Kuwait Energy Company KSCC (Kuwait Energy) made two oil discoveries in the GPZZ-4 and Al Ahmadi-1 wells located in the Abu Sennan concession in the Western Desert, Egypt.
Exploration & Production
Saipem awarded US$472mn Iraq contract
Iraq has awarded a US$472mn contract for an oil export facility expansion and sub-sea pipeline to the Italian group Saipem, a subsidiary of oil group Eni.
APEX signs exploration deal in Oman
Baker Hughes wins LUKOIL drilling contract in Iraq
LUKOIL has awarded Baker Hughes a two-year contract to provide full drilling and completion services for 23 wells in the West Qurna field in southeast Iraq.
Afren acquires two Kurdistan oil fields in Iraq
Afren, a British oil company, announced that it is making a strategic entry into the Kurdistan region of Iraq with acquisitions in two oil fields in Kurdistan worth US$588mn.