Aramco and stc have launched Dammam 7, a supercomputer among the top ten most powerful in the world, marking the next step in Aramco’s digital transformation
Exploration & Production
Spudding of the ASH-3 development well, Egypt
United Oil & Gas PLC has announced the spudding of the ASH-3 well in the Abu Sennan Licence, Egypt, in which United holds a 22% working interest
ShaMaran achieves 40 mmbbl Atrush oil production in Iraq
ShaMaran Petroleum Corp has announced that the total cumulative crude oil production in Atrush field, located 85km northwest of Erbil and is one of the largest new oil developments in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has exceeded 40 mmbbl
Tethys Oil begins drilling operations on Block 49 onshore Oman
Omans Tethys Oil has commenced the drilling operations of exploration well Thameen-1 on Block 49, planned to be drilled to a depth of about 4,000 m below ground
Total leads consortium to explore the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block
An international consortium led by Total, as operator, and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have signed an exploration and production agreement for the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block located in the Herodotus Basin, off the coast of Egypt