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kurdish payout delight | opec leadership focus | shelf drilling’s$1bn rig swoop | yemen pipeline sabotage

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18 power GenerationA look into the trends that are shaping the power generation market for upstream exploration and production companies and what this means for 2013.

26 wireless wondersIn this month’s technology focus, Tendeka’s Garth Naldrett and Tor Inge Asen, explore the benefits and the future of wireless tech-nology in downhole monitoring systems.

regulars05 reGional news 15 in depth 24 ofG Gallery65 proJects 72 the biG picture

32 power 50 listCheck out the upstream oil and gas industry’s 50 biggest players for 2012 and how their power and decisions will shape the in-dustry outlook next year.

58 cable ManaGeMent Cable production market leaders discuss the technology and movements in the cable industry with insight into how the firms are adapting to the regional economic environment.

62 rules of the seaFind out how DNV’s new rule book clears the water when it comes to the industry’s compli-cated technical standards for quality and safety.

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Far from consigning the filthiest fuels to the slag heap of history, all the reports which drew on global energy trends at

the end of 2012 show that old King Coal is far from dead, and his kingdom is rapidly expanding.

Indeed, unless there is a major shift in either policy, or more effectively, prices, coal will actually overtake oil as the world’s domi-nant energy source as soon as 2017.

Whilst commentators around the world scoffed at the irony of December’s climate change talks taking place in Doha, the world’s undisputed gas capital, more balanced observers were pointing to the fact that the countries embracing gas as their future fuel of choice have made the greatest strides towards meeting emissions targets. Of the fossil fuels it is by far the cleanest.

In the US, shale gas development has had a number of transformative effects on the energy landscape. Energy intensive indus-tries such as petrochemicals and manufac-turing have seen a resurgence in investment as US companies have seen a competitive advantage creep back into domestic produc-tion. On a more global note, those countries which are building capacity in gas-fuelled

Perception shift underwayOil and gas no longer the bogeymen as coal bounces back

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power stations, or investing in LNG termi-nals and signing long term supply agree-ments will have another ace up their sleeve. The two fastest growing coal consuming economies will be India and China. Neither have the expertise or patience to undertake a shale gas or renewable energy revolution in time to meet demand.

The more other countries wean their power supplies off coal and oil, the less chance they will have to scrap it out on the global spot markets with China and India for resources in the decades to come. Surely a sensible strategy if ever I heard one.

The Middle East is best placed selling its oil and harnessing its gas to meet local demands. This is nothing new. Dolphin has been transporting Qatari gas to the UAE and Oman for years now, and more mega-projects such as the Shah field development in Abu Dhabi are underway.

One thing is certain in 2013. Compa-nies which can make gas projects come on stream quicker, cheaper and safer look set for a prosperous year, here and abroad.

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Shelf Drilling buys 38 rigsDubai-based firm snaps up billion dollar fleet of shallow water rigs in year-end deal

Shelf Drilling Holdings has acquired 38 shallow-water rigs from Transocean Limited for $1.05 billion.

The purchase includes 37 jackup rigs, a swamp barge and the associated services, of which two are based in the UAE another five in Saudi Arabia and five in Egypt.

The company will immedi-ately assume operation of seven of the rigs while the remaining 30 rigs will operate under transi-tional agreements with Transo-cean.

The company aims to assume full control of the entire fleet’s operations during 2013.

“This transaction improves Transocean’s long-term compet-

Shelf Drilling’s $1.05 billion deal with Transocean includes the purchase of 37 jackup rigs, a swamp barge and the associated services from the ME and around the world.

Dubai-based Shelf Drilling is a newly-formed company which will provide shallow water drilling services.

The company is sponsored equally by Castle Harlan, CHAMP Private Equity, and Lime Rock partners, it has oper-ations in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Angola, Italy, Nigeria and parts of South East Asia.

Transocean specializes in deepwater and harsh environ-ment drilling services and oper-ates a fleet of 82 mobile offshore drilling units consisting of 48 high-specification jackups.

The transaction was effected pursuant to the terms of the agreements signed on 9 September, 2012.

itiveness by effectively reposi-tioning the company as a more focused operator of high-specifi-cation drilling equipment,” said Steven Newman, President and CEO of Transocean.

The $1.05 billion includes approximately $855 million in cash, subject to working capital and other closing adjust-ments and $195 million in seller financing which comes in the form of preference shares issued by an affiliate of ShelfDrilling.

Transocean will provide various transition support services to Shelf Drilling for a period of time subsequent to the closing of the transaction.

“We are exclusively focused

on shallow water drilling, and we will seek to build a sustain-able business that continues to grow to become the jackup drilling contractor of choice for our customers, employees and investors,” said David Mullen, CEO of Shelf Drilling.

“We intend to build on our workforce’s industry-leading track record of safety and oper-ational excellence to allow us to build long-term relation-ships with our customers and suppliers,” he continued.

“I have been extremely encouraged by the response from our employees and customers following the initial announcement of the transac-tion,” he said.


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El Badri’s OPEC tenure extendedCartel settles for stability for the year ahead backing Sec Gen for a further 12 months

At a recent conference in Vienna, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Coun-tries (OPEC) elected HE Hani Abdulaziz Hussain, Minister of Oil of the State of Kuwait, as President of the Conference for one year and extended the tenure of HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri as Secretary General for a period of one year. Both terms will come into effect starting January 1, 2013.

The conference also reviewed the oil market outlook as presented by the Secre-tary General, in particular the projections for supply/demand in 2013.

Price volatility was cited as a weakness throughout 2012, mostly a reflection of increased levels of speculation in the commodities markets, exacer-bated by geopolitical tensions and laterally, exceptional weather conditions.

According to a statement by OPEC the biggest challenge

HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri, will remain secretary general of OPEC throughout 2013.

Qatargas 3 to deliver 2MTA of LNG.

crude in 2013 is expected to contract to 29.7 mb/d.

The conference has decided to maintain the current produc-tion level of 30.0 mb/d, and agreed that if necessary, member countries would take steps to ensure market balance and reasonable price levels for producers and consumers.

The conference appointed Mr Yasser M. Mufti, Saudi Arabian Governor for OPEC, as Chairman of the Board of Gover-nors for the year 2013, Dr Ali Obaid Al Yabhouni, the United Arab Emirates’ Governor for OPEC, as Alternate Chairman and HE Dr Abdel Bari Ali Al-Arousi, Minister of Oil and Gas of Libya and Head of its Delegation, as Alternate Presi-dent, for the same period with effect from 1 January 2013.

The conference approved the budget for 2013 and set the date for its next ordinary meeting to convene again in Vienna on 31 May 2013.

Qatargas signs LNG sales agreement with PTTQatargas has signed a long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited 3 (Qatargas 3) and PTT Public Company Ltd. of Thailand.

Qatargas 3 will deliver two million tonnes per annum (MTA) of LNG for a period of 20 years beginning from 2015. The agreement marks PTT’s first long-term LNG SPA.

facing global oil markets in 2013 is uncertainty surrounding the global economy, with the fragility of the Euro-zone remaining a major concern.

“Such downward pres-sures have outweighed supply concern arising from geopo-litical factors,” said HE Abdul-Kareem Luaibi Bahedh,

Minister of Oil of Iraq and Presi-dent of the Conference

The Conference also pointed out that, although world oil demand is forecast to increase slightly during the year 2013, this is likely to be more than offset by the projected increase in non-OPEC supply and that projected demand for OPEC

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”Qatari LNG continues to play a key role in helping coun-tries around the world improve the diversity of their energy supplies. We are very happy that our discussions with PTT regarding a long term agree-ment have come to fruition. We look forward to a strong and enduring partnership with PTT,” he said Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, chief execu-tive officer of Qatargas.

Petrofac confirms $11.6 bn backlog

Strong orders from Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Algeria helped Petrofac announce an expected 15% rise in profit and a backlog almost $1 billion greater than it was at the end of 2011. “Despite a number of bidding processes extending into next year, we have secured an order intake in the year to date of US$5.3 billion,” said Ayman Asfari, group CEO.

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Yemen pipeline attackedOperator confirms sabotage on overland gas pipeline to Balhaf

Yemen LNG has confirmed the sabotage of the 38 inch gas pipe-line that links the block 18 to the Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden.

The sabotage occurred at 00.35 hrs on 16th December, 2012 at 173 km north of Balhaf.

As the country’s largest-ever industrial investment (budg-eted around US$ 4.5 billion), the decision to launch the Yemen LNG project in August 2005 was an important milestone for both the Government of Yemen and the Yemen LNG shareholders, but safe and continuous opera-tion has evaded the operators over the past year.

The proven gas reserves are sufficient to produce and export 6.7 million metric tonnes of LNG per annum (mmtpa) for at least the next 20 years to its long-term customers in the North American and South Korean markets and potentially also to new customers in the future.

The reserves within the

Yemen LNG’s 38 inch gas pipeline was sabotaged on December 16, 173km north of Balhaf.

Schlumberger has bought GeoKnowledge.

Schlumberger buys Norwegian software firmSchlumberger has acquired-Norwegian-based oil and gas software services company, GeoKnowledge.

The company’s GeoX suite is used for exploration prospect risk, resource and value assess-ment by companies worldwide.

“The combination of GeoX Software with the Petrel* E&P software platform will enable us to provide our customers with fully integrated solu-

Marib area which are currently dedicated to the project include 9.15 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of proven reserves with 1TCF allo-cated for use in the domestic market, and an additional 0.7 TCF of probable reserves. The domestic gas will be trans-ported through a spur line to Ma’abar which is centrally

located in a mountainous region of the country.

Yemen LNG is providing an opportunity for Yemeni citizens to develop a range of special-ised skills in engineering and business disciplines enhancing opportunities for local investors to expand and compete at an international level.

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tions for assessment of explo-ration and risk and probabil-istic resource evaluations,” said Tony Bowman, president of Schlumberger Information Solutions.

Core software product devel-opment will continue to be in Oslo, Norway, where most of the 30 GeoKnowledge employees are based. The company also has offices in Houston, Texas, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Tethys oil in Oman has seen asset production increase to14,981bpd. Test production in November amounted to 449,425 barrels of oil, with Tethys’ share of production before government take amounting to 30% or 134,828 barrels. The tests were carried out on the wells in Saiwan East and Farha South.

exxonMobil released its Outlook for Energy report describing the company’s view of the world’s energy market. The report states that oil, gas and coal will constitute c.80% of the total energy mix in 2040, with natural gas overtaking coal. Energy demand will be 30% higher in 2040 compared to 2010.

ernst & Young’s Oil & Gas Global Capital Confidence Barometer revealed that only 27% of oil and gas executives feel that the global economy is improving, a sharp de-cline from the 55% from six months before. 61% of oil and gas respond-ents believe the global downturn will last at least another year, sug-gesting that the economic recovery is taking longer than expected.

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Unique Maritime snaps up WellubeSharjah headquartered Unique Welllube is wholly acquired after best revenue year ever

Unique Maritime Group, an international integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, has acquired Unique Wellube FZC, a specialist engi-neering company.

The subsidiary provides engineering services to all sectors of the industry throughout the region and over-seas both onshore and offshore, topside and subsea.

The services include hot tapping, under pressure leak sealing and pipeline rehabili-tatio, as well as a complete suite of related maintenance.

“The management expertise, financial stability and determina-tion of the Group senior manage-ment team to grow the business globally now truly provides a springboard to build upon what has already been Unique Wellube’s most successful year ever in terms of both revenue generation and expansion,” said Graham McKay, general manager of sales at Unique

Graham McKay, general manager of sales at Unique Welllube.

Simon Hatfield, CEO at WesternZagros.

berg DP System and Seaflex flexible buoyancy products.

“2012 has been Unique Wellube’s biggest year to date with over a 40% increase in revenue from prior year,” said McKay. “A number of projects happened in 2012 the most significant of which was a sub sea, hot tap and line stop opera-tion to replace a 4.5 km section of 12” pipeline which connects two satellite platforms, this operation had to be undertaken whilst the remaining pipeline at either platform remained pres-surized and in operation,” he added.

The company has managed to do well and projects further growth throughout 2013 despite the global financial crisis.

UMG’s ability to help a client reach peak productivity, improve cost controls and minimize downtime through keeping a plant and opera-tions running has been in high demand.

WZ and Talisman celebrate “giant” discoveryWesternZagros Resources and Talisman are preparing to complete the Kurdamir-2 well after finishing an additional cased-hole test in the Oligocene.

Talisman and WesternZa-gros have agreed that further tests of shallower zones in the Oligocene reservoir are unnec-essary and are now working to realize the maximum oil produc-tion potential from the Oligo-cene reservoir in Kurdamir-2.

Welllube. The newly acquired service company will continue to operate from the group’s headquarters in Sharjah and its operational support bases in Qatar and West Africa.

UMG supplies and inte-grates marine, survey and diving equipment to meet client requirements. Its product and

service range includes the design and manufacture of air, mixed gas and saturation diving equipment, marine winches, certified man-rider winches and subsea equipment.

UMG recently released a wide range of products, including the Trelleborg prod-ucts, EMCE Winches, Kongs-

“This second cased hole test in the Oligocene further rein-forces our view that Kurdamir is a giant discovery,” said Western Zagros CEO, Simon Hatfield. “It is apparent that the intervals tested have excellent permeability and, with optimally designed well completions to isolate the gas cap, are expected to yield oil production rates far in excess of the currently constrained rates.”

Rig count booming on Iraq E&P activity

The Global rig count for November 2012 has fallen to 3,460 from 3,683 year-on-year.

The Middle East regional count rose sharply from 308 to 394 over the year, however this was primarily caused by the inclusion of Iraq into the survey. 16 rigs were added to Africa’s count in the like-for-like annual summary, while Latin America saw a 24 rig count decline.

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Kurdistan operators collect payOperators in KRG areas confirm receipt of overdue payments from regional Government

The Kurdistan Regional Govern-ment (KRG) has this month paid its outstanding payments to a number of companies oper-ating in the Kurdistan Region.

The KRG has paid DNO International ASA, Dana Gas and Genel Energy Plc. for their exploration and production work.

