping it to develop and design its domestic and export gas transportation infrastructure - creating a route to market for Kurdistan's major gas reserves.
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 Baker Hughes and Iraqi South Oil Company sign strategic alliance agreement
  Monday, August 16, 2010
Baker Hughes announced it has signed a three-year strategic alliance with Iraq's South Oil Company (SOC) to provide technical services to SOC's wireline logging department in Burj Esya, Basra south Iraq.
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 A hi-tech architectural "dress" in DuPont Corian techno-surface for the whole network of SOCAR's gasoline stations in Azerbaijan
  Monday, July 12, 2010
All the building structures of the national network of gasoline stations of SOCAR are going to "wear" an external cladding made with DuPont Corian.
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 Burgan accounts for half of Kuwait output
  Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Half of Kuwaits oil production comes from Burgan, the second largest oilfield in the world, a senior oil official said in published remarks.
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 J. Ray delivers Qatargas platform
  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Qatargas has taken a major step towards completing work for its Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 ventures with the 'Mechanical Acceptance' and handover of the first of three offshore gas production platforms, known as 'QW8', from contractor, J. Ray McDermott (JRM).
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 Enefit signs oil shale concession agreement with Jordan
  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
CRA International, a worldwide leader in providing management, economic, and financial consulting services, announced that the Company advised the government of Jordan in the structuring and negotiation of an oil shale concession agreement that will allow Enefit, an affiliate of Eesti Energia AS, to explore and develop oil shale resources in Jordan.
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 DNO: increase in Yaalen flow
  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The second test in Yaalen-3 flowed 2,650 barrels of oil per day (bopd). As the first test flowed 1.400 bopd, the aggregated flow rate from the two tests is 4,050 bopd.
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 Qatar Petroleum, Shell and Petrochina sign new Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement
  Monday, May 17, 2010
Qatar Petroleum on behalf of the Government of the State of Qatar has signed a new Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with Shell and PetroChina Company Limited for Qatar Block D.
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 New technology 'to boost Saudi recovery rates'
  Monday, May 10, 2010
Saudi Oil Minister, Ali Naimi said that his country is aiming to boost recovery rates at key producing oilfields up to 70% through using a new technology.
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 DNO: initial results from the testing of Yaalen-3
  Monday, May 10, 2010
DNO reported initial results from the testing of Yaalen-3, in the Republic of Yemen. The first test in Yaalen-3 flowed 1,400 barrels of oil per day, with no water. The test rate was restricted by the equipment used during the test, and the Company expects that this interval has the capacity to flow in the order of 4,000 - 5,000 bopd.
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 TNK-BP and IOCOI establish a joint venture to develop fields in Iraq
  Sunday, May 9, 2010
TNK-BP Holding and Iraq Oil Company for Oil Investments (IOCOI) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture aimed at identifying potential projects to acquire, develop and operate oil and gas fields on the territory of Iraq.
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 Tethys Oil Commences Drilling of Saiwan East Well
  Thursday, May 6, 2010
Drilling of the Saiwan East-3 ("SE-3") well on Block 4 onshore Oman has commenced. Well SE-3 is an appraisal well drilled to appraise and develop the discovery of light oil in the Khufai formation made in 2009.
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 Qatargas pushes on with LNG maintenance
  Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Qatargas, one of Qatar's top two exporters of liquefied natural gas would complete scheduled maintenance on two LNG production facilities by the end of May, according to reports.
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 Foster Wheeler Awarded PMC Contract by ADCO for Oil Field Development in UAE
  Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Foster Wheeler AG announced that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) contract by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) for the Bab Field expansion and the development of the Qusahwira Field in the United Arab Emirates.
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 CROSCO mobilizes additional workover rigs to Oman
  Tuesday, May 4, 2010
CROSCO Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. announced that two additional workover rigs, CROSCO Cardwell 9 and CROSCO Cardwell 10 have been mobilized to Oman. Both workover rigs will be made available to CROSCO's joint venture company in Oman (MIDWESCO) for workover and field maintenance services.
