Exploration & Production

The development and exploration program on Blocks 3 and 4 onshore the Sultanate of Oman accelerated after a second drilling rig has been contracted.

Kuwait Energy Company discovered two new oil discoveries in the East Ras Qattara (“ERQ”) concession located in Egypt’s Western Desert.

Plans to boost the refining capacity of Bahrain by almost 50 per cent are projected to cost up to US$6 billion, the countrys top oil official was quoted as saying this week.

Pars Oil and Gas Company has announced that the drilling operation for the 14th phase of the South Pars gas field was launched recently.