Dana Gas confirmed that it has received $120 million for its joint venture, of which it will retain its 40% share of $48 million, with the remaining 60% to be paid to its partners.

“We are pleased to receive this payment and are working with the Kurdistan Regional Government to further address the outstanding receivables,” said Rashid Al-Jarwan, execu-tive director and acting chief executive officer of Dana Gas.

DNO International ASA has also confirmed that it received a payment of $160 million from the KRG. The company will transfer $44 million to its

Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani, executive chairman of DNO International ASA.

Dr. Adel Khalid Al-Sabeeh, chairman.

also confirmed that TTOPCO has received $160 million in partial payment for historic export revenues from the Taq Taq field in the Kurdistan Region.

Genel Energy’s share of the payment is $88 million.

The payments from the KRG were given after the regional government and the federal government of Iraq struck an agreement in September to settle a dispute over payments after the KRG agreed to continue exports and the federal govern-ment agreed to pay foreign companies working there.

There was some concern-over payments particularly in October when Genel announced that it would halt exports if it did not receive payments in a timely manner.

Payments were made in early October and exports from the KRG continued to rise throughout the remainder of the year.

Dana Gas board agrees on Sukuk refinancingDana Gas’ will refinance its $1 billion Sukuk which matured at the end of October this year. The transaction will reduce outstanding debt to $850 million through a $70 million cash pay down and cancellation of $80 million owned by the company.

The remaining $850 million will be split into two $425 million tranches. One will be an ordi-nary Sukuk and the other, a convertible Sukuk, each with a

partner Genel Energy Plc. DNO International execu-

tive chairman, Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani, echoed the senti-ments saying “We are pleased to receive this latest payment as we continue to increase produc-tion capacity at Tawke and develop our other Kurdistan discoveries.”

Previous payments to DNO International were received in September 2011 for $60 million and June 2011 for $104 million, bringing the total received from Baghdad for exports to $280 million.

In addition to the $44 million received on its behalf by DNO International, Genel Energy has

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5-year maturity to ensure long-term financing. The average profit rate of the two new Sukuks is 8%, a slight rise from the existing Sukuk profit rate of 7.5%.

“We believe that the terms being announced today repre-sent a comprehensive, long-term solution which balances the interests of all stakeholders,” said Dr. Adel Khalid Al-Sabeeh, chairman of the board.

Wartsila to deliver LNG powered PSV

Marine solutions and services provider, Wartsila, has been contracted for its ship design services and power and propul-sion system services for an LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel.

The company will deliver a vessel of Wartsila VS4411 LNG PSV design to be owned and operated by Siem Offshore on a charter contract for Total.

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Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has acquired a 53.2% interest in the Atrush block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq from General Exploration Partners, Inc., an affiliate of Aspect Holdings.

Carl Sheldon, chief executive officer of TAQA, said: “Atrush is a highly prospective block in a new growth area with signifi-cant upside potential.”

“This entry into a pure exploration play demonstrates how TAQA is leveraging its experience as an operator of complex oil and gas assets. It fits our strategy to build on the UAE’s strong bilateral bonds in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and to become an operator of scale in the markets we choose to compete in,” said Sheldon.

The acquisition of the block which TAQA aims to operate is expected to close in December 2012, subject to consent by the

Carl Sheldon is the chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi’s TAQA.

partners and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

David Cook, executive officer and head of oil & gas, said: “The addition of Atrush to TAQA’s oil and gas portfolio is perfectly in line with our growth strategy. This opportunity builds on our capabilities, and underscores our ability to evolve TAQA’s operating position in the MENA region.”

The acquisition closely follows TAQA’s disposal of its stake in WesternZagros. TAQA purchased 74 million common shares in WesternZagros for a total of CDN$46.6 million in October 2011 and sold its interest in a single block trade prior to the opening of the TSX Venture Exchange on 30 November for a total consid-eration of CDN$85.1 million. Prior to the disposal, TAQA held 17.98% of WesternZa-gros’ issued and outstanding common shares.

TAQA buys up Atrush interestTAQA takes majority interest in KRG block

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FEI delivers onsite drill analyzerThe QEMSCAN Wellsite system reduces turnaround by conducting onsite drill core tests

FEI has delivered the QEMSCAN WellSite analysis system to Kirk Petrophysics who will use it to provide onsite analysis of drill cores in oil and gas drilling operations.

The technology will reduce analytical turnaround from several days or weeks to just a few hours after the drill cores are retrieved from the core barrels or sidewall coring tools.

“Our QEMSCAN WellSite systems are now used in the petroleum industry, not only to evaluate drill cuttings in mud logging units, but also for onsite analysis of core samples,” said Paul Scagnetti, vice president

and general manager of FEI’s Natural Resources Business Unit.

The automated mineralogy capability provided by the QEMSCAN WellSite solution is designed to increase the speed and accuracy of our core anal-ysis.

In addition to microscopic mineralogy information, it can also provide two-dimensional porosity measurements and textural detail for lithological classification, which is valu-able characterization informa-tion,” said Jean-Valery Garcia, managing director of Kirk Petrophysics. Jean-Valery Garcia, managing director of Kirk Petrophysics.

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Kentz wins fresh Iraq contracts$55 million orders from new contracts commit Kentz to four more busy years in Iraq

Kentz Corp., the holding company of Kentz engineering and construction group, has been awarded three individual, reimbursable, service contracts in Iraq with a total value approx-imately $55 million, through its Technical Support Services business unit.

Kentz will be working on both new and existing upstream facilities, based in the Basra and Baghdad areas.

Kentz will provide services over the next three to four years to oversee development of in-plant process facilities and infrastructure to produc-tion capacity of approximately

250,000 bpd of oil and 300 million standard cubic feet of gas.

The scope of services to be provided include project management, front end engi-neering, procurement and installation supervision support for three oil and gas facilities.

Mike Murphy, chief oper-ating officer of Technical Support Services for Kentz. commenting on the contracts, said, “Iraq has the third largest proven oil reserves in the world and Kentz is well positioned to support key clients through in-country resources and a proven track-record of delivery, Mike Murphy, COO for Kentz Corp.

backed up by a global supply network of engineering and procurement resources.”

“We are delighted to have been awarded a succession of new contracts in Iraq, which underpin our continued focus on the Middle East region and the opportunity that we highlighted to the market,” he added.

The company already has a general enegineering contract with Lukoil in the West Qurna of Iraq to provide civil designs for earthworks including well pads, piling and foundation design for rigs and installations and for designing and upgrading roads and canal crossings.

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GlassPoint Solar, widely regarded as the leader in solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR), an-

nounced in December it had closed a US$26 million Series B financing round.

The round included partici-pation from a new strategic investor, Royal Dutch Shell plc group, as well as leading energy investors Rock-Port Capital,Nth Power and Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, an existing investor. The funding is a key next step to future large-scale deploy-ment of GlassPoint’s solar steam technology in EOR projects around the world.

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eration in regions of the world where gas is a scarce and expensive commodity. The natural gas that is saved and not burned for EOR applica-tions can be used for higher value applications such as power generation, desalina-tion, industrial development and exported as LNG.

“We are delighted that Shell and some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent energy inves-

encloses parabolic troughs inside a glasshouse structure, which protects the system from high winds and seals the solar collectors from dust, dirt, sand and humidity.

The protected environment enables the use of ultralight, low-cost reflective materials and automated washing equip-ment, further reducing costs and water use.

Furthermore, GlassPoint steam generators are designed to use the same low-quality boiler water as once-through steam genera-tors, the industry’s current best practices, eliminating the need for costly water pretreat-ment.

Thermal EOR is a proven technique to facilitate the recovery of heavy oil that is too thick to pump to the surface using conventional means. High-pressure steam is injected underground in order to raise the temperature of the oil and change its consistency from that of molasses to that of water. Normally, the steam is generated by burning very large amounts of natural gas, but in the GlassPoint system, the steam is generated by concentrating sunlight onto pipes that contain water. This approach to EOR may signif-icantly reduce the amount of natural gas used for EOR, which is an important consid-

Glasspoint solar EOR technology projects in California and Oman

have impressed investors.

7 mwGlasspoint has recently finished construction phase of a 7MW solar EOR pilot in Oman.Source: Glasspoint


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tors chose to participate in this round of funding,” said Rod MacGregor, CEO of GlassPoint. “We believe this investment validates our busi-ness and technical approach of creating solar solutions specifically for the oil and gas industry.”

Geert van de Wouw, Fund Manager, Shell Technology Ventures, said: “Our deci-

sion to invest in GlassPoint is further underpinned by the extensive definition and assessment work undertaken by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), a joint venture between the Government of Oman, Shell, Total and Partex, with a 7 MW solar project field pilot in Oman.”

Van de Wouw added: “The collaboration with GlassPoint and PDO repre-sents an exciting opportunity to leverage an innovative tech-nology which aims to use the full potential of solar power in the oil and gas industry. We are looking forward to the outcome of the solar trial which, if successful, can help to optimize oil recovery and avoid the use of valuable natural gas in Thermal EOR

projects. “At GlassPoint we believe in creating in-country value wherever we do busi-ness,” said Rod MacGregor, CEO of GlassPoint. “To support our projects we aim to create local facto-ries generating employment and demand for local goods and services like steel and aluminum.”

GlassPoint unveiled the first commercial solar EOR project at a 100-year old oil field operated by Berry Petro-leum in California in 2011. The company has recently completed contstruction and begun commissioning and testing at 7 MW field trial project in Southern Oman together with PDO.

Speaking exclusively to Oil & Gas Middle East

in December MacGregor revealed the Oman project finished construction phase a couple of months ago and has been going through commis-sioning, due to be operation-ally complete, on time this month.

“2012 has been a hugely exciting year for Glasspoint. Obviously there is the project in Oman which is very exciting, but also its become increasingly clear from the conversations we’re having in the region that EOR is going to play a hugely significant role in oil production of the Middle East.”

“Kuwait and Bahrain have now joined the EOR bandwagon, and of course Oman is already there. It is now common and accepted knowledge that thermal EOR is going to play an ever increasing role in the Middle Eastern picture,” said MacGregor.

“Another thing which is emerging is, with the excep-tion of Qatar, a gas crisis in many countries as demand expands quicker than new supply, and that situation is broadly going to persist.”

“It’s essentially the perfect storm for us, as heavy oil production requires steam, in an environment where gas is becoming more scarce, and there is an abundance of sunshine. The combination is almost perfect for our solu-tion, and the regional poten-tial is huge,” he said.

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The Glasspoint parabolic troughs are housed in a greenhouse to increase thermal efficiency and keep dust at bay.


POwEr GEnEratiOn

Manufacturers and service providers for temporary power generation for up-

stream E&P activities say that most oil and gas companies remained focused on updating

and retaining existing products in their fleet rather than procure new equipment throughout 2012, a trend expected to con-tinue through this year.

For upstream clients the con-tinuous supply of power is abso-

lutely vital. In a way, the spe-cific nature of supplying power to upstream or offshore plants means firms have to ensure products are top spec, as the alternative – a major power out-age – simply isn’t an option.

“The major point to be con-sidered is the reliability and uninterrupted supply of power,’ said Mostafa Al-Guezeri, presi-dent, ABB Transmission & Distribution. A failure of power can’t be afforded, because it

Generation Game Fixed and mobile power generation

specialists talk to Oil & Gas Middle East about the trends dominating upstream project power provision


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could lead to stoppage of off-shore oil or gas exploration process and result at least in significant decrease of indus-trial productivity and major loss in revenue. Additionally the space constraints are a chal-lenge for power generation in

an offshore facility for exam-ple.” Al-Guezeri explains ABB employs a resolute approach in the power generation segment to optimise customised solu-tions, which have been

devel-oped

on the basis of experience and know-how developed over dec-ades. “In power and water pro-duction and distribution pro-cesses, we are capable of pro-viding everything related to the electrical (at all voltage lev-els), control, instrumentation, communication aspect of the generation process, plant man-agement and optimization solu-tions either as a turnkey solu-tion or stand-alone packages. Selectively, we also provide

mechanical balance of plant including civil scope for the power generation plant,” he added.

Terry McGuire, gen-eral manager of power and industrial, Famco (Al-

Futtaim Auto & Machinery and Co) explains how the last few years have witnessed a paradig-matic shift in behaviour within the power transmission field: “The market is becoming more challenging due to the current economic situation – the influx of low-cost product and the fact that contracting companies are maintaining instead of replac-ing existing stock. The trend previously was to replace gen-erator sets after three years, whereas now, maintenance pro-grammes are becoming more prevalent,” he said.

Another trend according to Al-Guezeri is utilising hybrid power to ensure consistent power supply, in the event of maintenance to the plant. “Tem-porary power is practically only for smaller production capac-ity. Smaller engines are less efficient than larger machines. Unless it is in a remote area far away from a grid/network, tem-porary power generation solu-tions may not be a viable solu-tion. Considering the efficiency and OPEX of such plants we foresee more usage of hybrid power plants using solar. Cur-rently ABB is one of the world leaders in providing turn-key solutions for such power plants.”

As a result, McGuire iden-tifies rental companies, con-tracting companies and then exports as the strongest sec-tor within the power generation and transmission market.

There has still been some encouraging signs in the mar-ket over in 2012, and in the second-half in particular. Most recently, Malaysia’s Petronas issued a tender for the con-struction of a major gas-fired power plant at the Gharraf oil field in southern Iraq. The

Terry McGuire, general manager of power and industrial, Famco.

“The trend previously was to replace generator sets after three years, whereas now, maintenance programmes are becoming more prevalent”Terry McGuire, general manager, Famco


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approaches this: “ABB takes safety very seriously, we con-tinue to be a technology driven company so our research and development are focused on developing the equipment and systems without compromis-ing on safety. Our products go through numerous tests for fitness and suitability for the application. ABB has developed specific applications for this and it is a default feature in Distrib-uted Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Con-trollers (PLC) system and solutions.”