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 Fluor Wins Offshore FEED Contract in Abu Dhabi
  Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Fluor Corporation announced that its Fluor Offshore Solutions unit has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for offshore facilities located 120 kilometers off the northwest coast of Abu Dhabi City.
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 Mott MacDonald is awarded oil and gas resource assignment in Oman
  Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Company LLC to provide specialist engineering services to its Sohar division in Oman.
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 Fluor to Perform Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project for Qatargas
  Thursday, April 29, 2010
Fluor Corporation announced that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Qatargas Operating Company Limited in Ras Laffan, Qatar.
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 Yousefieh Field Achieves First Oil Production
  Thursday, April 29, 2010
Gulfsands Petroleum plc, the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq, and the U.S.A., provided the following update on the Company's operations at Block 26, Syria where Gulfsands holds a 50% interest and acts as operator.
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 TATNEFT Begins Oil Production in Syria
  Sunday, April 18, 2010
Al Bou Kamal Petroleum Company, a joint venture between TATNEFT and the General Petroleum Corporation of Syria, established on a parity basis, started crude oil production from the South Kishma oil field in the Syrian Arab Republic.
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 AWE provides Al Meashar-1 testing update
  Thursday, April 15, 2010
AWE Limited reported that the second drill-stem test (DST) on Al Meashar-1, covering the basement section over the interval 3,180 to 3,660 meters, was completed.
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 Total and Partex eye Oman prizes
  Monday, April 12, 2010
France's Total and Portugal's Partex both plan to bid for oil and gas exploration blocks that Oman plans to auction, according to an executives from the companies.
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 Total Fires Up 2nd Yemen LNG Train
  Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Total announced that the second train of the Yemen LNG natural gas liquefaction plant has started production. Combined with liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from the first train, commissioned on October 15, 2009, it will enable the Yemen LNG plant to reach its full capacity.
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 Tethys Petroleum Limited: Drilling Commences on AKD02 (Doris) Appraisal Well
  Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Tethys Petroleum Limited announced that it had commenced drilling the AKD02 appraisal well in Kazakhstan. The AKD02 appraisal well is the first appraisal well of the AKD01 (Doris) oil discovery that flowed at a rate of 6,800 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") and will provide valuable further information on the size of the new oil field.
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 ADROK Sets Sights On Middle East Expansion
  Thursday, April 1, 2010
Scottish company Adrok Group Ltd, which is set to save the oil and gas industry billions of pounds through its groundbreaking imaging technology, has signed a deal with International Business Development Company LLC (IBD Group) - expanding its services into the Middle East.
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 J. Ray McDermott Awarded EPCI Project by Saudi Aramco
  Thursday, March 25, 2010
J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (J. Ray), a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc., has been awarded a project to upgrade crude gathering and power supply facilities in Saudi Aramco's Safaniya field.
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 NPCC wins $560m Qusahwira job
  Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Adco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Adco announced that it signed a $560.4 million oilfield development contract with the UAE's National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).
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 RAK finds gas in Oman
  Tuesday, March 23, 2010
RAK Petroleum said that it found gas in the Hamrat Duru-4 appraisal well in Block 30 onshore Oman. Hamrat Duru-4 is the first appraisal well drilled to test the Shuaiba reservoir on the Hamrat Duru structure as the primary target.
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 PetroChina sets sights on the Mideast
  Monday, March 22, 2010
PetroChina, China's top energy company, stated that it's planning to boost its presence in the Middle East in a move intended to increase foreign production to meet a shortfall from domestic fields.
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 Key Energy Services Enters Middle East Market
  Sunday, March 21, 2010
Key Energy Services Inc. has formed a joint venture with AlMansoori Specialized Engineering of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The new joint venture, AlMansoori-Key Energy Services L.L.C., will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi and will provide well intervention services in the Middle East and North Africa.
