Oman Oil Company Exploration and Production (OOCEP) has opened a newly developed tight gas field processing plant worth US$1.3bn in Abu Butabul field in Oman
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Orpic set to invest in Sohar Refinery’s flare gas recovery system
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) will invest to build a flare gas recovery system at its Sohar Refinery, which is a part of a multi-billion dollar spend planned by the company over the next several years
Circle Oil makes second gas discovery onshore Sebou Permit in Morocco
MENA-focused oil and gas explorer Circle Oil has made another significant gas find at its well KSR-12 located in the Sebou Permit onshore Morocco
Egypt signs first gas fracking contract with Apache and Shell
Egypt has signed its first contract with Apache and Shell Egypt to extract gas by fracking by investing US$30mn to US$40mn to boost output and ease a lingering energy crunch in the North African country
Qatar Shell signs supply deals with local SMEs
Qatar Shell, in collaboration with Qatar Development Bank (QDB), has signed agreements with five new local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to become suppliers for Pearl GTL