BP has announced that it expects to invest around US$12bn with its local partners in a project to develop gas in the West Nile Delta (WND)
Gas
Gulfsands Petroleum discovers gas in Morocco
Gulfsands Petroleum has discovered gas at Douar Ouled Balkhair 1 gas exploration well (DOB-1), located within the Rharb Centre Permit, in northern Morocco
Fugro wins contract service extension in Iraq
Fugro has been awarded a three-year technical contract extension by Basrah Gas Company (BGC) in Iraq
GASCO awards US$700m Abu Dhabi gas project contract to Spanish firm
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO) has awarded Spain-based general contractor Tecnicas Reunidas a US$700m contract for a natural gas expansion project in Abu Dhabi
OOCEP opens gas field processing plant in Oman
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