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 Longford to serve as operator of Kurdistan block
  Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Longford Energy announced that it has been recently appointed as the Operator of the Chia Surkh Block and plans to commence seismic acquisition during the second quarter of 2010.
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 Tethys Oil: Oman 3D Seismic Survey Operations Expand
  Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The 3D seismic survey over the East Saiwan structure on Block 4 has been completed. The information is now being processed and new maps will be available shortly.
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 Iran wants OPEC ceiling unchanged
  Monday, March 15, 2010
Masoud Mirkazemi, Iranian Oil Minister said that his country wants OPEC oil output ceiling to remain unchanged when the group meets during this month.
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 UniQ Land Seismic System Reaches 80,000 Channel Milestone
  Monday, March 15, 2010
WesternGeco announced that the UniQ integrated point-receiver land seismic system has set a new industry record in Kuwait for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in acquiring data from 80,000 live digital point-receiver channels at a two-millisecond sample interval.
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 Oman boosts oil flows
  Monday, March 15, 2010
Statistics showed that Oman oil production increased to an average of 849,400 barrels per day. It was also reported that Oman sold its oil at an average price of $77.64 per barrel in January, up from $73.40 per barrel a month earlier.
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 Gulf Keystone raises initial $24 million for drilling
  Monday, March 15, 2010
Gulf Keystone Petroleum said that it raised 16 million pounds ($24 million) to start the initial stages of its 2010 drilling program in Iraq, with expectations for the number to rise during the year.
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 OPEC may face Iraq challenge sooner than expected
  Thursday, March 11, 2010
The storm brewing on OPEC's horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like.
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 OIL Field Discovery in Syria by OVL and Partner
  Monday, March 8, 2010
ONGC Videsh Ltd. and its partner IPR Mediterranean Exploration Ltd. have made significant new oilfield discoveries in Block-XXIV located in northeastern part of Syria. The discoveries of Rashid and Abu Khashab fields have been back to back in 2009.
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 Iran signs on Chinese rig
  Monday, March 8, 2010
Iran's North Oil Drilling Company signed a $143 million deal with a unit of China National Petroleum Corporation, according to reports.
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 DNO updates drilling operations in Yemen and Kurdistan
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
DNO has updated its drilling operations in Blocks 43, 47 & 53 in Yemen and in the Erbil license in Kurdistan, where the Erbil-2 well has tested 200-300 bopd of heavy oil.
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 Potential for more Israeli gas finds
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Noble Energy, the explorer that was part of the biggest natural gas discovery in Israel, sees potential for additional finds in the Jewish country.
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 Aramco to drill in Red Sea's deep waters
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The giant state-owned company Saudi Aramco is planning to explore in deeper offshore areas of the Red Sea on a search for new energy treasures in the next two years.
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 Iran to tender 8 exploration blocks
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
"We are planning to hold tenders on eight exploration blocks soon. We are currently preparing the needed documents on these blocks," Mahmoud Mohaddes, exploration chief at National Iranian Oil Company, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Mehr News Agency.
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 Abu Dhabi: Takreer signs $9.6b deals to boost capacity
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Takreer, Abu Dhabi's oil refining company inked four agreements worth $9.6 billion (Dh35.25 billion) with four Korean companies to expand its oil refining capacity in Ruwais by the end of 2013, according to WAM the Emirati News Agency.
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 Syria to Buy Azerbaijani Gas
  Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Syria made an agreement with Azerbaijan to buy 1 to 1.5 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas annually through Turkey.
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 India seeks to boost Saudi energy links
  Monday, March 1, 2010
Saudi Arabia announced that it would double its supply of crude oil to India to reach 40 million tones a year in a move to help India meet its growing demands.
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 Iraq sets West Qurna and Zubair baseline
  Monday, March 1, 2010
Iraq's Oil Ministry has agreed with ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell to set the baseline production level at Iraq's West Qurna Phase One oilfield at 244,000 barrels per day (bpd).
