Norwegian oil and gas company DNO International has announced that testing of its Peshkabir-1 well, located west of Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has struck oil
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Calvalley restarts drilling in Yemen
Canadian-based Calvalley Petroleum has resumed drilling in Yemen after it spudded the Ras Nowmah-5 development well on Block 9 in the Masila basin
Gulf Keystone completes Shaikan-5 drilling
Bermuda-based Gulf Keystone Petroleum has recorded solid preliminary results at its latest well in Kurdistan region of Iraq
UAE awards Columbia Industries its biggest order
US-based Columbia Industries, a company involved in the design, engineering and manufacturing of custom rig moving systems, has announced its biggest single order for a multiple pad drilling project from Abu Dhabis National Drilling Company (NDC)
Technip granted offshore Dubai contract
Technip, the oil and gas firm, has acquired operating rights over an area offshore Dubai as a result of an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract awarded by Dubai Petroleum