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.

Foster Wheeler said its subsidiary Global Engineering and Construction Group has won a contract from Egypt-based Apache Khalda Corporation for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services.

Official estimates showed energy capital investments in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) could total around US$525 billion during 2012-2016 according to a report by Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (Apicorp).

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), the main exporter for OPEC member, UAE, will supply Murban crude at five per cent below contracted volumes.