RAK Petroleum Public Company Limited and DNO International ASA recently announced that shareholders have now approved their merger and the transaction is on schedule to close in early 2012.

Expro was awarded its first direct contract win in Iraq with Eni Iraq BV, lead contractor of the Zubair Consortium.

BG Groups revenue and other operating income increased by 21 per cent to $5 397 million, reflecting the benefit of higher realised prices and a one per cent increase in E&P production volumes.

The Dow Chemical Company has appointed Zuhair Allawi as general manager for the Dow Saudi Arabia Company in move which strengthen Dows ties in the Kingdom.