:: UAE awards Bechtel $1.2billion gas project
Posted: 18 July 2005
The UAE’s Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (Gasco) has awarded Bechtel a $1.2 billion contract for the construction of the second phase of its Asab gas project, the state's main natural gas firm said.

:: RasGas (II) receives third LNG carrier “Lusail” at Ras Laffan
Posted: 15 July 2005
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II), RasGas (II) has welcomed its third LNG carrier ‘Lusail’ to Ras Laffan port to load her first cargo of RasGas LNG after her maiden voyage from Korea to Qatar .

:: OMV Signs Bidding Agreement for E&P activities offshore Ukraine
Posted: 15 July 2005
OMV signed an agreement with the Ukrainian oil and gas companies NJSC “Naftogas of Ukraine ” and NSC Chornomornaftogaz on joint activities in the Black Sea region, offshore Ukraine.

:: Four Seasons Hotel Doha appointed ‘official hotel’ for Excellence in Energy Awards
Posted: 14 July 2005
Four Seasons Hotel Doha, the new world-class landmark in the Qatari capital’s West Bay area, has been appointed ‘official hotel’ for November’s Excellence in Energy Awards.

:: Borouge awards Project Management and Financial Advisory contracts for major expansion in Middle East
Posted: 14 July 2005
The Project Management Consultancy (PMC) and Financial Advisor contract awards linked to a proposed major UAE expansion were announced today by Borouge

:: BP Assessing Damage to Thunder Horse Platform in Gulf of Mexico
Posted: 13 July 2005
SABIC would like to correct a news story published in the Economics section of the Saudi “Al-Watan” daily newspaper...

:: The Peak Group Secures North Sea Contract With Century
Posted: 13 July 2005
International well construction performance expert The Peak Group has announced the latest development in its 20 well programme of activity for the North Sea by securing a four well contract in the Southern North Sea with Century Exploration (UK) Limited.

:: Invensys engineers receive patents for improved turbo machinery speed measurement accuracy
Posted: 13 July 2005
Invensys Process Systems today announced that a team of five Invensys engineers have been awarded two U.S. patents (numbers 6,711,513 and 6,823,275) for speed measurement accuracy improvements made to support the triple modular redundant (TMR) pulse input module.

:: Sabic Clarifies Sharq Expansion Project’s Annual Capacity Is 2.9 Million MT, Not 9.2 Million MT
Posted: 12 July 2005
SABIC would like to correct a news story published in the Economics section of the Saudi “Al-Watan” daily newspaper...

:: ExxonMobil Announces New Programs in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caspian
Posted: 12 July 2005
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced a new community investment initiative, Educating Women and Girls.

:: Calvalley Petroleum Spuds Daysah-1 Exploration Well
Posted: 12 July 2005
Calvalley Petroleum, Operator of Block 9, in the Republic of Yemen , reports that drilling operations at the Daysah-1 exploration well have commenced. Daysah-1 is located approximately 9 kilometers NW from the middle of the Hiswah oil pool and will test the Saar/Naifa Formation limestone, which is productive at Hiswah, possibly resulting in an extension of the same pool.

:: Dolphin Energy Attracts US$ 4 Billion in Financing
Posted: 11 July 2005
Dolphin Energy Limited confirmed that it has secured US$ 4 billion in binding financing commitments from 25 national, Islamic, and international financing institutions for its forthcoming gas project.

:: Foster Wheeler Awarded Saudi Aramco Contract
Posted: 11 July 2005
Foster Wheeler Ltd announced that its UK subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy Limited has been awarded a front-end engineering (FEED) and project management services contract by Saudi Aramco for the Khurais
full-field development in Saudi Arabia .

:: Petrofac Partners with GPR to Deliver a £1 Million Contract for Addax Petroleum
Posted: 11 July 2005
International oil and gas services company Petrofac is partnering with Nigerian engineering company Global Petroleum Resources (GPR) to deliver a £1 million contract on behalf of Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria. The contract involves the detailed design of Addax’s Oron production platform off the coast of Nigeria.

:: Joint Venture Agreement for Qatar Industrial Gases Company
Posted: 11 July 2005
Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Nitrogen Company, and L’Air Liquide Middle East signed in Doha a Joint Venture Agreement for the creation of a new joint venture company called Qatar Industrial Gases Company in the State of Qatar.

:: ENOC Challenge moves into final phase
Posted: 10 July 2005
The 10 participants in the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Challenge – flagship project of the group’s corporate social responsibility activities moved to the final phase of the programme.

:: Petrofac Partners with GPR to Deliver a £1 Million Contract for Addax Petroleum
Posted: 10 July 2005
International oil and gas services company Petrofac is partnering with Nigerian engineering company Global Petroleum Resources (GPR) to deliver a £1 million contract on behalf of Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria.

:: Shell EPM appoints Raoul Restucci as Executive Vice Pr esident for Middle East , Russia and CIS
Posted: 10 July 2005
Shell has announced the appointment of Raoul Restucci as the Executive Vice Pr esident for Middle East, Russia and CIS, of Shell Exploration & Pr oduction Middle East (EPM), following the retirement of Ron van den Berg, Executive Vice Pr esident for EPM and Shell Country Chairman for Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

:: Big perspectives in the north
Posted: 10 July 2005
The petroleum industry in the Barents Sea could form a new primary industry in the north on a level with fishing and tourism.