Dana Petroleum has been awarded two new oil blocks — West Dakhla 1 and West Dakhla 2 — in Egypt’s Western Desert
Exploration & Production
Gazprom Neft produces first oil at Badra oilfield in Iraq
Gazprom Neft, operator of the Badra oilfield, Iraq, has reported the successful completion of well-testing at its BD4 appraisal well at the end of December, 2013
Hibiscus Petroleum begins drilling oilwell in Oman’s Block 50
Hibiscus Petroleum has announced that Masirah Oil Limited and partners have began drilling an oil exploration well in GA-South (GAS#1) located offshore Oman’s Block 50 concession
KOC to increase crude output to 3.15 million bpd next year
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) will raise its crude output up to 3.15mn bpd by 2015 with the drilling of around 300 oilwells this year in the country
Sea Dragon Energy acquires stake in oil block offshore Egypt
North African explorer Sea Dragon Energy has acquired a 12.75 per cent stake in an oil block in the Gulf of Suez, offshore Egypt