The Oman government has announced that it is in advanced stages of negotiations with international oil companies for the awarding of six onshore oil and gas blocks for development on a production sharing basis
Exploration & Production
Otis Energy and Mitsui E&P Middle East sign Yemen Block 7 deal
Otis Energy Limited has signed an agreement with Mitsui E&P Middle East BV for the latter to get an 8.5 per cent working interest in Yemen’s Block 7
Genel Energy makes commercial oil find in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Anglo-Turkish oil and gas firm Genel Energy has confirmed a commercial oil discovery at the sidetrack of its Ber Bahr-1 exploration well on the Ber Bahr Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
DSME wins contract for oil facilities offshore Abu Dhabi
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Company Limited has announced that it has won a US$796mn order to build oil production facilities in the Upper Zakum oilfields, located 84km offshore Abu Dhabi
AGR secures Genel Energy contract offshore Northwest Africa
Oil services provider AGR Petroleum Services has signed a US$27.2mn contract with Genel Energy to deliver well management services for the Anglo-Turkish oil and gas firm’s North and West Africa offshore drilling campaign