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| December 2004 |
| Shell, government representatives and NGOs map out social responsibility for 2005 |
| Austral Pacific Energy: Cardiff and Cheal update |
| Horizon Offshore signs major pipeline installation contract |
| Lukoil and Russian Railways develop cooperation |
| ROC Oil aquires Ardmore Field stake |
| Avery completes well in Timor Sea, Australia begins evaluation |
| Burren Energy Gongo success |
| Origin Energy Weekly Drilling Report |
| Hydro contract to Aker Kvaerner for Oseberg East |
| Yukos Serves Notice: Assets protected under US law |
| GE Energy gas injection technology for Caspian Sea project |
| Aker Kvaerner to install risers at the Sleipner Riser platform |
| Aker Kvaerner acquires Ellayess from Kvaerner |
| GE provides gas turbine for expansion of Risha Power plant in Jordan |
| Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince inaugurates Saudi Aramco Qatif Producing Plants |
| TAG Oil announces Taranaki Basin acquisitions and drilling |
| Amerada Hess in offshore Malaysia discovery |
| Santos sells Carpentaria Gas Pipeline interest for A$59million |
| Origin sells Carpentaria Gas Pipeline interest for $16 million |
| Origin lodges Initial Advice Statement for Queensland natural gas-fired power station |
| Lundin Petroleum to sell Seven Heads gas and other Irish assets |
| Foster Wheeler secures contract from Total's UK refinery at Milford Haven |
| Santos: First Steps, Sustainability Review 2004 |
| Foster Wheeler awarded FEED contract to upgrade condensate processing plant in the UAE |
| Petrosea US$11 Million 12 Month Coal Mining Contract |
| G. James Glass & Aluminium deploys a Cisco Storage Area Network to manage surging information growth |
| Syntroleum, ExxonMobil sign licensing agreement |
| Yukos welcomes European Court decision |
| Technip awarded contract by Shell Todd Oil Services for the Pohokura project in New Zealand |
| Shell welcomes renewal of Oman concession agreement |
| Yukos EGM cancelled |
| Casino gas project gets environmental approval |
| Allens Arthur Robinson selects Cisco network security solution |
| Hugh Fraser International expands into Middle East |
| CGG Geocluster seismic processing software available on both 32-bit and 64-bit cluster platforms |
| Technip/Chiyoda $4 billion contract in Qatar |
| Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil commence of major activities for Qatargas II Project |
| Salym Petroleum Development begins oil production at West Salym field a year ahead of schedule |
| Yukos files for bankruptcy protection |
| ODE Drills for geothermal energy in New Zealand |
| ChevronTexaco well-positioned for future growth |
| Shell to progress Singapore cracker project |
| Kvaerner Pulping celebrates 100 oxygen delignification systems |
| AGL: Notification of receipt of NGC proceeds |
| ChevronTexaco and Cheniere finalise agreement for capacity at Sabine Pass LNG terminal |
| Sydney Gas: Rosalind Park Gas Plant gas testing underway |
| Origin Energy: Kupe Gas Project Status Update |
| Origin Energy: Good gas flow recorded in Trefoil 1, offshore Bass Basin, Tasmania |
| Antares Energy: Commercial Gas Flow at Ellis-2 |
| Australia: Commodity exports forecast to reach $95 billion |
| Oiltanking GmbH acquires stake in UAE-based Star Energy Resources |
| Austral Pacific Energy: Cardiff and Cheal show early promise |
| Yukos: Official statement from the management team |
| Foster Wheeler and Ndodana Holdings sign shareholders' agreement to achieve Black Economic Empowerment |
| Shell sells LPG business in Portugal |
| AGL: Update on NGC sale |
| Clough AU$180m four-year extension to GBP coal contract |
| ChevronTexaco announces senior executive appointments |
| Eremia 3 oil appraisal well update onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Horizon Oil proposed spud of kapul-1 well, Papua New Guinea |
| Horizon Oil confirms underwriting agreements for new capital raising |
| Aker Kvaerner in new methanol alliance |
| Oil majors facing labour market timebomb |
| PSL Energy win exclusive Saipem UK frame contract |
| Shell Canada announces major natural gas discovery in central Alberta |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded Union Resources Mehdiabad study |
| Technip awarded Gulf of Mexico contracts |
| BP Sharjah pioneering unique oilfield drilling technology to improve ultimate recovery |
| ExxonMobil boosts recoverable resources at Norwegian Sleipner West Field |
| Technip: Petrochemical units project award in Saudi Arabia |
| Aker Kvaerner takes over maintenance of the Siri platform |
| Origin Energy: BassGas Project Status Update |
| Santos: Insurers accept Moomba incident liability |
| Origin Energy Weekly Drilling Report |
| ExxonMobil Lube Technology Suite selected by Formosa Petrochemical |
| Stolt Offshore S.A. Awarded North Sea Contracts |
| Vintage success in Yemen and Gulf of Mexico |
| BJ Services wins Shell UK coiled tubing drilling contract |
| Aker Kvaerner: Rebuild of Santos fire damaged plant completed |