But it is not just safety that presents a challenge to compa-nies in the power transmission sector. A significant amount of the electricity generated in power stations never reaches its intended destination because of losses that occur during its transmission and distribution. ABB as a result has developed technology to ‘increase the efficiency of the power supply system, optimising power gen-eration, facilitating the reliable transmission of large amounts of power with minimal losses,

and working to monitor, regu-lated and improve distribution networks.’

Even more so, there are less tangible challenges facing the sector, which have less to do with the energy efficiency, and everything to do with adapting to changing customer habits, as has been noted with the shift to maintenance programmes as opposed to procuring new stock.

This hasn’t prevented McGuire looking at wider mar-kets outside the UAE. ‘We have an authorised distribution ship for Himoinsa in Qatar with plans to expand across the Gulf region. Also we have author-ised a distribution ship for Yan-mar in Qatar, Oman and the African region.

ABB is pursuing a similar GCC-wide policy and is also looking further afield even. “ABB is committed to devel-oping and deploying the lat-est technologies to make cus-tomers more competitive by enhancing power capacity, increasing reliability, improving energy efficiency and lowering environmental impact. We are actively present in all Middle East countries and we expect major power projects com-ing up there. And we do work with major developers and EPC companies in the Iraq market. We have done EPC projects in the northern part of Iraq,’ said Al-Guezeri.

‘We have the technology to provide the electrical infra-structure and we have a long-term vision to serve the region with increasing localisation. We have an amazing heritage of development and innovation in power technologies and at the same time we are leaders in industrial automation and elec-

120MW captive power plant will provide power to upstream activities by the end of 2014.

In September, the state operator, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) awarded a $200 million lump-sum engineering procure-

ment and construction (EPC) to Petrofac for a new power distri-bution network in the north of Kuwait. Petrofac will build three substation buildings and lay around 900 kilometres of cables to connect the substations to the electrical distribution system (ESPS) network.

An ESPS network efficates the flow of crude oil from a res-ervoir or wellhead when natural pressure is insufficient to force oil to the surface. Upon comple-tion in 2015, the new project will provide a more robust power supply in support of the devel-opment of the onshore oil fields in the north of the emirate.

Such examples of supplying power generating equipment to energy installations bring with it inherent safety concerns. Al-Guezeri clarifies how ABB

UAE oil storage facilities at Fujairah require upstream rated power generators during maintenance.

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“The major point to be considered is the reliability and uninterrupted supply of power”Mostafa Al-Guezeri, president, ABB Transmission & Distribution

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$200 millionPetrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has been awarded a US$200 million lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for a new power distribution network in North Kuwait. The project was awarded following a competitive tender and will be completed in 24 months.

trical grid software applications. This combination is very valua-ble for our customers to provide complete solution,’ he added.

Employing such solutions for the upstream sector often requires operating in remote and isolated locations. To that end, ABB utilise off-grid solu-tions; based on the power requirement round the clock on such locations, where custom-ised solutions need to be devel-oped. Such solutions in the com-pany’s portfolio include solar, wind, diesel generation and wave power.

The allure of oil & gas, be it from a political or financial driver means there will be no end of upstream oil & gas pro-jects launched in the region over the coming years – the issue of the third round of licenses in

Iraq was announced in early October is a case in point. As was the announcement by KOC in November that it planned to invest $56 billion on domestic oil and gas projects over the next five years to meet rising global demand. It said that oil produc-tion capacity will rise to 3.65 million barrels per day by 2020, up from 3 million currently. In a note to investors, Reuters reported that Brent oil price was to average $121/bl in 2013, and forecast an average of $120/bl in 2014. No doubt social and political unrest as seen in 2012 and its threat for 2013 will keep upward pressure on prices.

Lastly, with these rising oil and gas prices, not to mention an ever increasing population, however, the question will inevi-tably rise of renewable or other

alternative sources of energy as those in the market look to secure energy sources for the plethora of major projects underway in the region – it is understood that Saudi Arabia itself needs 31,000 MW of addi-tional power generating capac-

ity by 2020. Going forward, new approaches to power gen-eration, be it solar or combined-cycle technology could be ask-ing the next big questions, and firms such as ABB, Siemens and GE Oil & Gas will have to provide the answers.

Power demands at remote site locations or on offshore rigs require extremely high availability requirements.Reliability is key for drilling ops.

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Oil FiEld GEt tOGEthEr

The ever-popular Oil Field Get Together was brought to you by vehicle specialist Kamaz Export and Ruth’s Chris Steak House as a busy 2012 drew to an end

dubai OFG T he Ruth’s Chris Steak House monthly Oil Field Get-togethers at the restaurant’s Middle East HQ in The H hotel Dubai is

proving the must-attend event for the UAE’s oil proffessionals. The Oil Field Get-together kicked up another notch in late November, with a whole host of industry stalwarts battering down the doors at Ruth’s Chris Steak House to enjoy great food and company, and

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a raft of networking opportunities. The event, sponsored by Kamaz Export, con-tinues to set the bar for local industry net-working events. Most of the region’s key upstream companies sent representatives, and many competitors found themselves waxing lyrical about market conditions in a convivial and relaxed setting.

“The main reason for the sponsorship was obviously to promote our brand, the best way to do that in Dubai is through

social networking the OFG event is an excellent format to convey your sales mes-sage in a relaxed informal atmosphere,” said Adrain Hockley, matrketing director at Kamaz Export.

“The event is extremely well organised and is becoming a must go to event on the Oil & Gas industry calender. The location and food are also very good indeed. We have had nothing but positive feed back from the event,” added Hockley.

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who’s who at the dubai oil field get together?1 Timur Khayrutdinov of sponsor Kamaz with Romika Fazeli (In Red) with the team from RF Event & Model Management.2 Faisal Naseeb and Azmat Rana of KHF Trading.3 Lucy Atherton of GT Fairway and Sarah Mather of Taylor Wessing.4 Muhammed Ali, Rafail V Gafeev,Timur Khayrutdinov, Adrian Hockley, Kamaz. 5 Hamdan Mohamed Al Morshedi, chairman of the Arab Business Club.6 Cem Monur, Freudenberg Oil & Gas with guest.7 Timur Khayrutdinov and Adrian Hockley of sponsor Kamaz.8 Romika Fazeli (centre) with the team from RF Event & Model Management. 9 RJade Tregilgas of Upstream Global Recruit-ment, Simon Geering of Baker Hughes with Kathy Geering, managing director at Upstream Global Recruitment.


TEch FOcus

Tendeka’s Garth Naldrett and Tor Inge Åsen explore the implications for operators of adopting wireless technology for downhole monitoring

the wireless way ahead


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The trend of increasing wellbore complexity for extended reservoir con-tact, and greater reser-

voir heterogeneity, are demand-ing improved monitoring and control solutions. Traditionally the only option has been the de-ployment of a cabled system but this limits the application of intelligent well technology to new installations or workovers. In any case, cabled systems are not always possible in new in-stallations, especially where the completion is discontinuous, and slim hole or monobore comple-tions may not allow cables to be deployed along the tubing string.

Wireless technology is prov-ing a more flexible alternative to addressing the issues of per-manent downhole monitoring. One product, Tendeka’s wire-less gauge, which has been suc-cessfully deployed in the North Sea, allows real time flowing bot-tom hole pressure (FBHP) to be efficiently transmitted to sur-face, an attractive option for wells where the cabled gauge system has failed, or was not initially installed. Originally designed to 3.5”, the company has produced a 2.25” version which has trialled successfully in the North Sea and is expected to have a wider global appeal

sion proved effective. Even if the well starts to significantly deplete while the wireless downhole gauge is installed the gauge itself will modify its pres-sure pulsing method to ensure a detectable pulse train is trans-mitted to surface.

The wireless gauge is una-ble to transmit signals in a non-flowing or shut-in well because a flow regime is required to pro-duce the pressure pulses. The tool can record PBU (pressure build up) data during shut-in periods, and once well produc-tion is restarted the stored data can be transmitted to surface. During this actual installation, there were periods of shut in while surface maintenance was conducted. The tool success-fully recognized the shut in

BEnEFiTs OF WirElEss TEchnOlOGyThe system transmits data from the lower completion to the sur-face via pressure pulses. A novel tool design allows the well’s pro-duction to be partially choked for a very short time to cre-ate a pressure pulse, which is detectable on the surface pres-sure gauge. The well’s energy is used to transmit data to sur-face, thereby reducing power consumption, and the system requires no additional surface installation or pickup, since an existing tubing head pressure gauge can be used to detect the pulse train. For most opera-tors, the system can be deployed by a single intervention, allow-ing highly accurate data to be sourced almost instantaneously for a fraction of the cost of a re-completion.

Compared with a memory gauge system, it allows data to be collected in real time and provides a continuous confir-mation of operation. The gauge can be set in blank pipe, giving optimal freedom for installation depth, and it can be installed as close to the producing interval as required.

A significant benefit of using pressure pulse transmission is the ease of installation. No ret-rofitting of topside equipment is required, and many of the tech-

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introduc-ing

a new monitoring system are avoided. succEssFul DEplOyMEnTA major operator in the North Sea retrofitted the 3.5” wireless pressure and temperature gauge at 2,200m in a low pressure (32 bar) gas well offshore Norway. The existing wellhead pressure sensor was used to capture the wireless signal and extract the data, therefore no extra infra-structure was required.

The application was espe-cially challenging as the well was a marginal producer and the wellhead pressure had large background pressure variations due to the limited well deliver-ability. Despite these condi-tions, pressure pulse transmis-

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events and entered its power saving hibernation mode. When the well resumed production, the technology re-activated itself and the first telegrams transmit-ted following the restart, gave accurate shut in pressure data to surface.

Figure 1 (on page 27) shows a comparison between the top-side wellhead decoded data and the data sent from the tool itself. A third party memory gauge was installed as back-up below the wireless gauge to confirm pres-sure readings. It shows the read-ings to be accurate.

This application, and two oth-ers undertaken at the time, dem-

onstrated that the system func-tions not only in oil wells, but also in gas wells and wells with a high gas/oil ratio. It was demon-strated that the wireless gauge could function in wells with slug flow and high levels of pres-sure/noise variations on sur-

face. During shut in periods the tool successfully recorded the shut in data and transmitted it to surface when production was resumed. The 2.25” version of the gauge was recently success-fully tested in another gas well in the North Sea. WidE RanGinG applicaTiOn The downhole pressure tem-perature gauge can operate in water injection wells, where a back pressure is created instead on the injection fluid, which gen-erates a pressure pulse train on the surface.

A recent development in the wireless technology products now also allows the measure-ment of injection rate. By meas-uring the pressure drop across a modified venturi an accurate flow rate can be calculated. Flow loop testing has verified the method is extremely accurate when used in single phase fluids, such as with water injection applications. This allows the gauge to be run between injection intervals, reporting on the pressure, tem-perature and rate split between zones. The information is then transmitted to the surface using wireless telemetry. acTivaTiOn sysTEMsThe susceptibility of downhole mechanical pressure counting activation mechanisms to debris ingress has resulted in numer-

Wireless-tech provides effective data transfers to and from bottomhole.

ous in-well failures of these sys-tems. Using a built in pressure transducer, the wireless tech-nology is able to detect pressure pulses from the surface. Unlike mechanical systems, which become jammed when covered in debris, electronic systems are still able to register pressure changes applied from surface even through a few meters of barite or other wellbore debris. Furthermore electronic systems are fully programmable to detect a pressure sequence that cannot be accidentally created in nor-mal operations. In the event of pressure pulse transmission not reaching the tool the electron-ics can be programmed to acti-vate at a preset time interval. The final backup is an acoustic pickup, which receives a signal from a downhole tool hundreds of meters away.

Two systems have been developed based on the surface to bottom hole wireless commu-nication. The first allows the opening of a completion plug without intervention. The devel-opment was driven by an oper-ating company struggling to recover completion plugs after high pressure stimulation from above. It is suspected the high differential pressure across the plug causes sufficient deforma-tion for the completion plug to become permanently attached to the nipple profile. In the replacement wireless system, rather than recovering the com-pletion plug, the wireless plug

“The downhole pressure temperature gauge can operate in water injection wells, where a back pressure is created instead on the injection fluid, which generates a pressure pulse train on the surface”

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Unlike mechanical systems, electronic varients register pressure changes through thick debris and won’t get jammed.

opens its flow ports in response to the programmed signature, allowing production or injection to take place across the device. This not only saves the single wireline run to recover the plug, but a potentially large fishing operation for plugs that have become permanently fixed to the nipple profile.

The second wireless activa-tion system provides a remote firing signal for downhole bar-rier plugs, providing a reliable alternative to the suppliers’ mechanical ratchet style activa-tion. Downhole barrier plugs are especially susceptible to debris since any fallout while running the upper completion ends up on top of the barrier plug and around its mechani-cal activation port. The wire-less pressure monitoring sys-tem does not suffer from these problems. It has a substantially charged pressure chamber which is released to activate the barrier plug on receipt of

the appropriate signaling from surface. InFlOw cOnTrOlThe latest developments in wire-less technology now allow these systems to operate inflow con-trol valves. This will bring with it a change in the way operating companies design, test, stimu-late and operate maximum res-ervoir contact wells. Locations that could not previously be con-trolled can now be using wireless signaling. Combing lower com-pletion technology, incorporat-ing zonal isolation packers and inflow control devices, with that of the wireless downhole devices allows new methods of reservoir inflow control to be developed. As each wireless inflow control valve is autonomous no cabling is required between devices, allowing a large cost saving in control lines and downhole con-nectors. Drillers are also offered more flexibility in rotating the completion while running in hole

without risking damage to exter-nally strapped control lines. cOnclusIOnThe wireless retrofittable down-hole pressure and tempera-ture gauge provides a reliable and cost-effective alternative to cabled systems, and avoids the need for a workover for installa-tion. Data can be transmitted to and from the wireless devices, allowing operation in a monitor-ing or control scenario.

Wireless telemetry is equally effective for transmitting data from bottom hole to surface, or from surface to bottom hole. Top down communication allows more effective wireless activa-tion devices to be developed for stimulation control, or for con-trolling downhole barrier plugs.

Wireless inflow control valves will enable completely new and novel methods for completing complex wells at lower cost, less disruption and lower drilling risk.

