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
Gas
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
TDW’s SmartPlug aids safe execution of gas valve upgrade project offshore
Pipeline services specialist T.D. Williamson (TDW) has recently completed a gas valve upgrade project on a deepwater gas export pipeline offshore New Orleans in Gulf of Mexico with its SmartPlug tool
Genel Energy to develop Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s gas fields
Genel Energy has signed a contract with Kurdistan Region of Iraq to develop its two gas fields — Miran and Bina Bawi
Qatargas begins gas recovery project at Ras Laffan Industrial City
LNG major Qatargas has announced the start of the US$1bn Jetty Boil-off Gas Recovery Project (JBOG), designed to eliminate flaring at LNG terminals in Ras Laffan Industrial City