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)
Exploration & Production
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
Dana Petroleum brings two oil wells on stream in Egypt
Aberdeen-based oil firm Dana Petroleum has announced that its joint venture company, Zeitco, has brought on stream two new wells that helps boost production levels in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt
Russian oil giant wins Iraq oil exploration bid
Russian oil major Bashneft has won the rights to explore oil in the south of Iraq after intense negotiations that lasted nearly a month
BP's Seth block draws gas 15 weeks ahead of schedule
British Petroleum (BP) has announced the production of first gas from the Seth development block 15 weeks ahead of schedule