Industry Newsbite for w/e 20 July

Friday, July 18th, 2008

> Ghana to receive 30 million cubic metres of gas for power generation Accra, July 17, GNA - Ghana will soon receive 30 million cubic metres of gas from Nigeria for ...


MFRI’s Perma-Pipe Middle East

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Subsidiary Has Received over $21 Million in Orders to Supply Insulated Piping for the New Jebel Ali Airport City in Dubai NILES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFRI, Inc. announced today that its Perma-Pipe Middle ...


Dolphin Energy Limited Inaugurated

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Mohammed bin Zayed, Tamim bin Hamad inaugurate Dolphin plant His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...


Dubai to launch three new oil futures

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange is to launch three new oil futures contracts to attract liquidity away from the more established oil trading hubs in London, New York and Singapore. Dubai ...


Qatargas, Shell to supply LNQ to Dubai

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Qatargas and Shell announced yesterday that they have signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Dubai. The contract is for an approximate term of ...


Halliburton Awarded Contract to Develop Manifa Offshore Project

Monday, April 21st, 2008

HOUSTON & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) has been selected to provide a variety of oilfield services in support of the offshore portion of Saudi Aramco’s Manifa mega-project. The ...


Aker Solutions’ drilling rig hull sails away from Dubai to Stord in Norway

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

16 April 2008 - The hull substructure for the world's most advanced drilling rig Aker H-6e has started on its 50 days journey from Dubai to Stord in Norway.  Weighing ...