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 Saudi Aramco awards Baker Hughes contract for Coiled Tubing Drilling Systems
  Friday, February 26, 2010
Saudi Aramco has awarded Baker Hughes a two-year contract for two fit-for-purpose underbalanced coiled tubing drilling packages designed to re-enter existing wells in the gas fields of southern Saudi Arabia.
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 Start-up of RasGas Train 7 boosts Qatar's LNG production capacity
  Thursday, February 25, 2010
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (3) (RL 3), part of RasGas companies, announced the successful completion and start-up of its seventh liquefied natural gas (LNG) train.
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 Khafji output to reach 300,000bpd
  Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Kuwait Gulf Oil Company's managing director, Bader Al Khashti, said that production from Al Khafji oilfield is expected to rise to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the first quarter.
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 Qatar and Mobil initiate AKG-2 Project
  Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Exxon Mobil Corporation and Qatar Petroleum confirmed that the Al Khaleej Gas-Phase 2 (AKG-2) project, with 1,250 million cubic feet per day (mcfd) of sales gas capacity, initiated operations in December 2009.
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 Saudis make new gas hit
  Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Saudi Arabia reported finding new gas in the northern Jalamid area, which it said could be commercially exploited.
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 CNOOC closing the deal of Maysan oilfields
  Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Iraqi oil officials stated that the Oil Ministry is discussing a service contract with China’s CNOOC for the Maysan oilfield complex
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 Kongsberg seals Middle East deal
  Sunday, February 14, 2010
The offshore technology player Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies has won its first contract for its latest 3D visualization technology, SIM Reservoir.
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 Iraq forms new state-owned firm
  Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Iraqi ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad said that Iraq launched its fourth sate-owned oil company, to oversee development of fields in the country's central.
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 Iran claims new oil and gas fields
  Sunday, February 7, 2010
Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi announced the discovery of an oilfield and a gas field, with reserves estimated by $85 billion.
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 New offshore oilfield found in Dubai
  Thursday, February 4, 2010
The office of Dubai's ruler announced the discovery of a new maritime oilfield in the emirate of Dubai.
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 LUKOIL signs development and production agreement at the Iraqi West Qurna-2 field
  Thursday, February 4, 2010
Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, signed a development and production agreement at the Iraqi West Qurna-2 field in Baghdad.
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 Azadegan oilfield boosts output
  Thursday, February 4, 2010
Iranian Deputy Oil Minister, Seifollah Jashnsaz told Mehr News Agency that Iran’s Azadegan oilfield production reached 40,000 barrels per day (bpd).
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 OPEC official: Iraq OPEC quota not needed for few years
  Monday, February 1, 2010
OPEC Secretary General, Abdullah AL Badry announced that it will be four to five years before there is a need to include Iraqi oil output within OPEC’s oil production policy.
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 Iraq May Become Top Global Oil Producer In 6-7 Years
  Monday, February 1, 2010
Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussian Al Shahristani said that he expects Iraq to be top global oil producer in six to seven years.
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 Tethys Oil: Farha South Oil Well Tests 1,010 bopd on Pump
  Thursday, January 28, 2010
A production test using a down hole Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) has been completed in the Barik formation in the Farha South-3 well on Block 3 onshore Oman.
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 Kuwait To Boost Northern Production
  Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hosnia Hashim, an executive in charge of North Kuwait for state owned Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), told Al Seyassah newspaper that the northern fields currently produce around 650,000 barrel of oil and 500 million cubic feet of gas per day.
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 RasGas Increasing Gas Production
  Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Qatar's RasGas expects its train 7 liquefied natural gas production facility to come alive in early February, a company executive said on Tuesday.
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 Qatar oil minister: market "well supplied"
  Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar said that the markets have enough oil supply.
