Oil company Saudi Aramco has signed 15 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and strategic and commercial collaborations worth more than US$34bn at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum in Riyadh
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Drilling Systems launches new technology for Jack-up rigs
Advanced simulator developer, Drilling Systems, has launched new technology to help raise competency and drilling standards across the world by revolutionising the way drilling crews are trained for Jack-Ups rigs
Malaysia’s Petronas takes 10 per cent stake in Oman’s Khazzan gas field
Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) has announced that its subsidiary would buy a 10 per cent stake in Oman’s Al Khazzan gas field, following a bidding exercise held by the exploration arm of state-owned Oman Oil Company
IEA: Global LNG market raises new challenges for the global security of energy supplies
The evolution of the global natural gas market, which has been driven by the growth in liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand, continues to change the relationship between buyers and sellers and raises new challenges for the global security of energy supplies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)
No BP Egypt asset acquisition deal for SDX Energy
SDX Energy, which focuses on North African oil and gas projects, has announced that talks to buy some of BP’s Egyptian assets have been abandoned