The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) have announced the launch of a landmark shipping fund to acquire very large crude carriers (VLCCs)
Drake & Scull International International PJSC, (DSI PJSC), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction across a number of disciplines, has won a AED 226mn (US$61.5mn) engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the construction of a water injection network installation project at the Zubair oilfield in Basra, Iraq
Douglas-Westwood’s (DW) ‘World Land Drilling Rig Market Forecast’ report recently released predicts that following significant declines, the global land drilling rig market is expected to see a recovery from 2017
Alderley FZE, which specialises in the engineering, supply, operation and maintenance support services of bespoke metering and control systems to the oil and gas industry, has announced that it has been certified to ISO Standard 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems
Gigi Korah, managing director, Alderley FZE, commented, “We are pleased to have our Quality Management System approved by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance and join some of the first companies in our field in the Middle East to hold the ISO9001:2015 certification, which replaces ISO 9001:2008.
“This not only validates our conformance to the 2015 standard, but highlights our ongoing efforts in further improving process uniformity which will result in enhanced customer satisfaction and greater overall efficiency. The primary enhancement in the new standard is that there is increased focus on leadership commitment and risk management, which we do well.”
Alderley FZE’s quality management system is applicable to the design, manufacture and testing of oil and gas metering, process and control equipment.
Alderley FZE is part of the UK-headquartered Alderley Group and is the firm’s largest operating company overseas. The company has regional facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Singapore as well as in Dubai.
Central Bank of Oman (CBO)’s newly released annual report revealed that China retained its position as the top destination for Omani oil exports, accounting for 77 per cent of total crude exports in 2015