| Australia awards new exploration permits offshore Victoria |
| Santos secures further Indonesian exploration acreage |
| Woollybutt Oil Field update |
| ARC Energy spuds Eremia 3 appraisal well |
|
Statoil: Continuing to secure the Snorre well |
| Hardman: Mauritania offshore drilling update |
| Woodside: Mauritania offshore drilling update |
| Clough: BassGas status update |
| Technip awarded contract for gas receiving facility in UAE |
| Foster Wheeler Awarded Heater Contract by Gulf Farabi in Saudi Arabia |
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| September 2004 |
| Qatar Fuel Company signs with GTS for major Oracle E-Business Suite Application rollout |
| Earth Decision Sciences version 2.1 suite |
| Schlumberger expands IPoVSAT network solutions |
| Formate brines enhance HTHP drilling projects in the Middle East |
| Hill & Associates expands Middle East operations |
| 3i strengthens oil & gas team |
| T H Hill and Paradigm partner to offer major innovations in well plan optimisation |
| Customer requirements shaped stte-of-the-art portable gas detectors from BW Technologies |
| SAS, Intel to deliver business intelligence for Linux on Intel Itanium 2 processors |
| ADIPEC receives global accolades |
| Statoil: Agbami development approved |
| Environmental heroes honored at 50th annual ChevronTexaco Conservation Awards |
| Total: Production start-up of third phase of development on Al Khalij field in Qatar |
| Fugro and AOA Geophysics’ new seafloor map of offshore NE Spain shows unprecedented detail |
| Anadarko agrees to divest certain U.S. onshore assets |
| Statoil: Øverland becomes Borealis chair |
| Gimble investment for Sureclean |
| IBM forum to help Middle East organisations with on-demand transformation |
| Baker Hughes announces August 2004 rig counts |
| Kerr-McGee acquires interests in five North Sea blocks |
| ChevronTexaco announces discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico |
| ExxonMobil and Earth 911 promote environmental protection through motor oil recycling |
| YUKOS’ crude oil production up 8.7% in the first half of 2004 |
| Petrofac awarded operations and maintenance contract with Total |
| Statoil: Top for sustainability |
| Magnetrol: First FMEDA analysis on displacer level transmitters |
| Total renews technical assistance contract with KOC |
| Statoil: Subsea contracts for Snøhvit |
| IHS Energy acquires Cambridge Energy Research Associates |
| Douglas-Westwood: Marine propulsion spend to set new records |
| Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services wins China West East pipeline pre-commissioning contract |
| National Oilwell and Varco announce signing of definitive merger agreement |
| Halliburton technology significantly improves well completion efficiency |
| Pavilion Technologies’ Process Perfecter version 7 |
| Tracto-Technik — WMZ bores a pipe for the sea |
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| August 2004 |
| Schlumberger introduces new formation tester to measure reservoir pressure with lower risk |
| PSL Energy Services |
| Ducab to supply cables for DEWA’s new ‘L’ power station |
| Statoil: Kristin pieces falling into place |
| Shipping industry growth to continue for a decade says Oman authority |
| GAC succeeds in handling major oil rig operations in South Africa |
| Lundin Petroleum update on production from the Broom field, offshore UK |
| ExxonMobil joins Ecopetrol, Petrobras in signing offshore Colombian exploration contract |
| Petrobas selects GE compression modules for offshore oil production facility in Brazil |
| Marathon to plug and abandon deepwater exploration well offshore Nova Scotia |
| Statoil awards Schlumberger two-year extension to key drilling services contract |
| Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Fujian Petrochemical sign agreements to progress Fujian manufacturing and marketing projects |
| ChevronTexaco announces completion of Hamaca crude upgrading facility |
| ResLab acquires ECL’s SCAL laboratory at Winfrith, UK |
| UK-Sponsored event to reinforce EU-Libya trade links |
| Honeywell supports first Fieldbus Foundation End User Council Middle East meeting |
| Statoil: Innovation award for glass plug |
| Vestdavit delivers davits to BP's Jigsaw Project |
| Statoil and WesternGeco establish industry’s first long-term reservoir monitoring program |
| ChevronTexaco announces significant natural gas discovery in Australia |
| Statoil: New concept for gas transport |
| Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services wins China West East Pipeline Pre-commissioning Contract |
| Statoil: New drilling method on Gullfaks |
| Yukos announces reductions in 2004 capital expenditures and deferral of certain tax payments |
| SOGAT 2004 |
| Anadarko $1.3 Billion Gulf of Mexico Shelf divestiture |
| OMV increases share in Sole gas field by 5% |
| Statoil: Rosa project goes ahead off Angola |
| Total launches development of Rosa Field in Angolan Deep Offshore |
| Fujitsu Siemens Computers unveils new generation of Intel-based monoprocessor servers |
| Easy Well Solutions grows internationally |
