Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has announced the appointment of Steve Phimister, currently Shell’s vice president of Upstream in the UK, as PDO managing director to succeed Raoul Restucci in July 2021
Exploration & Production
Aquaterra Energy lands riser analysis contract in Middle East
Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has secured a five-year deal with a major Middle Eastern operator to provide green and brownfield riser analysis in the region
Zenith Energy extends SPA for acquisition of SLK in Tunisia
Zenith Energy Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Zenith Energy Netherlands BV has signed an extension agreement in respect of the conditional sale and purchase agreement (SPA) it signed with KUFPEC (Tunisia) Limited for a participation in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi El Kilani Concession
Qatar Petroleum partners with Shell offshore Namibia
Qatar Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Shell to become a partner in two exploration blocks offshore Namibia
Eni and SONATRACH sign E&P agreements
The CEO of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, and the president general manager of the Algerian state company SONATRACH, Toufik Hakkar, have signed various agreements in the exploration and production, research and development, decarbonisation and training fields