Ardiseis, the regional joint venture between CGGVeritas and TAQA, has been awarded a three-year contract extension from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for its high-productivity 3D land seismic operations that it is currently undertaking in Oman
Exploration & Production
Tatweer Petroleum opens water treatment plant
Tatweer has opened a US$16 million water treatment plant facility in the Bahrain Field near Hafeera in order to increase the fields oil production
Eni makes oil discovery in Egypt
Eni has made a ‘significant’ oil discovery at the Emry Deep exploration prospect in the Western Desert of Egypt
Iraq’s fourth energy auction gets underway
Iraq has begun its fourth energy bidding round for exploration deals on 12 new oil and gas blocks around the country following previous government delays to the process
Saudi Aramco oil output increased in 2011
Saudi Aramcos crude oil output in 2011 increased to 9.1 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 7.9 million a year earlier, the oil giants 2011 annual review has revealed