Middle East-focused exploration company Oryx Petroleum has made its third oil discovery in the Hawler License area at the Zey Gawra prospect in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
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First Sahara Energy to sign reconnaissance license for Moroccan block
First Sahara Energy has announced that it has been invited to finalise an oil and gas reconnaissance license contract for the Beni Znassen Block by Morocco’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (ONHYM)
ADMA OPCO awards Umm al-Lulu Phase 2 contract to AMEC
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA OPCO) has awarded AMEC a project management consultancy (PMC) services contract for the offshore Umm al-Lulu Phase 2 project in the UAE
Dragon Oil wins oil and gas block offshore Egypt
UK-listed Dragon Oil has announced that the Egyptian government has awarded it an oil and gas block offshore the North African country
Pertamina buys ConocoPhilips’ share in Algerian block
Indonesia’s Pertamina has acquired ConocoPhillips’ Block 405a onshore Algeria for US$1.75bn, making it its first major acquisition overseas