About the AuthorsGarth naldrettVice President Monitoring and Control – Garth Naldrett joined Tendeka through the acquisition of FloQuest in 2009, a business he founded in 2006. Prior to joining Tendeka, Garth held various positions within Schlumberger including product champion for fibre optic monitoring and project engineer for subsea monitoring. With 15 years oil and gas industry experience Garth brings knowledge in completions, reservoir monitoring and interpretation. Garth holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Cape Town and an MSc in Electrical Engineering also from the University of Cape Town.

Tor Inge ÅsenTeam Leader Wireless development – Tor Inge Åsen joined Tendeka through the acquisition of Well Technology in 2007, a business he joined in 2005. Prior to joining Tendeka, Tor Inge held a position as project engineer at Well Technology and R&D engineer at Simrad. With six years oil and gas industry experience Tor Inge brings knowledge in reservoir monitoring and control. Tor Inge holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Stavanger.

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THE POWER LIST

The second edition of the Oil & Gas Mid-dle East Power 50 list sees the top spot claimed by a Saudi Arabian this year, how-ever the number of people with ties to the Iraqi upstream sector who have burst into the power list for the first time shows just how dynamic and important that country

will be to the industry for the coming decades.2012 was one of the most significant years for the regional

oil and gas industry in living memory. Huge strides have been taken in Iraq, and multi-billion dollar investments in Saudi Ara-bia, the UAE and Qatar have proven that capacity upgrade building and the ability to turn on the taps has had a globally

important role in calming global markets and bringing the world back from the brink of a second economic crisis.

Oil & Gas Middle East profiles the decision makers, min-isters, moguls and managers who are shaping the region’s upstream landscape more than anyone else. In a sector where the distinctions between a CEO and a politician can blur, there are once again a few surprises in the mix.

As 2012 drew to a close, Saudi Aramco’s chief exec, and our Power 50 number 1, Khalid Al Falih confirmed a $35 billion upstream investment splurge which will kick off this year and all be spent by 2017. If a budget of $7 billion to invest in project and upgrades a year to the world’s largest oil reserves isn’t true power, then we’re not sure what is.

THE POWER

Oil & Gas Middle eastpresents the fifty most influential decision makers

in the regional upstream business


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Khalid al-FalihPresident and CeOSaudi aramco

1Al-Falih, who has held the

top spot at Aramco since 1 January 2009, sits at the head of the largest oil com-pany by value in the world. With a workforce of around 60,000, crude oil reserves of 260 billion barrels of oil and revenues of between $2 and $7 trillion in 2010, the super-latives just keep on coming for Saudi Aramco. It is also widely believed to be the most profitable company in the world.

Earlier this year, Al-Falih announced Aramco’s plans to

invest $35 billion into restruc-turing the company.

Falih is keen for Aramco to capture more of the value chain from the oil it pro-duces, and eventually become an integrated petrochemi-cals and refining hub for key Asian markets as the industry trends shift over the next few decades. The company has also been changing its priori-ties in response to the advent of unconventional explora-tion, halting further invest-ment in adding production capacity. Aramco is also look-

ing to expand internationally.The banner project of this

Accelerated Transformation Programme, under which Aramco hopes to become the world’s largest integrated energy company, is a mas-sive $20 billion joint venture with Dow Chemical, with the Yanbu export refinery expan-sion and $7 billion Jizan refin-ery also sparking huge ten-dering activity.

Al-Falih also sits on the Saudi Arabia Supreme Coun-cil of Petroleum and Mineral Affairs.

“We plan to invest $35 billion over the next five years in crude oil exploration and development”

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Iraq’s rise to become one of the most dominant players in the regional energy

sector over the coming decades is a widely anticipated trend within the indus-try. There are still some major challenges ahead for Al-Sharistani, such as the devel-opment of a fully functioning energy infra-structure.

But a recent IEA special report pro-jected that Iraq could contribute as much as 5.6 mbpd to the global oil supply by 2035 and it stands to gain $5 trillion in revenue from oil exports over the period to 2035.

The softly-spoken State of Law party member and ex nuclear scientist Hussain al-Sharistani is responsible for the fastest growing – and potentially largest – hydro-carbons industry on earth, one that once developed may supplant Saudi Arabia as the world’s swing producer of oil.

Sharistani drafted the first incarnation of Iraq’s infamous oil laws. As these sty-

mied amid opposition from Kurdish politi-cians, he forged Baghdad’s obdurate atti-tude to Kurdistan’s production sharing contracts, one that survives to this day and has exacerbated the division between the Kurdish region and the rest of Iraq.

Observers and industry experts all point out that the constitutional dispute between Baghdad and Erbil over the PSCs has been a deterrent for oil compa-nies looking to operate in Kurdistan but are afraid that such agreements with the regional government could be void in the future.

However, amid the mire of Iraqi poli-tics, Sharistani – who suffered years of imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Ba’athist regime – is widely reported to be incorruptible. This virtue will be use-ful in Sharistani’s interim tenure at the Department for Electricity, where contract-ing debacles and a pitiful lack of progress prompted the sacking of Raad Shalal.

A few words from Al-Naimi can move global oil markets. The Saudi Oil min-

ister commands the largest volume of spare oil producing capacity in the world. It’s become trite to say that, whoever chairs OPEC, it’s Saudi – via Al-Naimi – that calls the shots.

Al-Naimi holds years of experience in the industry, having worked his way up the ranks in Saudi Aramco from errand boy to CEO. There he improved the company’s efficiency and maintained the national oil company’s exclusive rights to the country’s upstream sector, even when low prices and the need to invest heavily in new Saudi engineering talent made the approaches of supermajors tempting.

Earlier this year, Al-Naimi announced plans to transform Saudi Arabia into down-stream exporter. “Currently, we control 8% of the global petrochemical market,” he said at Saudi Downstream Forum in March 2012.

“By 2015, our market share will be 15%, allowing the Kingdom to be the third larg-est petrochemical exporter in the world,” he said earlier last year.

Currently, Saudi Arabia exports crude and raw products only to have it refined and re-imported into the Kingdom as fin-ished products, but the proposed indus-try shift will allow the country to become more independent while providing jobs for its booming population.

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Hussain al-sHaristaniDeputy prime ministerIraq Federal Government

ali bin ibraHim al-naimiminister of petroleum anD mineral resources kInGdom oF SaudI arabIa

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Abdullah Nasser al-Suwaid’s appointment as director gen-

eral of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nayan, President of the United Arab Emirates, came at a crucial time for the company.

ADNOC is currently looking to renegotiate long-running key contracts with supermajors oper-ating its major oil fields.

ExxonMobil, Shell, Total and others are seeking to extend oil production contracts in Abu Dhabi.

The Emirate is planning to spend as much as $60 billion over the next decade to expand its oil and gas industry, including boost-ing crude production capacity to 3.5 million barrels a day from about 2.8 million now.

Exxon Mobil and Shell are concession-holders in ADNOC’s onshore unit Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations until 2014. Adnoc owns 60% of the unit with Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total, BP and Partex holding the rest.

HE Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada has been appointed as the Minister of Energy &

Industry, State of Qatar. He is also the Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum and Chairman of Tas-weeq.

Al-Sada was the Managing Director of RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) and the subsidiary companies it operates. Al-Sada, who was edu-cated in Manchester, England, has earlier held the position of Director of Technical at Qatar Petroleum where he directed major oil & gas and related infrastructure projects.

He brings with him a wealth of experience with over 25 years of service with Qatar Petro-leum successfully managing various important corporate departments.

The company recently resigned a 25-year Heads of Agreement with Total for the offshore Al Khalij field in which QP and Total will have a 60/40 operating interest in the field following the

4 65AbdullAh NAsser Al-suwAidiDIRECTOR GENERALADNOC

sAmi Al rushAidChAIRmAN AND mANAGING DIRECTORKuwAit Oil COmpANy

mohAmmed biN sAleh Al-sAdAChAIRmAN AND mANAGING DIRECTORQAtAr petrOleum

This year, the KOC was actively awarding contracts

to a number of companies includ-ing a $200 million EPC contract to Petrofac to bolster Kuwait’s North onshore oil infrastructure by improving power supply. In Sep-tember the Kuwait Oil Company, announced that it would continue producing at 3million bpd, with demand for Kuwait’s oil remain-ing high. According to Rushaid, the country’s north fields, which primarily produce heavy crude, are pumping 700,000 barrels a day, which should rise to 1 million bpd by 2017. Kuwait is progress-ing with an ambitious upstream programme in the north and west of the country, and is widely tipped to be a hot exploration and production market next year.


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Through Al Rumhy’s leadership, Oman has managed to reverse field decline and is now producing 17% more oil than it was in 2007. The Min-

ister has strategically managed to develop the national oil industry despite a 27% drop in production between 2001 and 2009. Under his leadership, Oman’s oil and gas company, Oman LNG, has turned the industry into a central part of the Sultanate’s revenue stream. The country currently has 5.5 billion bar-rels of proven oil reserves and 30 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas, with Korea Gas Corporation dominating LNG output, producing 4.1 million tonnes per year. Through Oman LNG, the sultanate has an outlet for around 1.5 to 2 million tones of additional LNG exports per year, allowing new resources to be quickly monetized.

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Ashti hAwrAmiNatural resource MiNisterKurdistan regional government

mohAmmed bin hAmAd Al rumhyMiNister of oil aNd Gassultanate of oman

The Kurdistan region is currently one of the most heavily explored areas in

the world. Resolution of current conflicts between the KRGF and the federal govern-ment would allow the region to produce between 500,000 to 800,000 bpd in 2020 and between 750,000 to 1.2 million bpd by 2035, marking a considerable shift in Iraq’s output.

Last year, Ashti Hawrami declared that ExxonMobil had signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for six exploration blocks in the country. The move was the culmina-tion of years of astute political positioning in relation to Baghdad in order to secure invest-ment and political and commercial safety for the nascent Kurdish oil industry. But things have changed over the year, compa-nies that have signed PSCs in the north are now barred from activity in the south. Exxon itself has been looking to divest its southern stakes as it continues to invest in the Kurd-istan region.

Hawrami’s department presides over the Kurdish region’s estimated 45 billion barrels of oil, which has only just begun to be tapped by a number of independent companies. His next challenge will be to maintain the govern-ment’s central position as investment drives the region’s next era of consolidation and the really big players come to town.


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Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan is central to Abu Dhabi’s

ambitious field develop-ment plans.

The CEO of ADMA-OPCO, 60% owned by ADNOC, is planning to increase production capac-ity at Abu Dhabi’s offshore fields by 14.2% to 700,000 barrels per day by the end of 2014.

The Lower Zakum field is slated by Jawan to add 100,000 bpd to its cur-rent production capacity of 325,000 bpd by the end of 2012 through the use of water injection.

Adma-Opco is also developing two offshore oil fields — Umm Al Lulu and Nasr.

The completion of ADCO’s Habshan-Furjairah pipeline has dramatically changed Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s energy

landscape. The pipeline is designed to transport 1.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, with the possibility of increasing this to 1.8 mbpd through the use of drag-reducing agents.

ADCO has been a key part of Abu Dhabi’s massive invest-ment program, with nearly $1.5 billion into its Phase 1 Devel-opment Programme, which will add about 400,000 bpd to its output. The company has also been pioneering CO2 injection techniques, taking on a leadership role in taking this promis-ing technology to enterprise level.

Al-Kindy skillfully negotiated EPC contracts for ADCO’s field development towards the bottom of the contracting mar-ket. Abdul Munim Al Kindy joined the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company (ADPC) in 1975, as an apprentice, and continued his further education in the UK. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1982. He occupied a number of senior posi-tions in all onshore fields and terminals. In 1990 he joined British Petroleum, on secondment, and worked in North Sea operations, commercial, and strategy development.

In 1997 he was appointed as the deputy general manager of ADCO, joined National Drilling Company in 2001, as Gen-eral Manager, before returning to ADCO in 2007. The next priority is building a workforce that can meet both the tech-nical challenges of mature field development while enhanc-ing local human capital in the industry.

“Somehow this has to be tackled without dilution to the knowledge pool,” Al-Kindy told Oil & Gas Middle East. “We are continuously exploring how we can attract youngsters to the industry. There is an underlying image for the upstream industry with the youth of today.”

Appointed to the job in 2010, Al-Luaibi has worked

with the Ministry of Oil since 1998 where he moved from Chief Engineer of the Techni-cal Department to Director of Chemical Materials to Assis-tant Director General, Inspec-tor General and then the dep-uty Minister position before being appointed to his current role in December 2010.

Needless to say, the deci-sions made by Iraq’s Federal government over the validity of contracts signed in Iraq, the use of revenues from the coun-try’s booming oil industry and the future of Iraq’s energy out-put will have dramatic implica-tions for the region as well as the rest of the world.

9 11Abdul KAreemAl-luAibiMinister of energy& MinesIraq Federal Government

Abdul munim SAif Al-KindyCeo adCo

Ali rAShid Al-JArwAnCeoadma-oPCo

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Saif Al-Ghafli is heading the Shah sourgas development, one of the most challeng-ing upstream projects in the gulf. Abu Dhabi – and the wider gulf – needs gas

supplies to meet domestic demand from power generation and industrial feedstock. While Abu Dhabi has 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, its potentially lethal levels of sulphur – together with low demand and high production prices – have put off the emirate from developing the field previously.

Tecnicas Reunidas and Punj Lloyd Group also won a joint contract worth $463 million for gas gathering. Fluor and CH2M Hill Companies unit Veco Corp. signed project management contracts for the Shah project last year. Ghafli also brought US oil independent Occidental on board last year, with Oxy taking a 40% participating interest and ADNOC retaining 60%.

The project involves several gas gathering systems, construction of processing trains to process one billion cubic feet per day of gas at Shah to produce around 500 million cubic feet per day of network gas and other related hydrocarbon liquids, in addition to new gas and liquid pipelines.