| ExxonMobil introduces Mobil Polyrex EM grease |
| Hamworthy’s vacuum toilet |
| OMV half year results confirm growth strategy |
| Peak hosts world's first probabilistic workshop |
| 3i invests US$15m in Singapore ’s Pearl Energy |
| Second licensing round in the Faroe Islands launched |
| Technip awarded the Bouri East Area Development project by Agip in Libya |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE slightly up |
| VescoPlastics to make Mid East debut at Seatrade |
| Honeywell technology solution helps to modernise Polish oil refinery |
| Raqmiyat on target to double $25m turnover |
| PSL Energy Services secures major Australian contract |
| Fastwave Communications offers new pipeline monitoring technology |
| R110 approval provides single-source fuel delivery solution to CNG vehicle builders |
| Lundin Petroleum and BG to work together to commercialise licence PL292 in Norway |
| Aggreko supports growth on Batam Island, Indonesia |
| Santos: New contract for John Brookes gas field |
| Danway wins Belleli contracts in UAE & Djibouti |
| ExxonMobil affiliate begins production in West Africa's largest deepwater development |
| SAFCO raises SR 1.24 billion (US$ 330 million) for its fourth fertilizer plant in Al-Jubail |
| Roxar Software Solutions expands Middle East and Asia Pacific operations |
| Total and Mitsui join Santos in new exploration venture |
| GlobalSantaFe reports loss of drilling rig offshore Egypt |
| GE Energy acquires high-resolution digital mapping camera |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation makes new board appointment |
| Alderley picks Ambrit’s Aquire |
| Parker Instrumentation signs distributor in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan |
| Commercial Bank of Dubai reduces annual energy expenditure |
| Expansion of GAC’s African port coverage |
| COADE plant design application standardises on Autodesk’s DWF file format |
| PANDUIT: Extra-heavy and super-heavy stainless steel ball-locking cable ties |
| The African Energy & Mining Safari |
| Saudi’s Sigma to dock at Seatrade |
| Baker Hughes: July 2004 Rig Counts |
| Eclipse replaces Top-Bottom installed displacer transmitters |
| Total acquires interest in an exploration block deep offshore Indonesia |
| Lundin Petroleum: First oil from the Broom field, offshore UK |
| LNG contract awarded in Nigeria |
| SABIC awards contract for hot strip enhancement to Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau |
| GE Energy supplying three gas turbines for petrochemical complex in Indonesia |
| Transocean Inc. semisubmersible Sedco Express selected for BP's Greater Plutonio project |
| Lundin Petroleum: Oil discovery in the Acquitaine Basin |
| Lundin Petroleum: Alvheim partners plan to develop reserves offshore Norway |
| ASRY to double Seatrade Middle East Maritime presence |
| J. Ray McDermott awarded additional work, offshore Saudi |
| GAC handles ‘Jumbo Javelin’ – the world’s strongest heavy lift vessel – on her maiden voyage |
| LeapOne launches Jordan’s first IBM authorised learning centre |
| |
| July 2004 |
| Tabreed to expand operations to Bahrain |
| Shell support for go-ahead for train six at Nigeria LNG |
| Sixth gas liquefaction train for Nigeria's Bonny Plant |
| Marathon plan for development and operation for Alvheim Field offshore Norway |
| Lundin Petroleum spuds second exploration well in the Munir Block, onshore Iran |
| Ducab supplies cables to Kuwait Oil Company’s key effluent water disposal plant project |
| Torch Offshore update on Midnight Express conversion |
| Yukos: Government revokes orders concerning Yukos asset sales |
| Technip awarded contract for hydrogen plant in Louisiana |
| Shell announces agreements in principle to resolve FSA and SEC investigations |
| FSC’s new PRIMERGY RXI300 server delivers optimised solutions |
| Pacific Ethanol & Biodiesel Conference & Expo II |
| Jordanian gas transmission pipeline |
| Shell announces first production from Glider Field |
| Weatherford to supply additional services for Front Runner Project |
| Statoil: Awarded new block in Algeria |
| BHI to sell Baker Hughes Mining Tools |
| ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Subsidiary Participates in North Caspian Discovery |
| RasGas II and FPL Group Resources announce Heads of Agreement to supply LNG to Florida |
| Tanmia officials brief technical and business students on UAE labour market environment |
| Keppel to build another rig at US$126 million for Sinvest ASA |
| Shell selects Invensys for Smart Fields initiative |
| Shell and Schlumberger to develop Smart Fields value loops |
| Shell: Direct gas exports from Denmark to the Netherlands begin, via new pipeline |
| Keppel: BP awards US$20 million follow-up job to Keppel yard in the Caspian |
| Kuwait’s Munshaat Real Estate Projects Company uses Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition |
| Turkish shipbuilders to mount Seatrade pavilion |
| Emoil: new US $33 million gasoline storage and blending facility at Jebel Ali Free Zone |
| Shell and partners to accelerate development of Smart Fields technology |
