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All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:22:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/oilgashttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108032243The last of 24 giant Heavy Paraffin Synthesis reactors has been installed at the Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) project, under development by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Shell in Ras Laffan Industrial City.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:46:08 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091108032243Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108034258The oil and gas sector continues to play a predominant role in the overall economic performance of Oman accounting for over 50 per cent of nominal gross domestic product (GDP), almost 80 per cent of net fiscal revenue and around 75 per cent of export earnings, Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Chief Executive Officer Hamoud bin Sangour Al Zadjali said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:33:20 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091108034258Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108041429UAE Oil Minister Mohammed Al Hamli said yesterday that raising oil production was not currently on the agenda for OPEC.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:13:28 GMT7Days ZAWYA20091108041429Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051447Iran needs an additional $3.8 billion to pay for gasoline imports until March 2010 and experts have proposed cutting the subsidized quota of the fuel this winter, a senior official said.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:36:32 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091108051447Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108051640Halliburton has been awarded the integrated turnkey drilling contract in South Ghawar. Located 200km from the city of Dhahran, the Ghawar field is the world's largest oil field and the contract would involve work in Uthmaniyah, Haradh, Hawiyah and Shedgum.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:29:54 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108051640Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108052050Profitability of petrochemical industries in the Gulf rose by 51.8 per cent in the third quarter as revenues grew 15.2 per cent, according to a study by the Global Investment House (GIH).Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091108052050Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T152414ZKMA11Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, joined the international club of gas exporters Saturday with pumping starting at a newly built liquefied natural gas plant in the Gulf of Aden.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:55:11 GMTAFP ANA20091107T152414ZKMA11Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T085107ZKLH52 Yemen began exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its newly built LNG plant in Balhaf on the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, with the first shipment destined for South Korea.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:48 GMTAFP ANA20091107T085107ZKLH52Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107050639 The Sultanate's total exports of crude oil stood at 158.313 million barrels during the first eight months of 2009, against 143.528 million barrels during the corresponding period of 2008, constituting a 10.1 per cent rise. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:27:00 GMTTimes of Oman ZAWYA20091107050639Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053653For most of 2009, a pipeline deal involving Iran, Pakistan and India has been stalled. However, recent indicators suggest a new version of the pipeline could get moving again. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:15:21 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091107053653Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107053810Iran will reach self-sufficiency in gasoline production by expanding the capacity of refineries and launching new ones. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:14:25 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091107053810Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107055658Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thinayan Al Saud, President of the Royal Comission for Jubail and Yanbu has opened the new office in Singapore of the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:08:36 GMTSaudi Press Agency ZAWYA20091107055658Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107062935The Us energy Company, Pioneer has announced that its daily production in Tunisia has increased by 13% to average 7,000 Barrels of Oil Equivalents Per Day (MBOEPD) during the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:50:36 GMTTunisia Online News ZAWYA20091107062935Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107054452The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has approved the estimated budgets presented by the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) for the fourth oil refinery project and the bio-fuels project, which have set at KD 4 billion and KD8 billion respectively.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:56:25 GMTKuwait Times ZAWYA20091107054452Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidFTNEWSPLUS_CB20091107_143Gulf Keystone edged higher amid talk the explorer was set to release another positive drilling update on its Shaikan-1 well in Kurdistan, Iraq.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:51:19 GMTFinancial Times FTNEWSPLUS_CB20091107_143Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106124433 Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has been awarded the integrated turnkey drilling contract in South Ghawar. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:18:15 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106124433Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T120026ZKHY92Oil prices climbed above 80 dollars a barrel on Friday as traders looked ahead to employment data in the United States, the world's biggest energy consuming nation.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:38 GMTAFP ANA20091106T120026ZKHY92Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106101845Arabian American Development Co. announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:34:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106101845Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106100907 KBR announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAUDI KAYAN) to develop and implement an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for its grassroots phenol plant located in Saudi Arabia. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:24:37 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106100907Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106093955Trowers & Hamlins, the City and International law firm, has acted as legal advisor to the National Petroleum Company (NPC) of Jordan in the negotiation and structuring of an agreement that will allow BP plc to explore and potentially develop gas resources in the Risha concession in northeast Jordan. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:06 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091106093955Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106060512All handlers, transporters and generators of used engine oil in the emirate of Abu Dhabi would have to ensure that the commodity is collected by authorised waste collectors and taken to authorised recycling facilities. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:40:01 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091106060512Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T114752ZKCS42US major Exxon Mobil has won a contract to develop West Qurna 1 field, the oil ministry said on Thursday, as the foreign role in Iraq's oil industry widens with China leading the way.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:52 GMTAFP ANA20091105T114752ZKCS42Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T085722ZKBW08A consortium led by Exxon Mobil of the United States has won a contract to develop Iraq's West Qurna 1 field, an oil ministry spokesman said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:15:01 GMTAFP ANA20091105T085722ZKBW08Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105054011Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), the majority owner of Dragon Oil, has made a £1.1 billion offer for the 48 percent of the equity it does not own, in a deal that would make the former chief executive of both companies £23million.