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May 05, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced that more than 300 young Emiratis have expressed interest in working for the company during ADNOC Technical Academy’s (ATA) 2nd annual ‘Open Day’, where the prospective students and their families learned how ATA’s training program is equipping its students with the skills and tools needed to pursue potential careers in the oil and gas industry – particularly, within ADNOC’s various operating companies.
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May 01, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced, as part of Abu Dhabi’s block licensing strategy and on behalf of the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) – the details of the second round of five new geographical oil and gas blocks open for bidding for both conventional and unconventional resources.
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April 30, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced that the ADNOC Technical Academy (ATA) will host its second annual ‘Open Day’ on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at ATA’s Al Shawamekh campus.
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April 25, 2019
Petrofac has secured a number of new awards and contract extensions, with a combined value of over $30 million, to provide training solutions for key national oil company and international oil company clients in Oman, the UAE and Iraq.
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April 24, 2019
Drydocks World, service provider to the marine, offshore, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, has completed the 5th wellhead platform AQAM for TechnipFMC and end-client Dubai Petroleum.
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April 18, 2019
Eni has signed an exploration and production sharing agreement covering Block A offshore Ras Al Khaimah, as well as the relevant joint operating agreement.
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April 11, 2019
A major UAE operator has recovered from stuck pipe by severing its drill string in just 2.5 hr, reports Churchill Drilling Tools, a global oilfield service company specializing in drilling innovation.
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April 08, 2019
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based strategic investment company, and global investment firm The Carlyle Group have announced that funds affiliated with Carlyle will acquire a significant minority interest in Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U (Cepsa) from Mubadala.
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March 31, 2019
ADNOC Drilling, an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) subsidiary, has announced the completion of its first fully ‘integrated drilling services’ well in the Al Dabbyia onshore field, in the Al Dhafra Region of the Abu Dhabi emirate.
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March 25, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements, awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1 to a consortium of two Indian oil companies, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
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February 18, 2019
Weir Oil & Gas Dubai announced that it has signed a contract with Expro to provide authorized repairs, specifically for Expro’s PowerChokes product range.
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February 14, 2019
According to Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Arabia’s energy and industry minister and chairman of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., “the world is going to be Saudi Aramco’s playground.” If it is, then that will be partly because some others have ceded ground.
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February 11, 2019
His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE minister of state and group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), was honored, today, with the “International Lifetime Achievement Award” for his outstanding contribution to the global energy industry.
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February 06, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced, the award of a dredging, land reclamation and marine construction contract to build multiple artificial islands in the first phase of development of the Ghasha Concession.
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February 03, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced the signing of an agreement, awarding an onshore block – known as Onshore Block 3 – to U.S.
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January 14, 2019
Following recent announcements of Eni S.p.A.’s acquisition of new exploration acreage in Bahrain, the UAE and Oman, Will Scargill, senior oil & gas analyst at GlobalData offers his view on their place within the company’s wider strategy.
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January 13, 2019
Eni SpA and Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Pcl secured rights to explore for oil and natural gas in Abu Dhabi, committing to invest at least $230 million to assess the offshore blocks.
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January 13, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has no quarrels with U.S. shale and even sees output cuts by OPEC and its allies as directly aiding American drillers.
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December 31, 2018
Gulf Arab energy companies are expected to borrow more in 2019 to finance expansion plans after rising oil prices triggered a sharp retreat from debt markets in 2018.
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December 31, 2018
Cepsa began to market crude this week from its 20% concession in the SARB and Umm Lulu oilfields, which the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Government, awarded it in February 2018.
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December 26, 2018
Cepsa began to market crude this week from its 20% concession in the SARB and Umm Lulu oilfields, which the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Government, awarded it in February 2018.
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