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Wael was appointed as executive vice president

and chairman of Qatar Shell and managing director for the Pearl GTL Project in April this year. Wael is now responsible for leading all of Shell’s activi-ties in Qatar, particularly the Pearl gas to liquids project, the flagship $18-19 billion dollar joint development between QP, Shell and Qatar 4, the LNG joint venture between QP and Shell who own a 70-30% stake respec-tively. Shell also operates a research facility in the Qatar Science & Technology Park, and has the rights to explore in Block D in partnership with CNPC.

Dhia Jaafar, Director-General of South Oil

Company, holds immense responsibility as the head of the national Iraqi com-pany responsible for the oil in the South of Iraq. He is vested with the power to award contracts in the burgeoning market where tenders continue to be extremely competitive. In November, the company signed a 20 year techni-cal service contract with BP and its partners. The company also recently announced that it was in talks with Shell to build facilities to process asso-ciated gas into fueld for domestic consumption.

Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi joined RasGas — Qatar’s sec-ond biggest liquefied natural gas producer — as manag-

ing director in 2007. He has been a board member of Ras Laf-fan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited since 1993.

Prior to joining RasGas, from 1992 he was general man-ager at Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) responsi-ble for its growth and expansion. In addition to his role as QAPCO general manager, he is also general manager of QATOFIN.

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Wael SaWanExEcutivE vicE prEsi-dEnt and chairmanQatar Shell

Dhia JaafardirEctor GEnEralSouth oil Company

hamaD raShiD al mohannaDimanaGinG dirEctorraSgaS

Raoul Restucci serves as the Managing Director

of Petroleum Development Oman, LLC and is respon-sible for its day-to-day management in accord-ance with the programme and within the budget approved by the Board of Directors.

Restucci has been an Executive Vice President and Country Chairman of Shell Group of Companies - Dubai & North Emirates at Royal Dutch Shell plc since September 2010.

Restucci has been the President and Chief Execu-tive Officer of Shell Explo-ration & Production Com-pany of Shell Oil Company since August 2003.

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mercial officer of Rus-sia’s largest private oil company’s grow-ing Middle-East divi-sion. Earlier this year, Lukoil signed a con-tract worth US $998 million with Samsung to carry out the com-missioning and start-up of the West Qurna (Phase 2) field. The company floated a number of tenders this year for the West Qurna field which were awarded to them by the South Oil Com-pany which is owned by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.

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Inpex continues to strengthen its posi-

tion in the Middle East with senior vice president Yasuhisa Kanehara recently signing a deal with the Iraqi Federal Gov-ernment and Russia’s Lukoil to explore an area believed to con-tain oil. Through its wholly owned subsid-iary, JODCO, Inpex owns an interest in the ADMA Block located offshore from Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Oil produc-tion currently spans five fields in the block.

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Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani is an expe-rienced oil and gas executive who,

in addition to his roles at DNO and RAK Petroleumm, serves as Chairman of Foxtrot International which is a pri-vately-held Franco-American oil and gas company active in West Africa. He was founder and first chief executive of Hou-ston-based Apache International Inc.

DNO was the first company to sign a production sharing contract with the Kurdish Regional Government (2004), and the first company to export Kurdish oil (2009).

In addition to his industry positions, Mossavar-Rahmani is a Director of the Persepolis Foundation and serves as a member of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Vis-iting Committee and on the Board of Trustees of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was decorated Com-mandeur de l’Ordre National de la Côte d’Ivoire for services to the energy sec-tor of that country.

Arnaud Breuillac has been running Total’s upstream operation in the region since July

2010, and cut his teeth in the region, starting 27 years ago in Abu Dhabi, working in partnership with ADNOC as a young process engineer.

In December 2006, he became a member of the Management Committee of the Exploration & Pro-duction Division as Senior Vice-President, Continen-tal Europe and Central Asia. On January 1st, 2011, he was appointed member of the Group Manage-ment Committee.

In the UAE, Breuillac manages the French super-major’s long-standing projects with ADCO and ADMA-OPCO which are shortly up for renewal, and the GASCO associated gas company with which Total signed a new 20-year extension in 2008.

Total’s interests in Syria have been squeezed by international sanctions. The company has also man-aged to cope with production losses in Yemen after frequent sabotage and security concerns have ham-pered the transport of crude to refineries and export terminals. Total also has signifi-cant interests in Qatar, where it has been present since 1936.

The company holds a number of stakes in the Al Khalij field (100%), the NFB Block (20%) in the North Field, the Qatargas 1 liquefac-tion plant (10%), the Dolphin pro-ject (24.5%) and train 5 of Qatargas 2 (16.7%).

The group’s produc-tion was 164 kboe/d in 2010, compared to 141 kboe/d in 2009 and 121 kboe/d in 2008, production substantially increased with the start-ups of Qatargas 2.

19 21Bijan Mossavar-rahManiExEcutivE chairman, cEO and chairmanDNO INterNatIONal, raK PetrOleum

arnaud BreuillacrEgiOnal SEniOr vicE PrESidEnt (ExPlOratiOn & PrOductiOn)tOtal

ExxonMobil is actively developing Abu Dhabi’s

offshore Upper Zakum field, one of the largest offshore oil fields in the world. The company is currently plan-ning to expand the field’s production from 550,000 bpd to 750,000b bpd. Through the companies ZADCO Joint Venture with ADNOC, the field is being completely redeveloped.

Extended reach wells are being drilled from artificial islands, enabling additional production that will add sev-eral hundred billions of dol-lars in value to Abu Dhabi.

MortenMauritzenlEad cOuntry man-agEr fOr ExxOnmObil cOmPaniES, uaEexxONmObIl

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Sheikh Khalid is the cham-pion for the Qatargas 2015

Vision which aims to make Qatargas the world’s premier LNG company for innovation, operating excellence, environ-mental responsibility and cor-porate citizenship

QatarGas operates the Laf-fan Refinery, the only conden-sate refinery in the Middle East.

Under his stewardship, the Laffan refinery is currently producing 146,000bpd and it is working to upgrade its pro-

duction levels. “The new expansion pro-

ject will double the capacity of Laffan Refinery to 296,000 bpd by 2015,” said Al Thani earlier this year.

Genel Energy plc has exploration and pro-duction operations in the Kurdistan

region of Iraq. The company owns rights in numerous production sharing con-tracts including in the Taq Taq, Tawke and Chia Surkh fields. At the beginning of 2012 Genel announced plans to boost produc-tion from 60,000 bpd to 100,000 bpd from the Tawke field. Genel also took a 23% stake in Bina Bawi, a field which lies next to Genel’s core Kurdish asset Taq Taq, by purchas-ing A&T Petroleum Company, for $175 million, but even more recently, the company expanded into the Malta and Morocco, spend-ing $2.2 billion to diversify into off-shore activities.

Cresent Petroleum’s CEO Jaafar is also vice-chair-

man of the Crescent Group of companies. He brings his experience with Shell Interna-tional’s Exploration & Produc-tion and Gas & Power Divi-sions to the Middle East’s old-est private oil & gas company. Majid Jafar attended Eton Col-lege and graduated from Cam-bridge University (Churchill College) with a Bachelor and a Masters Degrees in Engi-neering (Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics). He also holds an MA (with Distinc-tion) in International Studies and Diplomacy from the Uni-

versity of London’s School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), and an MBA (with Distinction) from the Har-vard Business School, where he served as president of the Energy Club, Section Senator, and representative to the Har-vard Graduate Council.

HE Dr Abdul-Hussain Bin Ali Mirza is the Minis-

ter of Oil & Gas Affairs and Chairman of the National Oil and Gas Authority, he has also served as Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. He brings over 47 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Mirza was also a member of Bapco’s Executive Committee for over 25 years and played a crucial part in formulating Bapco’s strategies. He was a member of the Supreme Oil Council which was chaired by H.H. the Prime Minister. Dr Mirza was awarded a PhD Doctorate in Manage-

ment Change from Middlesex University in London.

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Majid jaafarCEOCresCent Petroleum

aBdul-hussain Bin ali MirzaEnErgy MinistErBahrain

Tony haywardCEOGenel enerGy


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Chief Executive Officer of West-ernZagros Resources Ltd.

with 30 years of managerial and executive experience with Imperial Oil, Exxon Production Research Company, Petro-Canada, Chauvco Resources, Talisman Energy and Western Oil Sands. Hatfield initiated the Kurdistan opportunity for West-ernZagros and led the technical and business process which success-fully concluded the signing and rati-fication of the company’s Production Sharing Contract. He holds a Bach-elor of Science (Honours) degree in Geology with Physics, a Masters of Science degree in Geology and has completed the Executive Develop-ment Program at the University of Calgary. In November, the com-pany confirmed oil deposits in the Eocene Formation, adding to the Oligocene reservoir in Kurdamir-2. The company also announced that its mean estimate of gross unrisked contingent resources has increased to 147 million barrels of recoverable oil (corresponding to 464 million barrels of mean estimated gross discovered oil initially in place) and the mean estimate of gross unrisked prospective resources has increased

to 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable oil (cor-responding to 3.6 bil-lion barrels of mean estimated gross undiscovered oil ini-tially in place) for the Oligocene reservoir

in the Kurdamir Block.

Hashim is the deputy managing director of the North Kuwait asset of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), the national

oil company of Kuwait, one of the ten largest oil companies of the world. Hashim joined KOC in 1982.

Her experience was developed as a petroleum and res-ervoir engineer, and includes extensive contributions to the Kuwait upstream business, having held diverse and challeng-ing leadership positions in KOC, spanning from reservoir management activities to corporate-scale projects.

Hashim’s main project for the KOC is developing its North Kuwait assets to produce 1 mill-lion bpd by 2014, from around 750,000 bpd at present. The KOC has been ramping up produc-tion since the summer, taking an active role in calming turbulent oil markets with higher production.

In 2009 Hashim was elected as the Society of Petroleum Engi-neers (SPE) regional director for the MENA and India region.

Mark Carne has been chair-man of Dubai and North-

ern Emirates Region at Royal Dutch Shell since September 2010. He has served as an Execu-tive Vice President of BG Group plc since May 1, 2005 and also as Managing Director of Europe & Central Asia since March 2006. Carne served as Managing Direc-tor – North West Europe of BG Group Plc since May 1, 2005. He joined BG from Shell, where he served as Managing Director of Brunei Shell Petroleum and Country Chairman for Shell companies in Brunei until 2005. He also worked in upstream assets and held a number of commercial and general management roles in the UK and the Netherlands. Other experience includes general man-agement roles in the U.K., Holland and Oman covering oper-ations, engineering, commercial and business development.

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HoSnia HaSHemDEputy Managing DirECtOr (nOrth Kuwait)KuWait oil Company

mark CarneExECutivE viCE prEsiDEnt anD COuntry ChairMan, Dubai anD nOrthErn EMiratEsshell

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh has overseen Dol-

phin Energy, one of the most important cross-GCC energy infrastructure pro-jects in recent years, and one that may be instructive in future as the demand for natural gas supplies across the GCC grows as the region continues to develop.

Dolphin Energy began gas production in July 2007. This unique strategic energy initiative involves the production and pro-cessing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the refined gas from Ras Laf-fan Industrial City by a subsea pipeline across joint UAE-Qatari waters to the UAE.

Al Sayegh is also the chairman of Abu Dhabi’s MASDAR.

aHmad ali al SayegHCEODolphin energy

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David Cook joined TAQA in October 2010

following over 20 years’ experience in upstream and midstream businesses at Amoco, BP, and TNK-BP. Prior to joining TAQA, Cook was VP for BP Russia, responsible for BP’s non-TNK-BP E&P.

He has taken the reins at TAQA’s oil & gas divi-sion at an interesting time, as the company plows fur-ther investment into the North Sea, while making a $46 million play in Kurdis-tan through an investment in WesternZagros.

Speaking to Oil & Gas Middle East late last year, Cook said “in the last 18 months to two years we have been working really hard to get things on track for delivering the kind of business that we want this to be.”

DaviD CookExEcutivE OfficEr, HEad Of Oil & GasTAQA

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an interest in Iraqi Kurdis-tan shortly after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The company has personality, with a clique of committed private shareholders and an outgoing CEO unafraid of doing business in a daunting environment.

Kozel and his investors have been rewarded with the Shai-kan field, for which a production sharing agreement was signed in 2007. Since appraisal began, Shaikan has upgraded reserves regularly, and is now a world-class field, with P90 reserves of 8 billion barrels, in which the firm holds a 75% interest.

The discovery updates sent the firm’s shares rocketing from 4pps to 104pps within a year, and the recent entry of ExxonMobil to Kurdistan increased Gulf Keystone’s shares by a further 25%. The talk is now of consolidation, as new concessions run out and large capital is needed for field development in the region’s awkward geology.

While other independents may merge or be gobbled up by supermajors, the Shaikan field means that Kozel – who was recently forced to deny rumours that the firm is up for sale – could find himself at the head of either the largest inde-pendent in Iraq or sitting pretty with an injection of cash and expertise from a supermajor partner.

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Under the guidance of Mohammed Husain, Hosnia Hashem and of course Sami Al-Rushaid, the Kuwait Oil

Company is on track to achieving its 2020 strategy, which has included: increasing production capacity by develop-ing hydrocarbon reserves, infrastructure and operational capabilities; maximising reserves through a value-drive process which includes exploration, integrated reservoir evalu-ation and enhanced technology imple-mentation; increasing gas exploration and production activity; improving its HSE record; advancing its research and technology sectors; improv-ing corporate culture and image through developing a skilled and competent workforce; and develop-ing more support ser-vices to compliment its core activities.

Aramco Gulf Operations Company, the fully owned subsid-iary of Saudi Aramco, which partners with Kuwait Gulf

Oil Company, meets local and global energy demands with the production of its hydrocarbon reserves. AGOC is also work-ing with the Khafji Joint Operations organisation in which it owns a 50% share alongside its partner. The two share the Al Khafji, Lulu, Hout and Dorra fields, which are located in the Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Kuwait continues to meet the demand for liquefied natural gas while Saudi Arabia has increased gas exploration after it completed a massive crude expansion programme in 2009.

