McDermott International is expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia with the creation of McDermott Arabia Engineering in partnership with Shoaibi Group.

Saudi Aramco has announced plans to expand its petrochemical operations to Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries.

Iraq has postponed its fourth energy bidding round to March 7th-8th next year when it will award contracts for gas and oil exploration in 12 new blocs, an Oil Ministry official said.

Gulf Technical & Safety Training Centre (GTSC), one of the largest Technical & Safety Training centres in the Middle East, has opened a new facility in Erbil, North Iraq, in order to provide courses for oil and gas professionals working in the region.

Leighton Offshore was awarded a contract in Iraq to expand oil export facilities in the south of the country.