:: Under pressure: Oman to launch new fields, import gas from Qatar Domestic gas output to peak at 80-90 mcm/d in five years
Posted: 11 December 2007
Oman is set to import gas from Qatar through the Dolphin pipeline and commission new gas fields to feed its hungry LNG plant in the south and growing industries and other sectors, according to an official report.

:: NOV opens second manufacturing facility in Dubai
Posted: 11 December 2007
Drilling manufacturer and oilfield supplier National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has opened a new manufacturing and service facility in Dubai, a step to make way for its speedy future expansion in the region.

:: Saudi Arabia sets up fourth oil strategic reserve
Posted: 11 December 2007
Saudi Arabia has opened its fourth strategic petroleum storage facility as the Gulf Kingdom seeks to build up a large reserve for emergency.

:: Taqa goes green
Posted: 11 December 2007
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has become the first GCC company to be invited to join the 3C (Combat Climate Change) Initiative, the company has announced.

:: 20th World Petroleum Congress to be held in Middle East for the first time
Posted: 11 December 2007
Qatar has won the bid to host the 20th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) in 2011, widely recognized as the "Olympics of the oil and gas industry”. This is the first time in the WPC's 75-year history that the premier event for the global oil and gas industry will be held in the Middle East.

:: Bapco’s new $725 million LSDP plant opens
Posted: 11 December 2007
Bapco's new $700-million (BD262m) low-sulphur diesel production (LSDP) plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

:: IMF sees higher oil output in 2007-2008
Posted: 11 December 2007
Oil exporters in the Middle East and Central Asia are expected to have pumped more crude in 2007 and output will likely be higher in 2008, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

:: Flowserve clinch major pump deal for Pearl GTL Project
Posted: 11 December 2007
Flowserve has won major pump orders for the fully integrated Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facility being developed by Qatar Petroleum and Shell on the eastern coast of Qatar in Ras Laffan Industrial City.

:: Enoc pioneers first Marine EHS conference in Dubai
Posted: 11 December 2007
Enoc recently hosted the First Marine Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Conference in Dubai highlighting its commitment to environment and safety.

:: Injaz Projects on schedule to close Turkish petrochemical in 2008
Posted: 11 December 2007
Injaz Projects, the mega-projects company, has said that its joint venture proposal of $2 billion to acquire a 51%, controlling stake in Turkey’s state-owned petrochemicals manufacturing company, Petkim Petrokemiya, is on schedule to close in late January of 2008.