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Over his 20 years with Petrofac, Che-did has seen it all. He joined Petro-

fac as a project manager for the compa-ny’s Engineering & Construction divi-sion and as regional director before he became chief operating officer of Petro-fac International Engineering & Con-struction in 2007. Two years later he moved up to serve as managing direc-tor of Engineering & Construction Ven-tures. He previously worked for a major regional civil and mechanical construc-tion business based and brings over 25 years’ experience in the oil & gas sector to Petrofac. Mr. Chedid holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

Maurizio is the Executive Director of Mubadala Energy and the CEO of

Mubadala Oil & Gas. His primary respon-sibilities are to oversee Mubadala’s operational and business development activities in the oil and gas, petroleum services and renewable energy sectors. He is a board member of Masdar, Global Foundries, EMAL, Pearl Energy, Spyker Cars, MPSC and SMN Barka Power Company SAOC. He has also held positions with Atlantic Richfield.

Total and Abu Dhabi have grown hand in hand since the company first landed in the emir-

ate in 1939. Total holds a 75% stake in the Abu Al Bu Khoosh field (operator), a 9.5% stake in ADCO, which operates the five major onshore fields in Abu Dhabi, and a 13.3% stake in ADMA, which operates two offshore fields. TOTAL also has a 15% stake in Abu Dhabi Gas Industries, in 2011, its production was 240,000 barrels of oil equiv-alent per day (boe/d), up from 220,000 boe/d. Over its 70-plus years in Abu Dhabi, Total has developed a suite of very strong part-nerships with ADNOC.

Samsung Engineering’s Hong-Pyo Kong has been Head of Marketing for Middle East & North

Africa for Samsung Engineering since 2006. In this capacity, Kong has overall responsibility for all oil, gas and petrochemical projects in the region.

During that time, Samsung Engineering has assiduously nurtured relationships with decision-makers in the Gulf’s upstream industry, and been rewarded with a string of massive EPC contracts in the region, including multi-billion packages at Abu Dhabi’s pioneering Shah sour gas project.

The Korean EPC giant, which has its regional base in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, posted year-end revenue in 2010 of $4.87 billion.

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Eleven years ago, Dragon Oil inherited

an under-developed oil concession in the Caspian and never looked back. In 2000, the company acquired a 100% working interest in the Cheleken Contract Area (CCA) off the coast of Turkmenistan.

Dragon Oil which is headquartered with and majority-owned by the government of Dubai via state energy firm ENOC, recorded oil strike after strike to increase produc-tion at the CCA tenfold from 7,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2000 to 60,000-plus bpd in 2011.

Al-Khalifa is now eye-ing international expan-sion with the $1.3 billion cash pile it has accumu-lated, and has qualified for the fourth bidding round in Iraq.

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Ssara Akbar brings over 28 years of experience in the oil and gas indus-

try. Her experience includes having worked in challenging positions in the Kuwait Oil Company and also in the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company. She holds a B.Sc in chemical engineering from the Kuwait Univer-sity. Akbar has served as a board mem-ber and as the chief executive officer of Kuwait Energy since October 2005.

Khalid Mugharbel is the President of Schlumberger Middle East, based

in Dubai. He began his career in 1993 at Schlumberger as a Wireline services field engineer and has held positions in line management and human resources. He has worked in Europe, Asia and multiple countries in the Middle East. Khalid grad-uated in 1992 with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Uni-versity of California, Berkeley, USA.

As GE president and chief executive officer for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Hisham Albahkali

continues to strengthen the presence of GE in sectors such as oil & gas, power, water, aviation and health-care, in addition to aligning the company’s develop-ment programmes in line with the Saudi Vision 2020 to promote diversification and knowledge sharing. Saudi Arabia is one of GE’s central markets in the region, and it has estab-lished long-term partner-ships in growth sectors that bring a positive differ-ence to the well-being of the people.

Snaas currently takes care of the geography which the company treats as the Gulf. This

encompasses the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, but he also works closely with Leba-non and Jordan. For Snaas, the UAE is proving to be conducive to carrying out business in the Gulf region. He points out the fantastic infrastructure, good visionary leadership by the Royal families, both in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai, and great con-nections. The company has a comprehensive facil-ity in the ICAD area of Abu Dhabi and an ongoing contract with ADCO which includes conventional core analysis.

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Khaled Nouh joined Baker Hughes as Pres-

ident of the Middle East Region in September 2009. He brings 20 years of oil-field experience to Baker Hughes. He started his career with Saudi Aramco in 1990 before joining Schlumberger in 1994 as field engineer.

After operational posi-tions in various Middle East countries, he held global marketing, human resources and line man-agement positions. He was then given responsibility for Schlumberger’s geo-markets in Libya and Saudi Arabia before appointment as vice president, Integrated Project Management for the Middle East and East Medi-terranean region.

Khaled holds a mechan-ical engineering degree from King Saud University.

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THE POWER LIST

Abu Dhabi has targeted crude production of 3.5 million barrels a day by 2018. It is now up

to operators such as National Drilling Company, headed up by Abdullah Saeed al-Suwaidi, to make that ambitious production boost a reality.

Established in 1972 by ministerial decree, Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC) is considered to be one of the largest drilling con-

tractors in the Middle East, providing drilling, work-over and well maintenance services.

With nearly 100 billion barrels of oil in reserves, the UAE can rest assured that it will have access to a secure energy source for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless,

the development of hydrocarbon resources is an ongoing necessity.

The UAE is targeting an oil production boost of 800 000 bpd by 2018, so the gauntlet has been thrown down for all companies involved in exploration and production in the country’s rich onshore and offshore fields.

The company is seeing a growing onshore rig presence, it recently awarded Honghua Group a $300 million contract to provide seven 9000-metre 3,000 horsepower cluster land drilling rig units.

NDC has also recently commissioned Dry-docks World to converte and upgrade the Bey-nouna Jack-up drilling platform in Dubai this year.

The enigmatic Nabil Al Alawi tipped 2011 as a year of recov-

ery for the region’s oil and gas con-tracting environment, and he was right.

The resolutely bullish Alawi has been hiring hundreds of staff this year for UAE-based, home-grown Al Mansoori on the back of a strong order book and excel-lent prospects for large upstream projects. The company is active in most of the region’s boom-ing markets, including Kurdis-tan, where it has operated for six years.

Al Mansoori has continued to thrive as the largest local oilfield service provider and its well-timed

entry into the Kurdistan region has brought it remarkable success.

The company was recognized for its oilfield services at the Oil & Gas Middle East awards ceremony in November. Nabil’s son and dep-uty chief executive officer, Ibrahim Al-Alawi received the award, say-ing “What sets us apart from the competition is our people and their commitment to quality and safety. To provide a quality service to our clients, and a safe working environ-ment for our employees.”

In past years, both Nabil and Al Mansoori have celebrated at the awards ceremony, with the chief receiving the lifetime acheivement award last year.

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Mott MacDonald’s Oil, Gas and Pet-rochemicals units were involved

in projects with a capital value of $8.8 billion in 2010-11, and 2012 saw even greater success, particularly with its Zakum Water Injection Upgrade Pro-ject. The company was commissioned

for a $350 million project to increase water injection capacity and pres-sure in the Zakum West and Central Super Complexes to increase out-put to 100,000 bpd by 2015.

The company recently entered into a new contract to continue providing

offshore drilling rig services to Occiden-tal Petroleum of Qatar, through the use of the Al-Wajba (Gulf-3) drilling rig. The company also signed a contract valued at approximately $34 million to provide Lift Boat Services to Dolphin Energy over a sixteen month period. GDI is a subsidi-ary of Gulf International Services, a hold-ing company. It has a total of ten rigs located in Qatar, 5 of which are offshore jack-up rigs, it also has 4 land rigs and 1 jack-up accommodation unit.

The UAE remains as one of the most important hubs for the regional energy industry. While the oil

& gas industry only directly contributes about 30 per cent of the country’s GDP, it is still a central

location for many companies with activities related to the sector. The Zakum oil sys-tem is still the third largest oil zone in the

world, ADCO’s Bu Hasa field produces as much as 600,000 bpd, while the

Murban Bab, Sahil, Asab and Shah fields contribute anther 705,000 bpd of light, sweet crude. The Qusahwira and Bab fields are under develop-ment and will add as much as 250,000 bpd by 2014.

Under Ali Vezvaei’s leadership, Siemens has continued to make inroads throughout the oil

and gas industry. The company recently signed a contract to service the Habshan-Fujairah pipe-line’s automation, control and telecom systems that have been installed and commissioned by the operator, ADCO. Earlier this year, the company also bought Expro’s Connectors and Measure-ments arm, including the Tronic and Matre brands. Vezvaei joined Siemens Energy in 2005 as a Coun-try Division Manager before advancing to become a regional sales manager in 2008. He rose to his current rank in 2011 after working as VP Strategy, M&A from 2009 to 2011.

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Emerson has been in the UAE for more than 35 years, and is working on some of the most innova-tive upstream projects in the Emirates, such as Abu Dhabi’s Shah Gas project. The company is helping the upstream industry through products such as its Virtual Wireless plant.

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Makingtheconnection

Leading cable companies reveal the trends expected to shape O&G demand in 2013 and beyond

The global financial melt-down and subsequent economic slowdown over the past few years

has prompted some valid con-cerns over the short-term vi-ability of the cable industry in the Middle East region. But a lean few years could be giv-ing way to tangible spread of confidence in the market once more, as projects that had been stalled or shelved begin to roll-out.

Make no mistake, the pleth-ora of large-scale upstream oil and gas projects represent a mas-sive opportunity for cable manu-



also seen a marked slowdown in oil and gas work, but we are offsetting that by taking a more proactive approach in Korea, we are spending a lot more time in Seoul with oil and gas contractors.”

Ducab manufactures lead sheathed and special instru-mentation cables for the oil and gas industries. Lead sheathed cables are designed to facili-tate land-based activities in the oil, gas, petroleum and chemi-cal industries where the spillage or seepage of corrosive liquids and vapours pose a threat to circuit integrity.

Such a unique physical envi-ronment forces firms to evolve their product-base in an attempt to keep ahead of the game. Smith explained that Noskab has assisted in the develop-ment of lighter weight cables, which is a constant requirement when the need to lift heavier

facturers. The sheer demand for power to offshore produc-tion facilities since 2000 was the key reason for the rise in cable consumption in the last dec-ade, and remains a multi-million dollar sector.

However, a tightening in investment, rising commod-ity prices, and an increased number of firms vying for the same contracts means it is a more competitive sector than ever before. Standing out from a packed market is the key to future success and survival.

Something that Mike Smith, vice-president sales at MacLean

55% The decrease in turnover trading activities from 2011 to 2012 in the UAE.

Mike Smith, Maclean vice president.

UAE is leading our cargo in terms of availability, transit time and prices. Yes, we expect a slight increase in the UAE mar-ket and our vision might change upon the award of Expo 2012, while we are expecting a huge increase in the Saudi Arabian market in the coming years,” said Maher.

Not all firms experienced such a decline in sales. Earlier this year, the UAE-based cable manufacturer Ducab announced it had recorded sales of $1.33 billion for 2011, representing a 39% increase over the previous year. Significant growth areas included 25% in the utilities sec-tor and a huge 250% increase in sales to the oil and gas and petrochemical sector. Ducab’s cable sales were almost $820 million for 2011.

“There was a lower level of market demand in 2012, but through our marketing we have taken a larger market share. A lot of projects that we assumed would be in this year didn’t come through, the Etihad rail project, the award of the new road between Abu Dhabi and Dubai,” said Colin McKay, Ducab’s general manager for sales and marketing. “We have

“Without compromising on safety and performance, the lighter weight materials have given savings of 30% and upwards”

manufacturing group (including Noskab) explained: “Not con-tent in only trying to supply what is being requested, Noskab are continually offering the best solution - whether technically or commercially - by being aware of new developments in cable technology, which sometimes bring distinct advantages over some traditional cables.

A good example of this was the introduction of a more flexible marine cable, which improves on time and installa-tion in areas of oil and gas off-shore facilities. Cables quite often are one of the last prod-ucts to be ordered within a pro-ject and Noskab with their vast capabilities to source around the world can not only offer key quality cables but also with reduced lead times,” he said.

Sherif Maher, UAE general manager of Elsewedy Cables highlights a general upturn in demand in the region, with around $50 million of business in 2012 allied to the upstream energy industry, and a notable increase from the sector com-pared to 2011. Elsewedy clients include numerous electricity authorities such as ADWEA, SEWA, DEWA and FEWA as well as oil & gas companies such as ADNOC companies, Adco, Zadco, Gasco, Takrir, Adma and Opco.

However, for the UAE mar-ket, trading sales have been ‘dramatically decreased in 2012’ due to the lack of demand and the project status. Turnover for trading activities in 2012 decreased by 55% at $30 million against $65 million in 2011.

Despite struggles this year, the company claims to have an annual growth rate in the region of 18%, and still identifies the UAE as a leading market. “The

Mike Smith, Maclean manufacturing group vice president



modules onto offshore plat-forms and drilling rigs. ‘With-out compromising on safety and performance, the lighter weight materials have given savings of 30% and upwards, many devel-opments have come from our knowledge of cable technolo-gies not associated with the pet-rochemical and marine indus-tries, but brought together to offer best solutions,’ he said.

Evolving technology to keep up with other firms is not the only challenge. “A lack of demand and increase of sup-ply, an increase of raw materials prices, and the fierce competi-tion,” said Maher. Meanwhile, Smith agrees. “Low cost, infe-rior products and the lack of con-tinuity are our most challenging aspects that we have to address on a daily basis. Operating com-panies are always under pres-sure to identify where they can

reduce costs but there is a fine line between offering ‘fit for pur-pose’ and the longevity of qual-ity cable. ‘If a cable is found to be 20% or less than the average, then it is more than likely to be using inferior materials, what you pay for is what you get.”

As previously mentioned, raw material costs in the cabling sector are a fundamental factor in the sector, with base metal costs subject to global market trends. As Smith adds, this must be considered in any work, but is the nature of the cable indus-try. “The raw material costs associated with cable manufac-ture is a constant issue, hav-ing to rely on copper, steel and many other associated materi-als to complete any cable is a pressure we all have to suffer,.However at Noskab we never compromise on quality by sav-ing costs on materials.”Sherif Maher is the country manager of Elsewedy Cables in the UAE.