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:43:55 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091105054011Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105062913For the first time five liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels loaded simultaneously at the Ras Laffan Port.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:38:47 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091105062913Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105031621The Saudi Specialized Laboratory Co. (Motabaqah) announced on Wednesday the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Petrochemical Testing Laboratory located in the First Industrial City district of Dammam.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:19:06 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091105031621Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105031622At the current forecasts of $85 per barrel in 2011 and increasing the oil price by $5 per year over the next 10 years and conservatively assuming a constant production of 10 million barrels a day, the Saudi economy will generate revenues of $4 trillion.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:18:20 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091105031622Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105050234Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS) will invest approximately 400 billion won (SR1.27 billion) to build an energy plant in Saudi Arabia.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:22 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091105050234Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105050449The largest-ever expansion is taking place worldwide with more than 25 million tonnes of LNG production capacity being added this year, market analysts said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:32:59 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105050449Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T022714ZKBE48Oil prices were lower in Asia Thursday as traders took stock of weak fundamentals in the market, analysts said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:58:11 GMTAFP ANA20091105T022714ZKBE48Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104145348Deloitte released today its "Energy Predictions 2010", a perspective on the state of the industry across its various sectors. This is the first of an annual series by Deloitte.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:00:30 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104145348Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091104112851859TAKREER (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company) announced that two Contracts worth $ 5.2 billion have been awarded to two international companies as part of the overall plan to expand the oil refining capacity in the Ruwais refinery.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:43:20 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091104112851859Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104032207GASAL, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (QP), Air Liquide of France and Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (QIMC), is to invest $70m in a new, large oxygen and nitrogen production unit with a capacity of 750 tonnes of oxygen per day.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:06:29 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091104032207Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062055TEHRAN -- Oil discovery excavation operations in Dayyer block, the first block among 17 discovered blocks belonging to Iran in the Persian Gulf, will be carried out by Italian Edison Company by the end of this Iranian calendar year (ends March...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:43:27 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091104062055Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043838Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) celebrated partnership in their new petrochemical complex at Tianjin, China.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:55:46 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091104043838Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104052351GCC-based oil firms plan massive upstream investments worth $365 billion (Dh1.34 trillion) in the oil and gas sector in the near future, said the regional director of SAS, a business intelligence and services company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104052351Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T031000ZJWJ18South Korea's SK Engineering and Construction said on Wednesday it has won a 2.5 trillion won (2.1 billion dollar) order to build an oil refinery in the United Arab Emirates.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:03:51 GMTAFP ANA20091104T031000ZJWJ18Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T034838ZJWK27Oil fell in Asian trade Wednesday after overnight gains in commodities buoyed by gold's record breaking price surge, analysts said, as investors turned their focus on to a key US inventory report.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:02:29 GMTAFP ANA20091104T034838ZJWK27Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103134631Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) today celebrated partnership in their new petrochemical complex at Tianjin, China. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:36:19 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103134631Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T124557ZJTF96Iraq on Tuesday formally signed a deal worth 14 to 20 billion dollars with Britain's BP and China's CNPC to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:55:11 GMTAFP ANA20091103T124557ZJTF96Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103031413Gas exploration efforts by energy majors BG and BP, targeting tight gas reservoirs in central Oman, have yielded ?encouraging results?, Oil and Gas Minister Dr Mohammed bin Hamed al Rumhy said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:13:37 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091103031413Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103035258Iran?s Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDCO) and Russia?s Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding for development of Azar oilfield, west of Iran.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:25:35 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091103035258Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103040427Dubai Mercantile Exchange, or DME, said on Monday that a record average daily volume of 2,624 contracts was achieved in its flagship DME Oman Crude Oil Futures contract during the month of October 2009.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:16:26 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091103040427Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103062515Qatar's Minister of State for Industry and Energy, H E Dr Mohammed Al Sada paid a visit to the South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Wales, UK, to view the UK end of Qatar?s pioneering Qatargas 2 project.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:18:42 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091103062515Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T032132ZJRO85Oil rose further in Asian trade Tuesday, underpinned by a better-than-expected expansion in the US manufacturing sector, analysts said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:54:10 GMTAFP ANA20091103T032132ZJRO85Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103035545Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited, or GASCO, has signed four landmark contracts with a total value in excess of $9 billion for its Integrated Gas Development, or IGD, project that will massively step up gas production for power generation and contribute to employment generation in the emirate.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:03:47 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091103035545Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T133348ZJPC19A consortium led by Italian energy giant ENI has initialled a contract with the Iraqi government to explore the Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq, an oil ministry spokesman said on Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:57:07 GMTAFP ANA20091102T133348ZJPC19Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091102131921156In pursuit of its vision "To be the 'First Choice Company? producing and supplying environment friendly industrial fertilizers" FERTIL has awarded Samsung Engineering of Korea a lump-sum turnkey contract worth US$1.2 Billion to construct Ammonia and Urea plants at its fertilizer complex in Ruwais.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:24:30 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091102131921156Open