TotalEnergies exits Kurdistan with ShaMaran sale
ShaMaran Petroleum has struck a deal to buy an 18% stake in the Sarsang licence, in Kurdistan, from TotalEnergies.
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Hunting clinches ‘sizeable’ order for oil recovery procedure that relies on microbes
Oilfield service firm Hunting said today it had clinched its first sizeable order for a pioneering technology that uses microbes to increase hydrocarbon production.
Stena to drill offshore Israel for Energean
Energean has signed up a rig from Stena Drilling to work on up to five wells offshore Israel.
Saipem wins $510mn sour gas work in UAE
Saipem has won a $510 million contract from Adnoc for work to expand the existing Shah gas plant.
Adnoc signs $744mn contract on Belbazem work
Adnoc has awarded a $744 million contract to the National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) for the full field development of the Belbazem offshore block.
Adnoc invests to cut drilling time
Adnoc has set out a further investment of $165 million to improve drilling performance, through the issue of four packages.
Energean FIDs Karish work, warns of delays
Energean has pushed back the expected start of operations at its Karish project, offshore Israel, owing to delays in Singapore, while also approving more Karish North work.
Kurdistan to cut payments to producers
Kurdistan has told producers that it is cutting payments for oil production, in light of continued pressure from COVID-19.
Mubadala eyes Delek’s Tamar stake for $1.1bn
Delek Drilling has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum on the sale of a gas field offshore Israel.
Welltec signs long-term deal with Aramco
Saudi Aramco has signed a long-form contract with Welltec for completion products and services.
Penspen wins onshore Abu Dhabi well work
Penspen has won a four-year contract to procure and construct flowlines and wellheads for 51 wells for ADNOC Onshore.
TPAO spuds exploration well in Black Sea
Turkey’s TPAO has begun drilling the Amasra-1 well, on the North Sakarya field.
PDO signs $4bn contracts on Block 6
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has signed service contracts worth $4 billion, the company said.
PIF deal cuts risk for ADES of contract renegotiations
Saudi Arabia’s purchase of ADES International reduces the risk that the company’s contracts be cancelled or renegotiated, Fitch Ratings has said.
Gulf Keystone relaunches expansion programme
Gulf Keystone Petroleum has restarted its 55,000 barrel per day investment programme, with MOL, in Kurdistan.
Saudi Arabia wealth fund to buy ADES
Innovative Energy has made an all-cash $12.5 per share offer to take ADES International into Saudi Arabian hands.
Egypt, Israel eye expansion of EMGF
Egypt and Israel are working on plans to expand the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) into energy security, electricity infrastructure and emissions controls.
Adnoc lifts destination restrictions, signs Chinese MoUs
Adnoc has signed up two more potential Murban Futures customers and lifted destination restrictions, in addition to providing more market information.
Petrofac integrates Kuwaiti control centre
Petrofac has completed the integration of Kuwait Oil Co.’s (KOC) new Crude Oil Control Centre.
Oxy makes Abu Dhabi find
Occidental Petroleum has made another discovery in Abu Dhabi’s Block 3, the company revealed during a quarterly results conference call.
Egypt talks Leviathan, Gaza Marine plans
Israeli and Egyptian ministers have met to talk about a proposed pipeline from the Leviathan field to LNG plants.
Exxon sells Kurdistan stake to DNO
DNO has bought out ExxonMobil’s 32% stake in the Baeshiqa licence, increasing the Norwegian company’s stake to 64%.
PTTEP, Kufpec make historic gas find off Malaysia
PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec) have made a major gas find while drilling offshore Malaysia.
Adnoc awards block to Japan’s Cosmo
Japan’s Cosmo Energy Holdings has won exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Offshore Block 4, under the state’s second bid round.
KOC awards Halliburton digital work
Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) has awarded a contract to Halliburton to extend digital support to the North Kuwait asset.