Iraq has invited bids from international oil and gas companies to help build a new oil export pipeline linking northern Kirkuk to Turkey
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Expat salaries continue to rise in Middle East oil and gas sector
The Hays Oil & Gas Global Job Index for Q2 2013 has revealed that the salaries of expats have continued to increase in the Middle East oil and gas industry this year, despite cutbacks being made across the sector
Iran credits US$3.6 billion to Syria
Iran has announced that it has signed a deal under which it will credit US$3.6bn to Syria for the purchase of oil products
Russian firm Lukoil to shift headquarters to Dubai
Russian independent oil and gas company Lukoil has announced that it is moving its international headquarters from Moscow to Dubai
OPEC sees 10 per cent rise in petroleum exports in 2012
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has announced that its petroleum exports increased by almost 10 per cent in 2012 year-on-year with the group’s GDP climbing by 12 per cent