Upstream news

OPRED has advised the Oil and Gas Authority of its in-principle agreement to the issue of the relevant consent for both projects.

The company has appointed Mohamed Galal as regional director for MENA.

The Ghasha Concession, which has a term of 40 years, consists of the Hail, Ghasha, Dalma and other offshore fields, located in the Emirate’s Al Dhafra region.

The company has provided a licence update on Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04, located in the southern Porcupine Basin.

ABB has been awarded an integrated automation, electrification and telecommunication order in Q2 2018, valued at US$79 million, for the upgrade of the Bab Onshore Field in Abu Dhabi, by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC).

Tata Steel has announced its ambition to become a carbon neutral producer of steel to the oil and gas industry from 2050.

Well construction specialist, DeltaTek Global, has announced the inaugural deployment of its SeaCure technology.

The scope of work includes project management consultancy (PMC) services for the development which comprises four new artificial islands and the associated drilling, production, utilities and infield pipeline facilities.

The company has entered into a contract for the CSV “Normand Pioneer” with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção S.A in Brazil.

The companies have signed a concession agreement to launch an unconventional gas exploration programme in the high potential Diyab play.