The cabling market has been slower in recent years, but a swathe of recent tenders and contract awards suggests demand is now picking up pace.



“There is a fine line between offering ‘fit for purpose’ and the longevity of quality cable. You get what you pay for” Sherif Maher, country manager, Elsewedy Cables UAE

“Unsurprisingly, there are negative repercussions of such large, sometimes fluctuating costs. Sadly this (compromising on quality) has become a com-mon alternative by the supply chain, but that ends up with fail-ures, inferior composition, poor electrical and data performance, in such important facilities where safety and performance is criti-cal. Substituting costs over qual-ity is not a consideration.” Smith added that all specifications are thoroughly read to ensure that the correct standards have been applied and that before any order is committed to manufacture, cable data sheets are endorsed by the buyer to avoid any discrep-ancies when the cable is deliv-ered. Quality is the most impor-tant factor of any cable supply – incorrect or inferior manufacture can be the cause of project delays and unnecessary additional costs, all too often the first cost

is not necessarily the last.More-over, as the Arab Spring clearly demonstrated, there is the daily threat of political and social upheaval, which all companies must be acutely aware of operat-ing in the region. So whilst there are a multitude of opportunities, the benefits must not outweigh the risk. Smith agreed, and said “The Maclean Group see the region as a whole of great poten-tial, with emerging markets such as rebuilding Iraq, new opportunities in Oman, Qatar and the UAE currently domi-nating our attention. Providing the security issues throughout the region become more stable, there are many countries where new developments will take our attention.”

Thankfully, this threat of unrest has not prevented the industry from moving for-

ward. Upstream projects are being given the green light and throughout the region, con-tracts are being awarded for a host of major oil & gas schemes.

In September, EMAS AMC, the subsea division of EMAS, a provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas industry, was awarded a con-tracts by ABB, for the installa-tion of subsea power cables. The

award forms part of ABB’s sec-ond contract with Statoil, to sup-ply subsea HVDC Light trans-mission systems to the Troll A platform in the North Sea.

The Troll A concrete deep-water structure is the world’s largest natural gas production-platform at 473 meters tall and weighing 1.2 million tonnes. It is also the tallest structure ever to be moved by mankind. The

platform can produce as much as 120 million cubic meters of natural gas per day and contains approximately 40 percent of the natural gas reserves on the Nor-wegian Continental Shelf.

The scope of work for EMAS AMC is to install one HVAC subsea cable and two circuits of HVDC subsea cables from Troll A to the land station, Kolls-nes. The platform has received power from shore since 2005. The increase in power provided by the new cables will provide power to run two compres-sor drive systems, which will improve production capacity and extend theplatform lifespan.

There are also reports that Saudi Aramco will invite firms to

bid on its Maintain Potential Pro-gramme (MPP), which has been delayed for some months. The MPP covers maintenance sched-ules for all of Aramco’s offshore facilities and the contracts is cur-rently held by Worley Parsons, and has done so for the last nine years. The work included 40 new platforms, 85 platform upgrades and 100 km of submarine cables.

Moreover, in early Decem-ber, the Jeddah-based Bahra Cables signed a $106.6 million contract for the supply of low and medium voltage cables to SEC.

There is no doubt that since 2008 the region has faced some of its toughest years from a finan-cial, investment perspective, with capital and confidence drying up completely. But there are quan-titative and qualitative signs of recovery. For those firms that are still operating in the region, there will be opportunities.

“Our physical presence in the region has brought increased success, people buy from peo-ple after all, the client confidence increases through being availa-ble to discuss requirements face to face. The energy sectors that the Maclean Group focus on have seen phenomenal growth over the past 10 years and every indi-cation is that this will continue to be one of the regions of the world that investments will just continue to flourish.”

US $106.6 millionThe value of Bahra Cables’ contract to supply low and medium voltage cables to Saudi Electricity Co. through 2013

“If a cable is found to be 20% or less than the average, then it is more than likely to be using inferior materials, what you pay for is what you get.”

Colin McKay, Ducab’s Chief Exec.

Mike Smith, Maclean manufacturing group vice president


classificatiOn updatE

T here are many renowned technical standards available in the market which cover state of the

art design solutions to ensure safety and reliability. Although these standards may be all-encompassing and can help to create a safer oil and gas indus-try, the increasing complexity of the standards available in the market can sometimes compro-mise the clarity which design-

ers, yards and owners like to see. Self-evaluation naturally becomes more difficult as the technical standards become more robust.

In order to help compa-nies navigate the complicated standards-landscape, risk man-agement company Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has recently released a new rule book for the Jack-Up Market. The Mid-dle East is one of the densest

areas for jack up units in oper-ation. Mobile offshore units operating in benign water of the world need focused deliv-ery of services, their specific needs were the reason behind DNV’s jack up drive this year said Bijali Madhavan Nair Pre-sanna, Regional Offshore Man-ager for Indian subcontinent and Middle East.

Although the new jack-up rules may be formally part of

the Offshore Unit regulations and safety standards, DNV believes that the jack-up mar-ket deserves its own consid-erations because there are ele-ments which are more related to fixed platforms.

The rules have also brought in the notion of Enhanced Sys-tems (ES). “We had a clear desire to align ourselves with accepted and proven market standards,” said Bijali. “At the

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Self-evaluation is becoming increasingly challenging with the growing complexity of technical standards. DNV’s new rule book aims to simplify things


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same we do not want to for-get those yards and owners looking to improve their unit’s safety and reliability in a cost effective way”.

To cover this need, DNV took its accumulated knowl-edge and experience and col-lected the relevant require-ments and acceptable design solutions in the voluntary ES notation. The new Jack Up rules are designed to present

an overview for IMO MODU code compliance level in a wide spectrum of operations while including an ES notation for those looking for increased safety and reliability in a cost effective way.

DNV’s guidelines also reflect its over-arching strate-gic aims. The first of which is to achieve zero-downtime. The company aims to provide class service provision such as sur-veys and certifications with a minimum of interference in daily operations. “For example DNV will survey the legs dur-ing a transit, while surveying the bottom when on station,” he says. “The second strate-gic element is being available for the customer. We appoints a rig coordinator to each rig under DNV class, which gives the rig manager/crew a portal to DNV’s worldwide network,” Bijali concludes.

Bijali Madhavan Nair Presanna, regional offshore manager for the Indian subcontinent and Middle East.

DNV has a worldwide network with offshore centres in Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Houston, Rio and Stavanger along with 300 offices in 100 countries enables DNV to work closely with its customers and share best practices.

DNV also aims to integrate with the customer’s asset manage-ment, leveraging the results of the class service at the same time ensurinf efficiency gains. For example, DNV’s Hull Integr-rity Management tool (HIM), which teaches a crew where to look and what to look for during regular onboard inspections. Degraded hulls have caused cost overruns in renewal surveys. HIM helps detect defects early on and deal with problems while they are still small. HIM is a tool that is shared by the owner and DNV. The early identification of degradation findings (before they become class critical) allows the condition to be managed more pro-actively.

The dedicated Jack-up rule book is a direct reflection of DNV’s commitment to provide services covering the specific needs of the jack-up market. DNV offers a set of services reducing operational cost and at the same time increase asset avail-ability. In addition to the new jack up rules, DNV also publishes recommended practices, classification notes and offshore tech-nical guidance which also provide best practice guidance to rig owners and yards.

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Clean Fuels Project - Supply Reactors to KNPC KNPC Jacobs Engineering Larsen & Toubro 620 Execution

Jurassic Early Production Facility (EPF) KOC Kharafi National 1514 Execution

New Acid Gas Removal Plant in Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery KNPC Worley Parsons Tecnimont / Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi & Sons

404 Execution

Maintenance of Production Facilities in East Kuwait KOC Kharafi National 134 Execution

Debottlenecking of Gathering Center 17 in West Kuwait KOC Not Appointed 25 Concept Stage

Crude Oil Manifold at GC 27 KOC Gulf Spic General Trading & Construction Company; Kuwait

19 Execution

Sulphur Handling Facilities at Mina al-Ahmadi KNPC Thyssenkrupp (Germany) Not Appointed 700 EPC Bid

Olefins 3 Equate Petrochemical Company / PIC Not Appointed 3000 Concept Stage

Gas Condensate Export System (GCES) - Al Khafji to Kuwait City KJO Technip 150 Execution

Fourth Gas and Condensate Train at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery KNPC Fluor Corporation Daelim Industrial Company; Kuwait 886 Execution

Gas Compressor at GC 16 & Gas Reinjection at Minagish KOC Safwan Petroleum Technologies 67 Execution

PTA/PET Plant at Shuaiba Industrial Area UIC / Qurain Petrochemicals Industries Company

Not Appointed 1000 Study

Waste Gas Treatment Unit at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery KNPC Worley Parsons not Appoointed 100 EPC Bid

Compressors at GC 7, 8 and 21 KOC AMEC UGETCO / Saipem 123 Execution

Replacement of Gas Pipeline at Burqan KOC Not Appointed 25 EPC Bid

New Refinery in Al Zour - Package 1 KNPC Fluor Corporation Not Appointed 5000 FEED

Replacement of Hydrogen Compression Units in South Kuwait KOC Gulf Spic General Trading & Construction Company

33 Execution

Oil Distibution Networks for ESPs in Northern Kuwait KOC Petrofac International 205 Execution

Repair, Replacement & Modification of Oil Pipelines in West Kuwait KOC KOC Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco)

17 Execution

Replacement of Crude Oil Pipe Lines KOC Khalifa Daij Al Dabbous & Brothers Co. 30 Execution

KOC Networks - Oil & Gas Leak Detection System KOC Daelim Industrial Company 196 Execution

LPG Tank Farm in Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery KNPC AMEC GS Engineering and Construction Company

1200 Execution

Wara Pressure Maintenance Project KOC Schlumberger Oilfield Services Company GS Engineering and Construction Company

500 Execution


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OManproject title client consultant Epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Pipeline Project at Block 60 Oman Oil Company (OOC) Al Hassan Engineering 25 Execution

Storage Tanks at Sohar Terminals - Phase 6 Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & Company Indian Oiltanking Ltd. /L & T Electromech L.LC.

15 Execution

Amal Steam Surface Facilities - On Plot PDO Special Technical Services 35 Execution

Crude Storage Terminal at Ras Markaz Oman Oil Company (OOC) Not Appointed 500 Study

Solar EOR Project in Oman Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) GlassPoint Solar; California 150 Execution

Rabab - Harweel Field Development PDO Worley Parsons Not Appointed 500 FEED

Saih Rawl Depletion Compression - Phase 2 PDO Larsen & Toubo Electromech L.LC. 235 Execution

Exploration of Block 38 Ministry of Oil & Gas Frontier Resources Oman 40 Execution

Yibal Field Depletion Compression Project PDO Not Appointed 150 FEED

Saih Nihayda - Condensate Processing Plant PDO ABB 100 Execution

Kauther Gas Compression Project PDO Petrofac International 350 Execution

Exploration in Block 51 Ministry of Oil & Gas Not Appointed 50 EPC Bid

Qarn Alam EOR Project - Off-plot Package PDO Galfar Engineering & Contracting 270 Execution

Exploration at Block 61 - Khazzan Tight Gas Government of Oman / BP Exploration (Epsilon) LTD.


OGC Gas Loopline at Salalah Oman Gas Company Not Appointed 200 EPC Bid

Expansion of Sohar Refinery - Hydrogen Generation Unit Oman Refinery Company Not appointed Not Appointed 250 FEED Bid

Off-plot Delivery South of Oman PDO Mott MacDonald Al Turki Enterprises 800 Execution

Crude Oil Stabilization Unit at Wadi Lattam Occidental Mukhaizna Gulf Petrochemicals Services 80 Execution

Duqm Refinery & Petrochemical Complex OOC / IPIC KBC Advanced Technologies Not Appointed 7000 Study

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IRAQ PROFILE

nies. New businesses will have to be realistic about the chal-lenges. I’d advise companies to get a security assessment first, and access our information. We have excellent access to the pro-vincial governor and council, and are here to help.

Corruption is still very much out there, and is often an expec-tation, such as facilitation pay-ments, which are not allowed under UK anti-bribery law. There are also other issues that can hinder British business. For example, the documentation for tenders can be very brief – too brief to submit a tender if you don’t already know what’s going on – and is in Arabic.

Ministry procurement pro-cesses can be chaotic.

2.45mIraq’s oil exports in May.Source: Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation

Firstly, I recommend that Brit-ish citizens who come here on business let us know they are here. Adequate insurance cover is a must. The security overhead is still there, and it can make it difficult for smaller firms who want to explore the business environment here, but find it difficult to deal with the costs of arranging security over a few days. The problem is that security as an upfront cost of entry, might deter some compa-

There can also be surprises. It is not unusual for foreign com-panies to be required to sub-contract exclusively to Iraqi-owned companies and this may not always be clear at the outset.

So there are real difficulties, but these should be seen in con-text. Basra and the South of Iraq have massive potential. Oil wealth is increasing rapidly and will fund massive infrastructure projects. The Iraqi economy is one of the fastest growing in the world and will come to rival the Gulf states in size and wealth.

What’s the outlook for upstream oil and gas companies?There’s a lot of competition, and we are keen to ensure British

companies play their part. There is a window of oppor-

tunity, and the possibilities for British companies in the prov-ince are enormous, but that window will close if British companies wait to be the last in. Now is the time.