| SPC acquires Coastal Indonesia Sampang Ltd from El Paso Corporation |
| ChevronTexaco announces discovery in Gulf of Thailand Block G4/43 |
| Motiva Enterprises signs license and catalyst lease agreements with ExxonMobil |
| Almansoori launches multi-million dollar M/V Al Shaheen |
| Keppel Offshore & Marine secures S$66 million offshore contracts |
| Schlumberger: Rotary steerable technology to optimise vertical drilling |
| Dolphin signs US$1.36 billion loan agreement |
| Technip successfully delivers world’s first cell spar to Kerr-McGee in the Gulf of Mexico |
| ChevronTexaco confirms sale of Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary |
| Government of Oman, Oman Oil Company and Dow Chemical Company in JV |
| Technip awarded contract by Sasol for a polypropylene plant in South Africa |
| Sniperhire makes PDO first in its class with online recruitment |
| International Pipeline Conference & Exposition |
| ADNOC attracts visitors during Iran Oil Show |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE moves upward |
| World's deepest tension leg platform processes first production from Marco Polo field |
| Anadarko begins production from Marco Polo Field in Gulf Of Mexico |
| Keppel and China Everbright form alliance to grow environmental business |
| Statoil: Well tractor cuts costs |
| ITQAN connects Dolphin Energy across UAE, Qatar, Japan & the US |
| Douglas-Westwood: Energy balance essential for security of supply |
| Schlumberger and AspenTech alliance delivers modeling solution for oil and gas companies |
| Halliburton Indonesia receives three-year contract for distributed temperature sensing technology |
| Statoil: New cable from TampNett |
| New stocking service for Parker Instrumentation in Nigeria |
| ExxonMobil affiliate receives top environmental award |
| Shell announces further progress in structure and governance |
| Gulf ’s leading industrial consulting organisation launches industrial market intelligence portal |
| EV Offshore offers call-out service in Aberdeen |
| Santos expands with first North African venture |
| GE to supply second compressor train for new LNG plant in Indonesia |
| BHI forms Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids division |
| BJ Process and Pipeline Services appoints Iain Maclennan |
| The changing threat environment |
| Aramco finalises contract with Al Alamiah Computer Systems Company Kuwait |
| Royal Dutch and Shell Transport received the following advice from Standard and Poors |
| Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign agreement for Pearl GTL project |
| Jordanian shipping company expands business opportunities with IBM middleware technology |
| Baker Hughes June 2004 rig counts |
| Expro International Group AGM statement |
| Toyota and Shell launch trial Of D-CAT and GTL technology to reduce car emissions |
| Marathon updates guidance on items expected to impact second quarter 2004 financial results |
| Facilitators UK: Appointments and business growth |
| Statoil: More oil from better sand control |
| Panalpina acquires Grampian International Freight |
| Technip awarded contract by Statoil for the Norne Satellites project in Norway |
| ExxonMobil appointments |
| Petrofac invests in offshore Peninsular Malaysia |
| METITO wins major AED 20 Million industrial contract at South Pars Gas Field Project, Iran |
| Shell Hydrogen unveils new concept to support the development of the "hydrogen market" |
| Al-Falak seminar highlights the problems in ERP implementation |
| YUKOS Oil Company statement |
| SPC to acquire BPS’ Retail Network and LPG Business in Singapore |
| YUKOS receives notice of event of default from syndicated lenders |
| Saudi Aramco to acquire strategic shareholding in Showa Shell |
| Cairo to Host Egypt Invest 2004 |
| Petrofac wins Engineering and Construction contract |
| RasGas (II) awards EPC contract for Train 5 |
| Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Fluxys LNG sign Terminal Capacity Subscription Agreement |
| Radio Holland expands Middle East branch |
| RasGas charters seven LNG ships |
| Safety milestone for J.Ray in Qatar |
| OMV acquires OMV ISTRABENZ |
| BP Board appointments |
| PULSIM Seminar — 20 September 2004 Techniek Museum Delft, the Netherlands |
| ChevronTexaco increases equity interest in Singapore Refining Company |
| MEGlobal begins operation |
| GE selected to supply equipment for Finland oil refinery |
| Shell announces portfolio actions and writedowns |
| Parker Instrumentation: 1000bar-rated compression tube fittings deliver time savings |
| Honeywell completes $5 million project for Sarpom pipeline |
| Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well in the Lematang Block, Indonesia |
| Mina Solutions leadership in e-Learning |
| |
| June 2004 |
| Statoil awards WesternGeco Q-Marine 4D projects in Norway |
| Shell gives green light for Pohokura development in New Zealand |
| Al-Falak: ME Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption up 24% |
| Lundin Petroleum completes testing in the Munir Block, Iran |
