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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Bahrain’s Tatweer Petroleum names Johann Pleininger as CEO
Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Co (nogaholding) has appointed Johann Pleininger as Chief Executive of Tatweer Petroleum, which is responsible for all the upstream operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, board chairman of nogaholding, praised Pleininger’s wealth of experience and role in the energy sector, which, he said, […]
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TotalEnergies’ $27 billion Iraq project to begin in two weeks
Iraq and TotalEnergies expect to begin work on a long-delayed $27 billion project within the next two weeks, Iraq’s oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said on Wednesday. According to a Reuters report, Abdel-Ghani said at a conference in Baghdad he expected five side agreements related to the deal to be signed in the next two weeks, […]
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