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 Iran praises OPEC
  Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A senior Iranian oil official was quoted describing the commitment of OPEC (The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) to the crude output targets as "successful". Last year, the members reached a compliance of 66 percent.
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 Tethys Oil: testing operations on East Saiwan-2 concluded
  Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The testing operations of the heavy oil zones encountered in East Saiwan-2 on Block 4 onshore Oman have been concluded.
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 Iraq finalizes oil deals this month
  Monday, January 11, 2010
Iraq's Oil Ministry will settle deals later this month with foreign energy firms for its Majnoon, Gharaf, Qayara and Najmah oilfields, said a top official.
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 Iraq awaits oil firms to pass on deal changes
  Monday, January 4, 2010
Global companies negotiating multi-billion dollar oilfield deals with Iraq have not yet responded to government requests for adjustments to the contracts, a government spokesman said, contradicting an earlier Oil Ministry statement.
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 ADNOC lowers selling price of oil exports after Nov high
  Monday, January 4, 2010
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, which exports most of its oil to Asia, lowered official December selling prices after they reached the highest level in 14 months in November.
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 Oman Oil refinery sees fall in 2009 production
  Sunday, January 3, 2010
The quantity of oil used at Oman Oil Refineries and Petrochemicals Company declined by 7.2 percent during the first ten months of 2009, in comparision to the same period in 2008, a statistics bulletin issued by the National Economy Ministry said.
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 Sonangol signs initial pacts for two Iraqi oil fields
  Sunday, January 3, 2010
Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola, better known as Sonangol, signed Wednesday in Baghdad two initial deals to develop Qaiyarah and Najmah oil fields in northern Iraq, officials said.
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 Iraq to increase oil exports to China
  Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Reuters today that Iraq accepted to raise its oil exports over the next year.
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 Fugro awarded 3.5 year service contract Middle East
  Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fugro Survey (Middle East) Limited has been awarded a 3.5 year extension to their existing contracts with engineering and construction company, J. Ray McDermott (J. Ray), for the provision of survey, positioning and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) services in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, India and Saudi Arabia. J. Ray currently operate four major work barges in the region as well as a large number of other support vessels.
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 Iran offers India 40% stake in South Pars
  Wednesday, December 2, 2009
National Iranian Oil Co., or NIOC, has offered India a 40% interest in phase 12 of the South Pars gas field and 6 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas a year, its managing director said.
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 Zamil Group and Petrofac establish new joint venture in Saudi Arabia
  Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, has established a Joint Venture agreement with Zamil Group Holding Company to create and operate a new service centre facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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 Oman forecasts 2010 oil price
  Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Oman expects oil prices to range between $70 and $80 a barrel in 2010, some 40% to 60% more than the $50 estimate the country is using for to calculate its budget, Oman's national economy minister said.
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 Petrotechnics secures its move into the Middle East with $1million contract win
  Thursday, November 19, 2009
Petrotechnics, the global leader in transforming the efficiency and effectiveness of frontline operations in the oil and gas industry, has announced the first deployment of its electronic integrated safe system of work (ISSOW) solution in the Middle East.
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 Qatar to boost LNG exports to China
  Sunday, November 15, 2009
Qatar has agreed to boost supplies of liquefied natural gas to China by at least 5 million tonnes a year from early next decade, the world's largest LNG exporter said.
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 Dana Gas achieves revenue of AED 359 million in the third quarter
  Sunday, November 15, 2009
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East's largest regional private sector natural gas company, has announced its financial results for the quarter ending 30th September 2009.
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 Testing operations on Omani oil discoveries to commence
  Sunday, November 15, 2009
Tethys and partner CCED (Oman) Ltd (operator) have contracted MB Petroleum LLC to provide the MB 49 work over rig to conduct testing operations on Blocks 3 and 4 onshore Oman. The 450 hp rig is currently being mobilized on Block 3 and testing operations will begin in the next couple of days. The Barik sandstone, which displayed excellent oil shows whilst drilling, was not fully evaluated at the time and will now be tested
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 Yemen sends its first LNG shipment
  Sunday, November 8, 2009
Yemen dispatched its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment on Saturday from a $4.5 billion Total-led plant, as the leader of the violence-torn country sought to soothe security concerns.
