Baker Hughes and Cepsa announced that they achieved an expandable liner extension run for a difficult well onshore Egypt, marking the first successful run of the Baker Hughes linEXX system.

Halliburton announced that it has surpassed deploying 500 SmartWell completion systems in more than 26 countries through WellDynamics, its business group, and considers the event a major achievement.

Lebanon will offer tenders for the construction of its first pipeline for LNG, says Gulf News.

TDW Offshore Services as announced it that it has joined forces with Offshore Independents BV to offer integrated solutions for companies keen to retain a full range of pipeline services and emergency pipeline repair systems from a single source.