In case you missed the announcements, here is a list of the top five contracts secured for oil and gas projects in the region
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How will ChatGPT impact oil and gas projects?
Engineers and designers are building AI-models like ChatGPT to help create virtual worlds in the metaverse to run simulations and increase productivity and efficiency metrics
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Kuwait jobs: Expats needed to fill ‘labour shortage’
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, has instructed authorities to take measures to open recruitment of expat workers from new countries, according to a report by Kuwait Times. The workers must be from countries other than those with large communities in Kuwait, to address labor shortages in certain fields and diversify labour […]
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Saipem consortium wins FEED contract for TotalEnergies’ LNG project
A consortium of Saipem, Daewoo Engineering & Construction and Tripatra Engineers and Constructors has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the upstream facilities of TotalEnergies’ Papua LNG project. Indonesian contractor Tripatra said the contract covers phase two of the FEED work including for the central processing facility and well pads for the […]
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Abu Dhabi’s $5 billion Ruwais derivatives complex: Everything you need to know
The Ruwais derivatives complex is being operated by TA’ZIZ, ADNOC’s 60:40 joint venture (JV) with Abu Dhabi’s industrial holding company ADQ. Comprising of three zones, phase one of the project involves constructing production plants to manufacture a number of chemicals at global scale, with opportunities for additional investors and partners to participate. Operations are expected to begin […]
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Worley secures design and engineering contract for world’s largest offshore CCS project
Worley has secured an engineering design services contract for the Kasawari carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Malaysia. The Kasawari development, set to be one of the world’s largest offshore CCS projects, aims to capture over 3 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per annum. Under the contract, awarded by Malaysia Marine & Heavy […]
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Middle East eyes $120 billion spend to increase gas production
The Middle East is set to spend as much as $120 billion to increase gas production by 14 billion standard cubic feet a day (bcfd) to 86 bcfd by 2030, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. The report ‘The Middle East steps on the gas’ shows gas supply growth in the Middle East […]
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Turkey announces largest-ever onshore discovery
Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) has made the largest crude oil discovery onshore Turkey with a find estimated to hold 1 billion barrels of crude, the company said. The discovery was made in the southeastern province of Sirnak, which borders the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq and Syria. Turkish Petroleum has drilled an exploration well and has encountered […]
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Saudi Arabia announces major change to work and visit visas
Saudi Arabia has announced changes to the way it issues visas for workers and visitors to the Kingdom. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a new initiative, cancelling the visa sticker on passports and switching to an e-visa with QR code.  The new procedure is part of the digitalisation of the ministry’s consular services, including work permits, […]
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An inside look at Saudi Arabia’s push to produce cleaner oil
At the heart of an oil-rich kingdom pumping millions of crude oil per day is an ambitious vision to slash emissions and transition towards clean energy. Interestingly, the kingdom is injecting money in both. Saudi Arabia is transitioning to bridging solutions and shifting towards cleaner gas-burning instead of oil for its energy production, using gas […]
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