International oil and gas companies will compete for access to another 12 oil and gas projects in Iraq in November, this time to prospect on exploration blocks.

UAE-based MIS Group (Maritime Industrial Services-MIS) has signed a contract with Polish shipbuilding yard CRIST S.A.

Abu Dhabi has awarded the lead contract to develop the emirates complicated Shah sour gas project to Occidental Petroleum Corp. beating out Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell.

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) was awarded an exploration contract in Saudi Arabia, through its agent the Shaoibi Group.