With the global energy landscape experiencing dramatic change, energy efficiency needs to become a top priority, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has claimed in the 2012 edition of its World Energy Outlook (WEO)
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McDermott awarded Aramco offshore cable project
A subsidiary of US-based McDermott International has been awarded a cable procurement and installation project for Saudi Aramco in the Safaniya, Abu Safah and Marjan fields, Saudi Arabia
Fluor inks pact with Shell for downstream projects in Europe, Africa and Middle East
Fluor Corporation has signed a five-year enterprise framework agreement with Shell to provide services for Shells downstream and, potentially, upstream onshore projects in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME)
Takreer awards US$2.48 billion contract to Samsung Engineering
Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) has awarded a US$2.48bn contract to Samsung Engineering Company to build a carbon black unit and a delayed coker unit in Ruwais, west of Abu Dhabi, by January 2016
Libya: Likely impact on NOC as a result of east-west divisions
Libyas National Oil Company (NOC) issued a decree on 4 October 2012 that gave its branch in eastern Libya the autonomy to independently run operations in the east of the country