| Torch Offshore Shallow Water Management Promotion |
| Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil sign statement of intent for ethane cracker, derivatives complex |
| Shell announces first production from world record water depth subsea wells |
| Court rules against Yukos in RUR 99.4 billion tax case |
| Zamil Air Conditioners affirms commitment to advance scientific knowledge |
| GE Energy $35m controls upgrade project for Algeria's Sonatrach |
| World meet on nanotechnology highlights myriad uses of the new science |
| Biomass power capital spend to total $18 million |
| Inaugural US Libyan Summit |
| BP Charity Pro-Am 5th Anniversary |
| Barcelona better for multiphase |
| Total appoints Jean-Marc Jaubert Senior Vice President, Industrial Safety |
| ENOC Bunkering contracts additional storage for three year growth plan |
| Fujitsu Siemens Computers sponsors Microsoft "Middle East Partner Annual Event" |
| Risk management solutions for a networked world |
| BEA Systems: Liquid Computing vision to cut IT responsiveness from 'Months to Minutes' |
| Oilman discovers new find as Scotland 's Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 |
| YUKOS Board of Directors realigns management and endorses efforts to negotiate tax claims |
| Norway: Total awarded exploration license and operatorship |
| Wood Mackenzie outlook for Britain 's gas and electricity markets and security of supply |
| Roxar wins frame agreement extension in Qatar |
| IBM leads in global supercomputing |
| Project Managers meet in Dubai |
| Dolphin Energy sponsors regional coral project |
| J. Ray McDermott starts work on Dolphin platforms |
| American International School in Egypt opens new HP campus |
| Cisco to outline vision for the evolution of networking |
| IBM launches new server technologies into Lebanese market |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE moves upward |
| World's energy leaders meet at HP's 4th Annual Executive Energy Conference in Dubai |
| Wood Group turns to Monitor for Brunei Project Support |
| OMV Chief among BusinessWeek 2004 Stars of Europe |
| Sakhalin
Energy signs its first LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement
with Kyushu Electric |
| GAC
appointed as ExxonMobil’s logistics partner for Middle
East |
| ExxonMobil
awarded new operatorship rights on Norwegian Continental
Shelf |
| WesternGeco
completes first Q-Marine survey in Danish sector of North
Sea |
| ACS
Laboratories International and KEPS join forces |
| Microsoft
provides extensive training for oil and gas sector IT professionals |
| Halliburton
opens Canada’s largest real time operations centre
in Calgary |
| Roxar
announces major Russian expansion |
| Shell
awarded exploration blocks in Norwegian 18th round |
| Roxar
releases Irap RMS 7.3 |
| Lundin
Petroleum completes sale of Tunisia onshore assets |
| IBM,
Intel announce mobile workstation pilot for design engineers |
| Statoil:
Good outcome from 18th round |
| Paradigm
epos 3.0-based solutions available on SGI Altix Platform |
| Paradigm
and University of Colorado to bring automatic fault extraction
technology to market |
| Caspian
Oil & Gas 2004 |
| Fugro
to purchase SHOALS-1000T airborne LIDAR bathymeter |
| Legrand
opens its first customer centre in Abu Dhabi |
| Paradigm
to display innovative solutions and services case studies
at EAGE 2004 |
| Paradigm
to display exciting petrophysics innovations at SPWLA 2004 |
| Total
and Total Energie to begin building solar panel production
plant in Toulouse |
| Baker
Hughes May 2004 rig counts |
| IBM
highlights details of new ‘Stinger’ database
software |
| MEOS
2005: A call for papers |
| AnTech
awarded second contract by Geophysical Surveying Company
Ltd of Japan |
| Shell
and KUFPEC announce agreement on Rosetta concession |
| Lime
Rock Partners and SGAM/4D Global Energy acquire Serimer
DASA |
| BJ
Pipeline Inspection Services awarded major contract by
Kern River Gas Transmission Company |
| Exxon
Mobil Corporation senior management changes |
| Statoil:
GTL output starts in South Africa |
| Wellstream
to showcase new pipeline technology |
| Magnetrol:
Eclipse Guided Wave Radar for solids |
| Rollstud
opens new purpose built facilty at Jebel Ali Free Zone |
| Fujitsu
and Sun to deliver advanced product line for high-performance
Solaris solutions |
| 3CMetal
opens new facility in Dubai Investment Park |
| Record
day for Alnaboodah Contracting |
| Santos
Group expands US exploration portfolio |
| GAC
and Wilson Sons — Global agency network now in Brazil |
| Trevitest
valve technology extends intervals between shutdowns |
| Anadarko
expands Gulf of Mexico discovery; first production expected
in 2005 |
| Winter
Corp survey: the world’s largest commercial database
runs Oracle |
| WesternGeco
wins Statoil contract |
| Faroese
Petroleum Administration |
| First
template for Snøhvit |
| |
| May 2004 |
| IBM
opens its first deep computing on demand center in Europe |
| The
EIC opens in Dubai |
| Gulf
Extrusions exports grew by over 10 per cent in 2003 |
| HP
migrates OmanLNG to Windows 2003 Active Directory |
| GE
