Iraq and Saudi Arabia crude oil exports rose by 26 per cent and 3.5 per cent respectively in February 2014, according to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI)
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Gulf consortium to buy National Petroleum Services in the UAE
A consortium of Gulf-based investors including Fajr Capital and Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP) have signed a deal to acquire Dubai-based oilfield services firm National Petroleum Services (NPS)
Technical Access Services releases new scaffolding solution
UAE-based scaffolding and access solutions provider Technical Access Services (TAS) has released its new Eco-Deck, which it states its customers will find more economic and efficient
Five South Korean firms win contracts for expansion of Kuwaiti refineries
Five South Korean companies have won a combined US$7.2bn in orders from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) to expand capacity and improve environmental standards at two national oil refineries — Mina Abdullah and Mina Al-Ahmadi
UK oil firms ‘eye expansion in the Middle East and Africa’
UK energy companies are keen to expand their international operations in the Middle East and Africa, according on a study by the Bank of Scotland