:: Dana Gas opens new office in Al- Khobar
Posted: 27 November 2006
Day after day, the world is moving towards utilizing gas as its main source of energy. In the 21st Century it is considered one of the most important and rich resources with the most potential for the future and with that many gas and oil companies are widening their activities to reach the whole of the GCC, the wider Middle East and the rest of the world.

:: Keppel delivers first major Singaporean project to Qatar ahead of schedule
Posted: 27 November 2006
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited (Keppel O&M), will deliver its first jackup drilling rig ahead of time to Qatar ’s national drilling company, Gulf Drilling International Ltd (GDI).

:: Sultanate of oman takes 30% equity stake in Dubai mercantile exchange
Posted: 27 November 2006
The Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) today announced that it has reached a consensus for agreement with the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) to acquire a 30% equity stake in the DME, the Middle East ’s first energy futures exchange.

:: Energy Cities Team for Future Security
Posted: 27 November 2006
Prince Mohammad ibn Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, Governor of the Eastern Province, inaugurated the World Energy Cities Partnership's (WECP) annual meeting here on Nov. 18, emphasizing Saudi Arabia's hopes for a peaceful and secure world.

:: A paradigm shift in drilling technology!
Posted: 27 November 2006
Ability Drilling ASA, a Norwegian drilling contractor, have recently had a team presenting their new drilling technology for onshore drilling and workover rigs in UAE and Oman , in cooperation with their agent and sponsor in UAE.

:: Over 700 companies to exhibit at Arabplast, Tekno/Tube Arabia 2007
Posted: 27 November 2006
More than 700 companies, featuring some of the latest world-class technology will impress visitors to Arabplast 2007, the Middle East’s leading international plastic and rubber trade exhibition and Tekno/Tube Arabia a leading trade fair for industrial machinery, metalworking, machine tools, tubes and pipes exhibitions run concurrently from January 13 to 16 2007 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre.

:: Bigger Local Role Seen in Projects
Posted: 27 November 2006
As Saudi Aramco engages in the largest expansion programs in its history, its vice president of Materials Supply, Esam A. Mousli, outlined important considerations for increasing local content in the manufacturing and services sectors in today's global economy.

:: Honeywell releases newest version of safety manager system
Posted: 27 November 2006
Honeywell announced the release of the newest version of its safety instrumented system (SIS), Honeywell Safety Manager Release 110. Safety Manager is a component of the Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS), Honeywell’s process control and automation platform that ties together critical subsystems within a manufacturing facility to give operators a better view of how processes are functioning.