:: Iran oil minister: No supplies to Dana Gas without better price deal
Posted: 24 December 2007
Iran has approved plans to divert to the domestic market gas supplies promised to Crescent Petroleum, unless the Sharjah-based company agrees to pay a higher price, according to the Iranian oil minister.

:: Adnoc, Linde form gas venture
Posted: 24 December 2007
German gas-engineering firm The Linde Group, has set up a joint venture with state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation (Adnoc) for the production and long-term supply of industrial gases to customers in Abu Dhabi , the group has announced.

:: Dolphin Energy contracts German firm in $200 million TFP deal
Posted: 24 December 2007
Dolphin Energy Limited has awarded the line pipe supply purchase contract to German firm, Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH, for Dolphin’s new Taweelah to Fujairah Gas Pipeline (TFP) across the UAE.

:: MIS loads out first region-built jack-up rig
Posted: 24 December 2007
UAE-based Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) has successfully loaded out SeaWolf Oritsetimeyin, the first offshore jack-up drilling rig to be built in the Middle East region.

:: KS Energy secures $37 million Middle East rig deal
Posted: 24 December 2007
KS Energy Services Limited has secured a $37 million contract for the supply and management of the Discoverer 1, a 1500 hp land rig in the Middle East , the company has announced.

:: Turkish firm to build oil terminal in Iraq
Posted: 24 December 2007
Turkish storage tank construction and service company, Ergil, has secured a turnkey oil terminal construction of Suleymania Fuel Storage Tank Project in Suleymania, Northern Iraq.

:: DNO revises estimates on Tawke
Posted: 24 December 2007
Norwegian oil company, DNO has revised reserve estimates on Tawke field in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq with new figures higher by about half than its previous record, the company has announced.

:: Oman awards Fugro E&P support contract
Posted: 24 December 2007
Incumbent contract holder, Fugro Middle East and Partners in Oman have secured a four year contract with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to provide specialised survey and mapping services in support of their exploration and production activities throughout its land concession areas.

:: Transeuro Energy finds potential gas in Armenia
Posted: 24 December 2007
Independent E&P company, Transeuro Energy, involved in Armenia has located a potential gas zone after drilling the Kamir 1 well to the programmed total depth of 2,346 metres, the company has announced.

:: Scan to cover more offshore 2D in Pakistan
Posted: 24 December 2007
Seismic data acquisition company, Scan Geophysical ASA have acquired an additional 1250 kilometres of 2D work offshore Pakistan from BP-GEMS, increasing the total work program for the contract to about 11,250 kilometres, a report from the company said.

:: Subsea engineering training courses launched in Middle East
Posted: 24 December 2007
Engineering consultants and training provider, Jee Limited, has announced it is responding to industry demand and expanding its pipeline, riser and subsea engineering courses to run in Abu Dhabi in 2008.

:: Kuwait to invest $51 billion in energy
Posted: 24 December 2007
Kuwait is planning to invest nearly $51 billion over the next five years in its energy industry to increase production capacity and stem declining supply from older oilfields, the head of the state oil company has said.

:: Kuwait to award major refinery deal in February
Posted: 24 December 2007
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) is expected to announce the winning bidders for the country’s fourth refinery at the end of February after extending the bid’s closing date till late December, according to local media.