Middle East
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Schlumberger has won a $480-million contract to drill 96 oil wells in southern Iraq for the country’s Basra Oil Company and for ExxonMobil, which operates the giant West Qurna-1 field with partners from Iraq, Japan, Indonesia, and China. West Qurna-1 is one of the world’s largest oil fields.
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The $2.59-billion deal advances BP’s effort to divest $25 billion of its global proceeds by 2025.
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This paper details the introduction of a drilling automation system to deliver superior well-construction performance in a major gas field.
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Cyberhawk will provide drone inspection, surveying, data visualization services, and inspection reports.
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In response to increasing demand for remote offshore services, Fugro has completed the Middle East’s first fully autonomous geophysical shallow-water route survey.
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The complete paper analyzes the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in balancing the natural gas demand in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region.
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Saudi Arabia offers a seemingly bottomless supply of oil and an equally deep array of exploration challenges as well.
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The most recent hydrocarbon production boom is under way in the Middle East, and this time, the race is spilling into offshore waters.
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This paper describes the mobilization of a snubbing unit and blowout preventer (BOP) stack in the Middle East that enabled a well with an underground blowout and surface broaching to be brought under control within a short time.
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Wearable technology will help drive personal protective equipment growth as the MENA region strives for safer workplaces.