:: A subsea giant
Posted: 16 October 2006
The opening of the southern section of the Langeled pipeline - the world's longest subsea pipeline - is being celebrated in some style in the UK right now.

:: BJ awarded hammer services contract in Qatar
Posted: 16 October 2006
BJ Tubular Services was awarded a contract to provide conductor driving services offshore Qatar for the Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 projects.

:: Thule Power successfully loaded out at the QGM yard
Posted: 16 October 2006
The jack-up Thule Power is being reconstructed and upgraded at the QGM Group LLC yard facility at Hamriyah Freeport, Sharjah, UAE.

:: Cal Dive completes acquisition of Fraser Diving
Posted: 16 October 2006
Cal Dive International, Inc said that on 1 August 2006 its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cal Dive Far East has completed the 100% acquisition of Singapore-based Fraser Diving International, one of the largest privately owned independent diving companies in the eastern hemisphere operating in Southeast Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

:: Oman Oil gets 49% stake in Pakistan’s Orient Power
Posted: 16 October 2006
The government-owned Oman Oil Company has acquired a 49% stake in Pakistan ’s Orient Power Company.

:: Red Spider expands into the Middle East
Posted: 16 October 2006
Red Spider Technology has opened an office in the Middle East and appointed Willie Morrison as regional manager. This move follows the company's first visit to the region earlier this year. Red Spider anticipates that the Middle East will contribute $10 million per year in revenue by 2009.

:: Borouge to launch feasibility study on expansion into base chemicals
Posted: 16 October 2006
Borouge, a ground breaking partnership between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Borealis, has launched a study to examine the feasibility of a major new expansion of its petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi to produce and market base chemicals for the first time.

:: Calvalley Petroleum receives pipeline approval in Yemen
Posted: 16 October 2006
Calvalley Petroleum has received a formal approval from the Ministry of Oil and Minerals of the Republic of Yemen to construct 250 kilometers of 16 inch diameter pipeline along a proposed pipeline right of way between Block 9 to Block 18.

:: Keppel clinches S$210 million conversion and newbuilding contracts
Posted: 16 October 2006
Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M) has secured contracts worth a total of S$210 million to carry out the conversion of two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities and the construction of five (5) Anchor Handling Tug/Supply (AHTS) vessels.

:: Oracle Energy begins drilling at Fatima prospect
Posted: 16 October 2006
Oracle Energy and its partner Yemen Mayfair Petroleum Corp. report that the Fatima-1 well, Block 22, Yemen was spudded October 12, 2006

:: Centurion says 2007 drilling programme includes ten exploration wells
Posted: 16 October 2006
Centurion's planned 2007 drilling program includes 10 exploration and appraisal wells and 2 development wells, all to be drilled on its Egyptian exploration and development leases.

:: UAE-based GAC Logistics expands into Scotland
Posted: 16 October 2006
Dubai-based GAC Logistics has opened its first office in Scotland , as part of the group’s ongoing commitment to developing its logistics network in the United Kingdom .

:: Seacor to clean-up Lebanese oil spill
Posted: 16 October 2006
Seacor Environmental Services International Ltd (SES) has been awarded a contract by the United States Agency for International Development to participate in the clean-up of an oil spill from the Jiyeh Power Plant.

:: Sky Petroleum doubles production from first Mubarek Well
Posted: 16 October 2006
Sky Petroleum, an oil and gas company with a development project in the United Arab Emirates, said the recent work on the Mubarek H2 well has resulted in a substantial 130% increase in production from the H2 well.

:: Seimens wins supply contract from Daewoo
Posted: 16 October 2006
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group has received an order from the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. to supply electrical equipment for a new semi-submersible offshore drilling rig.

:: Primeline completes 3D seismic survey
Posted: 16 October 2006
Primeline Energy Holdings has completed its 2006 3D seismic survey of Block 25/34 in the East China Sea .

:: PetroMed to drill offshore Israel
Posted: 16 October 2006
PetroMed has officially received permit approval from the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructures (MNI) to begin exclusive exploratory pursuit of hydrocarbons within the identified shallow water prospects offshore Haifa in northern Israel. PetroMed's Founder, Chairman and CEO Hagai Amir announced today that the exclusive exploratory rights cover more than 3500 square kilometers.

:: Bahrain oil by-products up
Posted: 16 October 2006
Bahrain 's export of oil by-products rose by 3.8% to top 7.87 million tonnes for the last nine months, up from 7.58 million for the same period last year.