Energy’s rental business opens new regional Center Of
Excellence at Jebel Ali Free Zone |
| Dubai
hosts major oil industry event |
| BTU
Power completes acquisition of majority interest in Tunisia’s
Carthage Power Company |
| Intel
and Oracle team up on collaboration suite |
| Tanmia
launches new initiative to train Nationals for jobs in accounts |
| Enoc’s
GTS wins Risco Oracle ERP implementation |
| Healthcare
Solutions receives ISO 9001: 2000 certification |
| Aviation
students get hands-on safety experience |
| MEsteel.com
crosses 100.000 visitors per month |
| Marathon-led
Equatorial Guinea LNG project on track |
| Lundin
exploration well in Iran reaches its target depth |
| Lundin
Petroleum and OMV acquire a new exploration asset offshore Albania |
| Torch
Offshore update on Midnight Express conversion |
| Landmark
awarded 15-month contract from Netherland, Sewell & Associates,
Inc |
| Oil
Search, Halliburton and KBR sign unique agreement |
| Statement
by YUKOS oil company |
| New
‘Rocking Hydrates’ rig helps reduce expensive blockages
and minimise production delays |
| BJ
Services introduces new well cleaning system |
| National
Oilwell launches Ideal Rig |
| Technip/Fels
Setal consortium secures US$ 639 million P-51 contract from
Petrobras Offshore Brazil |
| Statoil
gains top ranking for sustainability |
| PSL
Energy Services wins three new pipeline and process contracts |
| Oracle
provides companies with single source of customer truth |
| Cisco
and IBM pave way for customers to easily adopt voice and video
IP services |
| Statement
by Yukos Oil Company |
| World
shipping summit focuses on the China factor |
| Anadarko
announces management team changes |
| OMV
Move & Help educational program launched |
| Jacobs
serves as EPC Contractor for Project of the Year |
| Jacobs
receives contract from BP in Texas |
| New
SABIC metals facility to increase annual production |
| IBM,
Int@j drive business-on-demand in Jordan |
| ExxonMobil's
shipping affiliates receive awards for environmental excellence |
| New
chief executive appointment at Advantica |
| ChevronTexaco
announces sale of Western Canada assets |
| PGS
opens new seismic data processing center in Rio de Janeiro |
| Keppel
forms joint venture to grow environmental business in China |
| Technip
awarded two major contracts by Woodside for the Otway Gas Project |
| Winners
of Emirates Businesswomen’s Award to be feted |
| World’s
energy leaders meet at HP’s 4th Annual Executive Energy
Conference in Dubai |
| ExxonMobil
and Apache Corporation to optimise Exploration and Development |
| BJ
Tubular services completes expandable casing running operations
in Middle East and Asia |
| Statoil:
oil find in Linerle |
| ENOC
Lubricants backs Automechanika Gulf |
| WOMA
Middle East provide full range of Hydro Jetting Equipment |
| IBM
technologies bring new growth opportunities for Abu Dhabi organisations |
| Hitachi
Data Systems opens Middle East regional office |
| FSC
launches ultra-portable LIFEBOOK S7010 |
| Petrovietnam
and PGS to acquire a Multi-Client 3D seismic survey over 2005
License Round Acreage Offshore Vietnam |
| ADCO
develops first Gulf system for drilling waste management |
| Shell
awards $150 million pan-European maintenance contract |
| ENOC's
GTS takes AAAID contract |
| Masons
Galadari JV to provide legal servies to ME construction and
engineering industries |
| Shell
Egypt announces Western Desert oil discovery |
| BP
first to provide hydrogen at existing filling station |
| Otway
Gas Project approved |
| ChevronTexaco
announces sale of Canadian Midstream Company |
| Foster
Wheeler awarded contract by Bahrain National Gas Company to
revamp LPG facilities |
| More
satellite contracts for Statoil |
| ADNOC
HSE 2003 Awards — Opening speech by H.E. Yousef Omair
Bin Yousef |
| HSE
2003 award winners honored by ADNOC |
| Sonoran
submits additional bids for Iraqi oilfield contracts |
| Honeywell
wins contract with saudi-European petroChemical company |
| Anadarko
awarded offshore block in Qatar |
| Oracle
awards GTS highest partner accreditation |
| ExxonMobil
participates in production startup of Gulf of Mexico Llano field |
| GlobalSantaFe
worldwide SCORE continues decline |
| New
Schlumberger sonicVISION tool |
| alger
energy 2004 |
| ChevronTexaco
Sells 150 U.S. Producing Properties to XTO Energy Inc |
| Major
oil price increases forecast |
| IBM
drives new PC technologies into Abu Dhabi market |
| Intel
names general manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Zamil
Steel Industries awarded stage II contract for Shoaiba Power
Plant Project |
| Tabreed’s
regional expansion plans gain ground |
| Saudi
Telecom Company to discuss post liberalisation impact at CONNECT |
| Terras
Persia Seismic Company joins “2 mile high club” |
| ChevronTexaco
awarded extension to Block 0 Concession in Angola |
| Schlumberger
acquires Decision Team |
| Jacobs
receives contract from GASCO |
| Ashraf
El-Arabaty appointed Product Marketing Manager for Enterprise
Solutions by Fujitsu Siemens |
| GE
Energy and RasGas sign long-term service agreement |
| U.S.