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 Aramco gas supplies to rise 30 pct in 5 yrs-reports
  Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saudi Aramco plans to raise its daily gas supplies by 30 percent within five years to 8 billion cubic feet, Al-Hayat newspaper quoted its Chief Executive Khalid al-Falih as saying on Sunday.
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 Exxon-Shell consortium's deal will boost Iraq's output
  Sunday, November 8, 2009
ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday to develop a major field, marking the first foray by a U.S.-led consortium into Iraq's promising but uncertain oil industry.
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 Petrobras looking at potential investments in Saudi Arabia
  Thursday, November 5, 2009
Petróleo Brasileiro S/A - Petrobras, announces that, after a visit made to Saudi Arabia late October, it is analyzing some investment opportunities in that country.
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 BP, CNPC to triple output from Super-Giant Rumaila field
  Wednesday, November 4, 2009
BP, and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), have signed a technical service contract with Iraq's state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) to expand production from the Rumaila oil field, near Basra in southern Iraq.
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 RWE says not in talks with Iran on Nabucco
  Wednesday, November 4, 2009
German utility company RWE said it is not in talks with Iran regarding the country's participation in the €7.9 billion ($11.71 billion) Nabucco gas pipeline project.
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 Plexus Holdings announces second contract with Dubai Petroleum
  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM listed oil and gas engineering services business which supplies wellhead and mudline suspension equipment for exploration and production applications, has been awarded a second contract with Dubai Petroleum Establishment ('Dubai Petroleum'), a leading oil and gas company in the Middle East, to supply the Company’s 10,000 psi POS-GRIP wellhead technology with mudline suspension systems for exploration activities offshore United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf. The contract is anticipated to commence in H1 of our financial year to 30 June 2010.
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 Abu Dhabi to launch massive offshore development in 2010
  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Zakum Development Co., or Zadco, which is majority-owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., will tender contracts next year to help it develop at a cost of as much as $15 billion the massive Upper Zakum oil field, a senior company official said.
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 Total starts up Yemen LNG production
  Sunday, October 18, 2009
Total announces that the Yemen LNG liquefaction plant started producing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on October 15, 2009. Total is lead shareholder of Yemen LNG and holds a 39.62% interest, alongside the state-owned company Yemen Gas Company (16.73%), Hunt Oil Company (17.22%), SK Energy (9.55%), Korea Gas Corporation (6%), Hyundai Corporation (5.88%), and GASSP1 (5%).
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 Iraq plans to drill 150 Wells in 2010
  Sunday, October 18, 2009
Iraq is planning to drill around 150 oil wells next year which will increase the country's crude oil production by 250,000 barrels a day, head of the state-run Iraqi drilling company said.
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 Eni wins license for Giant Iraqi oil field in first round
  Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Eni has been awarded the license for the development of the Zubair giant field in Iraq, following a successful first round bid. The license has been awarded to an Eni-led consortium (with Eni as Operator), consisting of the US Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Korea Gaz Corporation.
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 Total interested in continuing Pars LNG Project
  Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Total has resumed contacts to enter the Pars liquefied-natural-gas export scheme in Iran, a state company said, despite rising tensions between the West and the Islamic Republic.
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 Exxon-Sabic venture to cost $5b
  Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ExxonMobil Chemical and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) joint-venture synthetic rubber plants were expected to cost about $5 billion (Dh18.39 billion), a senior company executive said.
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 Jordan to weigh BP Risha plan
  Thursday, October 1, 2009
The Jordanian Cabinet is set to discuss a draft gas exploration agreement with BP to develop the Risha gas field before giving it final approval, according to reports.
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