en Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:33:33 UT Big Medium 2.0b49 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/index.shtml Gulf Sands Petroleum and Emerald Energy have honoured their Syrian hosts and extended their stay on the prospective Block 26, where a production-sharing contract with the Arab country is in effect. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:32:31 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/gulfsands-to-stay-a-while-in-syrian.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1398 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/petrel-agrees-production-shares-amid-syrian-pomp.shtml Saudi Aramco has awarded a major multi-million U.S. Dollar contract for the Tie-in Platforms and Scraper Decks Project to National Petroleum construction Company (NPCC) of the United Arab Emirates. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:31:21 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/npcc-wins-saudi-aramco-contract.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1380 Oil/Supplier Contracts Oil/Technology By Province/Middle East News Melrose Resources in Egypt declared test results at the West Khilala-5 well confirm a consistent reservoir across the northern limits of the field, and the company hinted a production tie-back was in order. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:18:45 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/melrose-works-to-ready-egypt-earnings.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1378 Gas Gas/New Projects Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/melrose-enters-miocene-of-black-sea-bulgaria.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/bg-buttresses-egypt-stake-with-3b.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/dana-delivers-devon-from-egypts-desert.shtml London-based explorer Indago Petroleum Ltd. and operating partner RAK Petroleum have seen the cost of drilling in the Omani desert rise $8.2 million at one well, after finding ”tectonic movements” produced “stressed” rock formations. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:59:17 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/indago-reports-seismic-shift-at-oman-well.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1375 Oil Oil/Exploration By Province By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/encana-altinex-to-keep-plumbing-omani-depths.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/indago-sells-oman-blocks-hands-over-ceo.shtml Dolphin Energy announced today that natural gas, from its production wells offshore Qatar, is now flowing to UAE customers for the very first time. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:42:57 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/dolphin-gas-to-uae-customers.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1373 Gas Gas/Exploration Gas/Politics and Policy Gas/Production By Province/Middle East News Rig-maker Lamprell has announced Scorpion International Ltd is the orderer of a $168 million rig reported earlier this week by OilGas24.com. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:13:06 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/scorpion-jack-up-at-heart-of-lamprell-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1368 By Province By Province/Yard News By Province/Middle East Financial Financial/Supplier News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/lamprell-announces-168m-letourneau-order.shtml Paris-based energy-services company Alstom has done its part to create a gas market in the Middle East with a €150M order to install five gas turbines in Kuwait at the new Az Zour power plant being built in Kuwait. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:25:51 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/alstom-helps-middle-east-market-with-150m-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1366 Gas Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/alstom-acquires-us-power-systems-for-242m.shtml Middle East yard Lamprell declared Friday that it has a $168-million deal with a rig contractor to build a new jack-up, provided the orderer shores up its financing. Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:53:54 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/lamprell-announces-168m-letourneau-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1347 By Province By Province/Yard News By Province/Middle East Rigs Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Supplier_Contracts/awilco-orders-197m-in-gear-ahead-of-rig-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/keppel-secures-534-million-rig-contracts.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/index.shtml Iraq’s cabinet has refined an all-important oil law to reportedly include the interests of minority Kurds and Sunni Muslims, wire media reported Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:10:36 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/iraqi-oil-bill-set-to-become-law.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1328 By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/petrel-seeing-upside-in-new-iraqi-oil-law.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/turkish-raid-into-iraq-lifts-oil-over-71.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/pipeline-notes-iraq-malaysian-prospects-peak.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/iraq-atlas-points-to-doubling-of-iraq-reserves.shtml Offshore construction outfit Oceanteam Power & Umbilical has hired out its DP2 cable lay and repair vessel TEAM OMAN to Nexans Norway for umbilical repair work in the Middle East. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:12:51 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/oceanteam-signs-first-contract-with-nexans-norway.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1320 Oil/Supplier Contracts Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/oceanteam-tideway-form-cable-laying-pact.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/oceanteam-orders-new-sub-sea-construction-ship.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/abb-oceanteam-form-sub-sea-alliance.shtml A consortium of oil companies lead by Nippon Oil Exploration Ltd. has hired the Songa Saturn drill ship for work offshore Libya, in a $91 million work order for the rig contractor. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:07:15 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/songa-finds-libyan-work-for-nippon-consortium.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1295 Oil Oil/Exploration Oil/Supplier Contracts Gas Gas/Exploration Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/chevron-cancels-songa-rig-santos-takes-over.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/abbots-saudi-songa-ties-help-double-profits.shtml Norwegian independent DNO has drilled the Godah 6 well in Yemen to its total depth and has kitted it out to produce and the well has flowed to 2,500 metres per day. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:19:42 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/dno-turns-yemen-well-into-producer.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1246 Oil Oil/Exploration By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/hydro-statoil-dno-say-zita-a-duster.shtml Norway-based Ability Drilling has executed an option and ordered an onshore drill rig and a workover rig from southwest Norwegian TTS Marine Drilling equipment, a business of Sense EDM of Kristiansand. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:20:44 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/ability-rig-order-marks-norwegian-walk-in-desert.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1230 Oil/Supplier Contracts Oil/Technology Gas/Supplier Contracts Gas/Technology By Province/North Sea Rim By Province/Middle East Rigs/Rig market News U.S. investor heavyweight the California State Teachers’ Retirement System has asked soon-to-be-merged Norwegian oil companies Statoil and Hydro to consider getting out of Iran. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:16:46 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/us-no-2-fund-tells-big-oil-to-rethink-iran.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1194 Oil/Politics and Policy Gas/Politics and Policy By Province By Province/North Sea Rim By Province/Middle East Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/halliburton-departs-iran.shtml First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. has awarded the front-end engineering and design, or FEED contract for the giant Menzel Ledjment East project in Algeria to Technip business Genesis Oil & Gas Consultants Ltd. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:06:17 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Middle_East/first-hands-algeria-feed-to-technips-genesis.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1171 Gas Gas/New Projects Gas/Pipelines Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/first-calgarys-algeria-pools-press-finances.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/first-calgary-loss-pales-amid-algeria-promise.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/first-calgary-calms-market-after-algeria-appraisal.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/first-calgary-sonatrach-divulge-desert-plans.shtml