News / International
Iran says gas export revenues to double
Iran's gas export revenues are predicted to double once gas exports to Pakistan, Iraq, and some European countries start, the Mehr News Agency quoted Iranian deputy oil minister Javad Oji as saying. Eni: New oil discovery offshore Angola
Eni has made the ninth oil discovery in Block 15/06, in deep water offshore Angola, increasing the resource base of the West Hub project. The discovery was made through the Vandumbu 1 well, located approximately 150 kilometers from the coast. The well was drilled at a water depth of 976 meters and reached a total depth of 4,107 meters. Statoil: New high-impact discovery offshore Tanzania
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil are pleased to announce their third high impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania in a year. Gazprom Neft ‘bags Kurdistan block’
Russia's Gazprom Neft is reported to have acquired its third exploration block in Iraqi Kurdistan, defying Baghdad's opposition to such deals with the semi-autonomous northern region. Jordan Denies Reports over Importing Gas from Israel
Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources dismissed reports alleging that it imports natural gas from Israel. Circle Oil plans to drill 12 wells
Circle Oil Plc the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce the following update regarding its operations and forthcoming work programmes for 2013 in its operational areas of Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman. Technip awarded subsea contract for the Laila and D12 fields in Malaysia
Technip was awarded by Sarawak Shell Berhad an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for two new gas-export lines at the Laila and D12 fields, respectively located 50 kilometers Northwest of Miri, at a water depth of 75 meters, and 140 kilometers offshore Bintulu, Malaysia, at a water depth of 50 meters. Lebanon launches gas exploration pre-qualification round
Lebanon launched a pre-qualification round for oil and gas exploration in its Mediterranean waters on Friday, the first step towards the planned award of contracts by March next year. 