Robotics wireless ADSL gateway certified by Etisalat |
| Torch
Offshore announces contract for Alba Project in Africa with
Marathon |
| SABIC
awards contract to Linde AG |
| The
world’s largest heavy lift ship enters service |
| Saudi
Aramco releases annual review 2003 |
| Metito
awarded AED 56 million Kazakhstan oilfield contract |
| RasGas
long-term agreement with PII Pipeline Solutions |
| Gas
reinforces the Middle East’s role as a key energy supplier |
| Eirik
Raude for the Barents Sea |
| Samim
Group goes live with Linux and Oracle |
| Plans
for GE Energy to acquire ChevronTexaco's gasification technology
business |
| Ducab
reports record sales for 2003 |
| Saudi
Aramco to participate in first Saudi Arabian International Gas
Conference |
| Sinopec
and Shell form retail joint venture in Jiangsu |
| Energy
Exchange hosts its annual Oil and Gas Pipelines conference with
ADNOC in Abu Dhabi |
| ExxonMobil
and TransCanada install world's strongest gas transmission linepipe |
| Statoil
dream job for Norwegian students |
| Shell:
Region well placed to meet rapid growth in demand for gas |
| IBM
and SAP solutions drive Middle East organisations to on-demand
era |
| New
Tanmia report gives voice to UAE Nationals’ work experiences
in the private sector |
| Fujitsu
Siemens PRIMERGY BX600 blade servers |
| Saudi
Aramco & Sumitomo Chemical signing ceremony |
| Summer
in the Gulf Region boosts demand for energy management technologies |
| MPGC
2004 held in Bahrain with support of Ministry of Oil and BAPCO |
| Microsoft
names Samer Abu-Ltaif General Manager for North Gulf |
| ExxonMobil
signs agreement to begin exploration activities offshore Colombia |
| Wood
Mackenzie looks at North American natural gas market |
| ConocoPhillips
forms global gas organisation |
| Baker
Hughes April 2004 rig counts |
| Santos
announces new continuous improvement program |
| ExxonMobil
receives NACME 2004 Corporate Leadership Award |
| ENOC
in $430 million shipping JV |
| New
LYNX 20 decanter centrifuge – for cost-effective drilling
mud treatment |
| Alfa
Laval compact solutions for coolers, heaters, condensers and
reboilers |
| Oil
and Gas Companies Tap Upstream Applications from SAP for Business
Success |
| Al
Khorayef group implements Oracle solution |
| Halliburton
and BP Norway break barrier in real time operations |
| Schlumberger
introduces new well control system |
| Schlumberger
delivers subsea production assurance services to optimize subsea
productivity |
| GE
Energy to supply compressors for Norwegian gas processing plant |
| Halliburton’s
conductivity endurance technology addresses US natural gas industry
challenge |
| Shell
Foundation commits $10 million for energy funds in developing
countries |
| AAPG,
EAGE, SEG, SPE join together to organise new international technical
conference |
| EV
Offshore expanded camera inspection systems |
| New
Version of PIPENET Software released |
| Halliburton
technologies share spotlight at OTC |
| Halliburton
performs first engineered solution and limited emissions drillstem
test in Gulf of Mexico |
| Halliburton
wins six E&P engineering innovation awards |
| Schlumberger
FloScan Imager System |
| Halliburton
awarded $300 million contract by ConocoPhillips |
| More
reliable and cost-effective FPSOs |
| BJ
PPS major pipeline pre-commissioning operation for Shell Exploration
& Production in Gulf of Mexico |
| KCA
DEUTAG unveils new 3000 HP Rig for ME |
| |
| April 2004 |
| SGI
Altix for seismic applications at Total |
| SGI
technology drives Statoil's new onshore support center |
| Honeywell
system for Aluminium Bahrain |
| Hydro
selects WesternGeco for North Sea Q-Marine Survey |
| Statoil
upgrades Alve reserves |
| Lundin
petroleum recommence drilling in Munir Block, Iran |
| Royal
Dutch/Shell first quarter performance and buy back program |
| Statoil
acquires advanced geoscience solutions from Paradigm |
| BP
Egypt Taurt discovery in Eastern Nile delta |
| Tenaris
and Sidor sign agreement to purchase Venezuelan HBI plant |
| Santos:
first quarter impacted by Moomba incident |
| Growing
Oil and Gas Conference Returns to Dubai |
| Technip-Subsea
7 JV awarded contract in Australia for the Enfield subsea development |
| Saudi
Aramco exploration meets 2003 targets |
| ChevronTexaco
awarded exploration rights in Nigeria |
| Oil
spill disaster prevention system test and analysis is completed |
| Statoil
improves recovery from Lufeng |
| Landmark
awarded five-year global technology and services agreement by
Statoil |
| Transocean
gets contract extensions for high-specification rigs |
| BP
