Irans Oil Ministry awarded Global Petrotech Company a contract to drill two appraisal wells in the South Pars oil layer.
Exploration & Production
Bapco surpasses its 2011 crude target
Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) has exceeded its planned crude throughput target for 2011, set at the beginning of the year.
Iraq boosts oil exports
Iraqs oil exports rose by 10,000 bpd in December 2011 to 2.145mn bpd, up from 2.135mn bpd in November, according to new data from the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO).
Saudi Aramco to boost oil drilling rig count to 130
Saudi Aramco intends to increase the number of drilling rigs it operates to 130 by Q2 of 2012, according to industry sources.
Honghua wins US$300mn drilling rig contract from NDC
Honghua Group was awarded a contract worth more than US$300mn by National Drilling Company (NDC) to provide drilling rigs suitable for working on islands.