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. 
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. 
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. 
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. 
Dolphin Energy announced today that natural gas, from its production wells offshore Qatar, is now flowing to UAE customers for the very first time. 
Rig-maker Lamprell has announced Scorpion International Ltd is the orderer of a $168 million rig reported earlier this week by OilGas24.com.
Alstom helps Middle East market with €150M order Jul 10, 2007
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. 
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. 
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. 
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. |
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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.
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.
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. 
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. 
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. 
Under the auspices of His Excellency Nasser bin Khamis al Jashmi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, two major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the Qarn Alam steam-injection project of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) were signed today at an official ceremony held at the Oil and Gas Exhibition Centre. 
Italy-based Saipem and Lead Contracting have been awarded a $950 million Sonatrech onshore contract in Algeria to engineer, procure for and construct a crude oil treatment and stabilisation plant at Hassi Messaoud, 800 kilometres southeast of Algier. 
U.K.-based oilfield engineering outfit Wood Group announced Tuesday the winning of a three-year contract with “a major oil and gas company” in the Middle East, just as the company announced a new Qatar service facility was open for business. 
AMEC has been awarded a five year support services contract by Saudi Aramco to support its massive development programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is an important strategic step providing a significant bridgehead from which AMEC will look to grow further select opportunities within Saudi Arabia.
Irish independent Petrel Resources has tied its fortunes in Syria to a production-sharing agreement for the East Safawi block, where Jordanian authorities intend to spend $2.5 billion. |
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