Saipem has won four engineering and construction contracts, onshore in Saudi Arabia and offshore in Brazil, for a total amount of approximately US$4bn
Gas
RWE Dea gas well starts production in Egypt
RWE Dea has announced that its development well North West Khilala-1-4 (NWK-1-4), situated in the Nile Delta in Egypt, has commenced production
Qatar’s pipeline to the UAE set to be complete by year-end
Mubadala Petroleum has announced that the Qatar-UAE gas pipeline is on track and will be completed by the end of the year
Oman eyes Petronet stake in India
Oman is in talks with India to buy a stake in Petronet’s LNG terminal at India’s east coast
Oman to consume 10 billion cubic metres of natural gas by 2020
Natural gas consumption by Oman’s expanding power generation and water desalination sector is projected to rise to around 10bn cubic metres per year by 2020, up from 6.7bn cubic metres currently, according to Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP)