All international staff members of RWE Dea flown out of Libya

• Sunday, 27th February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Owing to the current situation in Libya, all international staff members of RWE Dea AG have been flown out of Egypt. This also applies to the members of the core team that had recently remained in Tripoli. In doing so, the Company responded to the current situation prevailing in the country in the interests of the safety of its workforce.

CNPC evacuates Libya employees

• Thursday, 24th February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has evacuated 47 of its 391 Chinese employees in Libya because of political turmoil, according to a company newspaper.

ADX prepares slowly for Sidi Dhaher

• Thursday, 24th February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Australia-listed ADX Energy is moving slowly with preparations for its Sidi Dhaher well, 350 kilometers west of the Tunisian border with Libya.

Tanzania approves Aminex farm-in

• Thursday, 24th February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

London-based Aminex can increase its interest in a production sharing agreement offshore Tanzania to 65% after receiving government approval for a farm-in arrangement with Australia's Key Petroleum.

Protests no problem for Yemen LNG

• Thursday, 24th February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Recent protests in Yemen will not stop Total-led Yemen liquefied natural gas from reaching full output capacity in the next six months, a spokesman for the company has said.

Unrest hits Libyan output

• Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Unrest in Libya caused several oil-industry companies to say they were halting output in Africa's third-largest producing country.

Suhail Star arrives for OSX

• Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Brazilian oil services company OSX has received the very large crude carrier Suhail Star, the second of the two VLCC sister-vessels it agreed to buy from Saudi Aramco subsidiary Vela International Marine as part of a $54 million deal.

Lamprell lands newbuild jackup order

• Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

UAE based shipbuilding yard Lamprell said it has received a new contract from Singapore's Greatship Global Energy Services for a newbuild self-elevating jackup.

Repsol suspends ops in Libya

• Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Spain's biggest oil company Repsol has suspended its operations in Libya, said a spokesman for the company.

Syria likely to award some onshore blocks in Feb-Minister

• Wednesday, 23rd February 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The Syrian government will award contracts to explore, develop and produce hydrocarbons from eight onshore blocks later this month, said the country's oil minister.