Eni agreed to participate by a 30% interest in Tarfaya offshore Shallow Petroleum Agreement to an Arabian Gulf state petroleum company.

Saudi Aramco closed part of the Safaniyah offshore oilfield two weeks ago because of a power cable cut by a vessel’s anchor.

Saipem has been awarded two contracts worth $1.3 billion to develop Saudi Aramco’s offshore Berri and Marjan fields.

Qatar Petroleum has signed a deal with Eni to acquire a 35% stake in three of the Italian company's Mexican offshore oilfields.

Egypt has signed a deal with Cyprus that paves the way for further negotiations on a construction of a submarine pipeline, through which the Mediterranean island would export natural gas from its offshore fields to the North African nation.