Gulf Drilling International (GDI) has signed a five-year extension contract worth $228mn with Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Limited (Oxy Qatar) for jackup rig Al-Wajba for offshore operations

MNP Petroleum Corporation announced that its subsidiary CJSC Somon Oil, has commenced operation on its Western license by starting the preparation of the drilling location and access road for its first well in Tajikistan

Algeria has announced that it has launched another energy bidding round with 31 oil and gas fields on the offer for foreign companies

Shell and the UAEs Mubadala Petroleum have swapped equity stakes in two exploration blocks off Malaysia, the companies announced