plans to sell over 50 per cent of petrochemicals business and
prepares for IPO |
| Technip
awarded contract for hydrogen plant by Cenex Harvest States |
| Honeywell
solution for Hungary's largest oil and gas company |
| GAC
research: Dubai companies believe outsourcing logistics operations
improves efficiency |
| First
Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility Summit |
| OTC
and NearSpace offer service for handheld devices |
| Tokyo
Electric increases purchase of LNG from Sakhalin Energy |
| Paradigm
acquires Reservoir Technologies Division of Core Lab |
| Pavilion
appoints Dave Cooper Chief Technology Officer |
| SABIC
awards 45 principal suppliers for outstanding performance |
| Technip
awarded major feed contract by ChevronTexaco for the Tahiti
project |
| ENOC:
Loosely regulated UAE lubes market leads to proliferation of
low end products |
| Saudi’s
Saline Water Conversion Corporation selects Oracle |
| SABIC
awards Zamil Air Conditioners as outstanding supplier |
| Fujitsu
Siemens Computers appoints new Regional Manager for Middle East |
| Schlumberger
showcases integrated reservoir completions Center |
| Statoil
spuds exploration well from Gullfaks |
| ExxonMobil
announces Canela discovery in Deepwater Angola Block 32 |
| Caspian
Oil and Gas 2004 |
| J.
Ray Mcdermott new platform offshore Qatar |
| EV
Offshore introduces CamCcan EVO2 |
| Hedonistic
approach to a healthy working environment |
| Dolphin
energy signs mou with Oman Oil Company to supply natural gas
to Oman |
| Worldwideworker
oil & gas recruitment trends |
| West
Africa Industrial Week 2004 |
| Cisco
Academy Training Centre established at LAU |
| Marathon
Neptune unit appraisal well results in the Deepwater Gulf of
Mexico |
| SABIC:
record annual results announced |
| Statoil
standing by accident findings |
| GE
Energy unifies global processes with Oracle |
| Dubai
Police Chief urges companies to embrace social responsibility
initiatives |
| Dolphin
Energy awards contract to install offshore production sealines |
| Shell
supports strategic forum on higher education |
| Cal
Dive at Sidoti & Company Eighth Annual Emerging Growth Institutional
Investor Forum |
| OTC
2004 exhibition grows |
| Oilcareerfair
plans debut OTC appearance |
| ChevronTexaco
contract awards for Tahiti Project |
| Statoil:
Flotel for Visund |
| YUKOS
records strong reserve replacement in 2003 |
| SINOPEC
selects Invensys to supply advanced SCADA system for new Dispatching
Center |
| Aberdeen's
PSL Energy notch up British first in Bulgaria |
| Torch
Offshore: Annual Results and Midnight Express update |
| Compact
sealing technology in 26-platform project for Dubai Petroleum |
| Woodside
and TXU finalise gas sales agreement |
| Somaliland
Geosciences Board to host conference |
| Noordgastransport
selects Honeywell to automate gas treatment plant |
| Foxboro
introduces industry’s first touch-screen LCD monitors
for process control applications |
| Schlumberger
forms E&P business consulting group to focus on optimisation
of upstream operations |
| Lundin
Petroleum: Norway drilling operations update |
| Marathon
announces oil and gas discovery offshore Norway |
| Paradigm
donates state-of-the-art software to Cardiff University in Wales |
| Yukos
Oil Company CEO, Simon Kukes, issues an open letter to all shareholders |
| Fujitsu
Siemens Computers’ new PRIMERGY RX600 and TX 600 servers
to boost performance |
| ENOC
Lubricants enters Philippines market |
| Technip
contract award for Ethylene Plant in Kuwait |
| Statoil:
Odin to aid Prestige clean-up |
| SOGAT
2004: Sour Oil & Gas Advanced Technology 2004 |
| ChevronTexaco
grows refining interest in Singapore |
| Foxboro
introduces industry’s first touch-screen LCD monitors
for process control applications |
| Parker
guide details rapid-assembly, 15,000 PSI tube fitting components |
| Ultrasonic
gas leak detection at the speed of sound |
| SPE
Middle East: List of future Middle East events |
| SPE
Middle East: Details of Middle East events |
| Hitachi
Data Systems makes Middle East debut |
| Turner
Design at Offshore Technology 2004 |
| ExxonMobil
invests in Malaysia gas compression platform |
| Schlumberger
bandwidth-on-demand connectivity |
| Datastar
remote asset management via satellite |
| Dubai
Oil & Gas Summit |
| MPGC
Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference |
| Technip
sets deepwater records |
| ENOC
launches super lube concept |
| Total
Professeurs Associés and the University of Petroleum,
Beijing |
| Motor
Oil Hellas chooses Honeywell |
| Asia
Oil & Gas conference — AOG |