HM Consul-General Debbie Tomlinson

projects


Qatarproject title client consultant epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Block 4 North Qatar Petroleum (QP) / Anadarko Petroleum

Wintershall 150 Execution

Block A Exploration Qatar Petroleum (QP) JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation

100 Execution

Acid Gas Removal Plant in Dukhan Qatar Petroleum (QP) Technip Petrofac International 300 Execution

Automation Upgrade at Jaleha (Umm Bab & Diyab) Qatar Petroleum (QP) Tadmur Contracting & Trading Est. 19 Execution

Diesel Hydrotreater & Sulphur Recovery Unit Qatar Petroleum (QP) Tecnicas Reunidas Samsung Engineering 96 Execution

Petrochemical Complex in Ras Laffan Qatar Petroleum (QP) / Shell Not Appointed 6400 Feed

Upgradation of Turbine Controls at FGLCS & RG Plants Qatar Petroleum (QP) Black Cat Engineering & Construction 16 Execution

Expansion of QVC Plant at Mesaieed Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC) Not Appointed Not Appointed 200 Concept Stage

Petrochemical Complex in Ras Laffan Qapco / Qatar Petroleum (QP) Not Appointed Not Appointed 5500 Concept Stage

Condensate Refinery at Ras Laffan - Phase 2 Laffan Refinery Company Technip Not Appointed 800 EPC Bid

Modification to Ethylene Production Facility in MIC Qapco CTCI Corporation; Abu Dhabi 166 Execution

Plateau Maintenance Project Qatargas Technip Chiyoda / Technip 1200 Execution

Wet Gas Pipeline Between KM & KS Qatar Petroleum (QP) Tebodin Not Appointed 30 EPC Bid

Barzan North Field Development - Process & Buildings Packages ExxonMobil Corporation / Qatar Petroleum (QP)

Chiyoda Corporation Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) 330 Execution

Jet A1 Fuel Pipeline from QP Refinery to BSV3 Qatar Petroleum (QP) Tebodin Petrojet 45 Execution

Replacement of Instrument Air Compressors at PS2 & 3 Qatar Petroleum (QP) Doha Petroleum Construction Co. Ltd. (DPCC) Dopet

9 Execution

Twin Jack-Up Rigs Gulf Drilling International Keppel Offshore & Marine 393 Execution

Interconnecting Pipeline Project Dolphin Energy Limited Not Appointed 45 FEED

Expansion of Ethylene Plant at Mesaieed Qapco Shaw Group Not Appointed 100 FEED

Barzan North Field Development ExxonMobil / Qatar Petroleum (QP) Chiyoda Corporation /J Ray McDermott Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) /JGC Corporation

8000 Execution

Sweet Fuel Gas Supply to Dukhan Qatar Petroleum Black Cat Engineering & Construction 110 Execution

Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project Qatargas Qcon 1000 Execution

Upgradation of Gas Compression Facility at Ras Laffan Dolphin Energy Limited JGC Corporation Larsen & Toubro 250 Execution

Petrochemical Complex at Ras Laffan QP / Total Not Appointed Not Appointed 3000 Concept Stage

Gas Sweetening Facilities Integrated Project at Mesaieed Qatar Petroleum (QP) Worley Parsons Petrofac International 350 Execution





saudi araBiaproject title client consultant epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Pipeline from Ras Tanura to Riyadh Saudi Aramco Nacap-Suedrohrbau / Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Nacap-Suedrohrbau 350 Execution

Rabigh Refinery - Phase 2 - Petrochemicals Complex - Cumene, Phenol & Cyclohexanone Plants

Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (Petro-Rabigh) / Sumitomo Corporation /Saudi Aramco

JGC Corporation Daelim Industrial Company 222 Execution

Karan 45 - Offshore Structures & Flowlines Saudi Aramco J Ray McDermott 200 Execution

Fuel Storage Tanks for Qassim Power Plant Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works Company (SSEM)

27 Execution

Hout Crude Transmission Line Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) Technip Not Appointed 100 EPC Bid

Coke Calcination Plant in Al Rayyan Al Rayyan International Golden Co. Dong Yang P & F Company Not Appointed 250 FEED

Jubail Petrochemical Complex - Phase 3 - EVA & LDPE Package Sipchem / ExxonMobil Worley Parsons GS Engineering and Construction Company

380 Execution

Jubail Petrochemical Complex - Phase 3 - MMA Plant Lucite / Sabic / Sipchem Worley Parsons Not Appointed 250 FEED


prOjEcts

project title client consultant Epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Shouaiba Bulk Plant Saudi Aramco Petrofac International; Sharjah Not Appointed 600 Study

Elastomers Plant at Kemya - Carbon Black Plant Sabic / ExxonMobil Corporation Fluor Arabia Ltd. Daelim Industrial Company 600 Execution

Yanbu Industrial City - Chemicals Plants Al Rajhi Group / STX Heavy Industries Not Appointed 1000 Study

Wafra Steam Injection - Phase 2 Chevron / Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabian Texaco INC 500 Execution

Elastomers Plant at Kemya - Methyl Propanediol Plant Sabic / ExxonMobil Corporation GS Engineering and Construction Company

500 Execution

Metal Alkyl's Plant in Jubail Al Zamil Group /Chemtura Corporation Uhde GmbH Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) 100 Execution

Arabiyah and Hasbah Oilfield - Wellhead Platforms Saudi Aramco Jacobs ZATE Saipem 2100 Execution

Arabiyah and Hasbah Oilfield - Hasbah Pipelines Saudi Aramco SNC Lavalin Saipem 700 Execution

Jubail - 2 Sadara Petrochemical Complex - Carbon Monoxide and Ammonia Plants

Saudi Aramco; Dow Chemical Company; Saudi Arabia

Foster Wheeler / Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. / KBR

Not Appointed 3000 FEED

Yanbu Export Refinery- Offsites & Utilities- Package 8 Saudi Aramco Worley Parsons Dayim Punj Lloyd Construction Contracting Co. Ltd. / Bonatti S.p.A / KBR

2000 Execution

Arabiyah and Hasbah Oilfield - Onshore Facilities Saudi Aramco SNC Lavalin / Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated

SK Engineering & Construction / Samsung Saudi Arabia Ltd.

1500 Execution

Jubail - 2 Export Refinery - Aromatics Plant Saudi Aramco / Total Axens Samsung Saudi Arabia Ltd. 650 Execution

Jubail-2 Export Refinery - Coker Unit Package Saudi Aramco / Total Technip Samsung Saudi Arabia Ltd / Chiyoda Corporation

850 Execution

SABIC - Benzene Mitigation Project Sabic Wison (Shanghai) Chemical Engineering Ltd.

150 Execution

Shaybah Gas Development - GOSP Plant Saudi Aramco Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Samsung Saudi Arabia Ltd. 700 Execution

Rabigh Refinery Expansion - Phase 2 - Petrochemicals Complex - MTBE & MMA Plants

Petro-Rabigh / Saudi Aramco / Sumitomo Corporation

JGC Corporation GS Engineering and Construction Company

600 Execution

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project title client consultant epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Yanbu Export Refinery - Relocation of NGL Pipeline Saudi Aramco Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Rajeh H. Al Marri & Sons Company 450 Execution

Elastomers Plant at Kemya - Halo-butyl Rubber Plant ExxonMobil Corporation / Sabic Fluor Arabia Ltd. Technip 500 Execution

Jazan Economic City - Export Refinery Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources

Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Not Appointed 7000 EPC Bid

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Stirene Plant at Jubail Industrial City Sabic / Petrokemya Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) 560 Execution

Yanbu 2 - Fuel Facilities The Power & Water Utilities Company for Jubail & Yanbu (Marafiq)

Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated; Saudi Arabia

Hanwha Engineering & Construction; Saudi Arabia

800 Execution

Midyan Gas Processing Project Saudi Aramco Mustang Engineering Not Appointed 800 EPC Bid

Jubail-2 Export Refinery - Storage Tank Saudi Aramco / Total Technip Dayim Punj LIoyd Ltd / Petro Steel / Rotary Engineering Ltd

1000 Execution

Carbon Dioxide Injection at Ghawar Field Saudi Aramco Technip Samsung Saudi Arabia Ltd. 100 Execution

Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) Plant Petrobras / Modern Mining Holding Company

Petrobras 454 Execution

Kayan Petrochemicals Complex at Jubail - n-Butanol Plant Saudi Aramco / SAAC / Dow Chemical Company / Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company

Not Appointed 500 EPC Bid

Jubail - 2 Export Refinery - Plant Utilities Package Saudi Aramco / Total /Jubail Refinery and Petrochemical Company

Technip SK Engineering & Construction 700 Execution

Manifa Oil Field Redevelopment - Onshore Package Saudi Aramco Foster Wheeler JGC Corporation / TR / Snamprogetti 2360 Execution

Ras Tanura Petrochemical Complex - Phase 2 Saudi Aramco Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated Not Appointed 2000 FEED

Ibn Rushd - Yanbu Petrochemicals Complex Expansion - PTA Plant Expansion Arabian Industrial Fibers Company (Ibn Rushd)

Uhde CTCI Arabia Limited 400 Execution

Safaniyah Offshore Infrastructure Saudi Aramco J Ray McDermott 1000 Execution

Jubail Petrochemical Complex - Phase 3 - Polymers Compounding Plant Sipchem / Hanwha Chemical Worley Parsons Posco Engineering Company 60 Execution

Yanbu Export Refinery - Battery Limits and Solids Handling - Package 6 Saudi Aramco Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Techint 450 Execution

Upgrade of the Oil Refinery at Yanbu Samref Worley Parsons Worley Parsons 2000 Execution

United ArAB eMirAtesproject title client consultant epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Habshan 5 Utilities & Offsites Package Gasco /ADNOC Fluor Corporation Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company

1720 Execution

Umm Al Lulu & Al Nasr Oil Field Development - Phase 1 Adma -Opco Fluor Corporation / Tebodin Larsen & Toubro 1500 Execution

Development of Qusahwira Field ADCO Veco Engineering NPCC 600 Execution

Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Habshan 5 Process Plant Package Gasco/ ADNOC Fluor Corporation JGC Corporation / Tecnimont SpA 4700 Execution

Carbon Capture and Storage Project - Pipeline Network - Phase 2 Masdar JP Kenny Not Appointed 300 FEED

Replacement of Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD) at Habshan Plants Gasco ABB Kentz Overseas Limited 30 Execution

Condensate Pipeline from Habshan to Ruwais Gasco Tebodin Middle East Not Appointed 200 FEED

ENOC Storage & Trading Terminal in Fujairah Horizon Terminals Limited / ENOC House Not Appointed 200 FEED

Jebel Ali to Hassyan P Power Station Fuel Gas Pipeline Dubai Supply Authority (Dusup) Not Appointed 150 EPC Bid

Upper Zakum Production Facilities - Crude Processing Facilities Zadco Technip Not Appointed 3000 EPC Bid

Replacement of Liquid Storage Tanks in Das Island ADGAS Shaw Group (Stone & Webster) Not Appointed 40 EPC Bid

Asab Full Field Development ADCO Foster Wheeler Petrofac 1000 Execution

Yas Island - Mina Zayed Port Gas Pipeline Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company (Gasco)

Not Appointed 45 EPC Bid

Abu Dhabi International Airport - Aviation Fuel Storage Tank ADNOC Distribution Penspen International Limited Not Appointed 20 EPC Bid

Zora Gas Field Development Dana Gas / Sharjah Petroleum Council / Crescent Petroleum

SPD Drilling Consultant Not Appointed 122 FEED

Habshan - Maqta - Tawelah (HMT) Gas Pipeline Gasco Tebodin Middle East Dodsal 450 Execution

Upper Zakum - Crude Oil Pipeline Replacement Zadco National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC); Abu Dhabi

700 Execution

Borouge Complex Expansion - Phase 3 - PE & PP Units Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. (Borouge) Tecnimont SpA Technimont / Samsung Engineering 1255 Execution

projects


prOjEcts

project title client consultant Epc contractor Budget ($M) status

Bab Gas Compression Expansion ADCO SK Engineering & Construction Company Not Appointed 500 EPC Bid

Nitrogen Gas Injection at Habshan Gasco SNC Lavalin Samsung Engineering 160 Execution

Sarb Oil Field - Offshore Jetty & Sea Water Intake Facilities Adma-Opco Cowi Archirodon Constructions Overseas 200 Execution

Expansion of Ruwais Refinery - Carbon Black Plant Takreer Worley Parsons Samsung Engineering 2470 Execution

Sarb Oil Field - Pipeline Network Adma-Opco Fluor Corporation Not Appointed 200 EPC Bid

Flare Gas Recovery System in Ruwais Refinery Takreer Saipem S.p.A Alsa Engineering Company LLC / Intecsa Ingenieria Industrial

50 Execution

Bab - Habshan 1 Field Development ADCO Not Appointed 500 EPC Bid

Development of Bab, Qusahwira & Bida Al-Qemzan Fields ADCO Washington Group International / Veco Engineering

CCC/ Larsen & Toubro /NPCC 1800 Execution

Sour Gas Development - NGL Transport Pipeline ADNOC Fluor Corporation Saipem S.p.A 196 Execution

Crude Oil Storage Tank at Zirku Zadco Not Appointed 50 EPC Bid

Socar-Aurora Storage Terminal - Phase 2 Socar - Aurora MUC Engineering Belleli Energy 100 Execution

Gasoline and Aromatics Expansion (GAE) - Chemaweyaat Abu Dhabi Investment Council / IPIC /ADNOC / ChemaWEyaat


Borouge Complex Expansion - Phase 3 - Ethane Cracker Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. (Borouge) Tecnimont SpA Linde /CCC 1000 Execution

Revamp of Flaring System at Das Island Adma-Opco Tebodin Middle East Not Appointed 50 EPC Bid

Debottlenecking of Al-Dabbiyah, Rumaitha and Shanayel Production Facilities ADCO Not appointed Not Appointed 250 FEED Bid

IPIC Petroleum Refinery in Fujairah IPIC Technip Not Appointed 3500 FEED

Shah Full Field Development - Spiking Compressor Unit ADCO Larsen & Toubro 100 Execution

Chemoil- Oil Storage Terminal in Fujairah - Phase 4 Gulf Petrochem / Chemoil Mott MacDonald Nico International Hydrospace 130 Execution

Bab - Bu Hassa - Thamamma Pipeline Gasco Not Appointed 150 EPC Bid

Nitrogen Pipeline between Mirfa and Ruwais Gasco Alsa Engineering Company LLC 100 Execution

Sour Gas Development - Sulphur Recovery Unit ADNOC Fluor Corporation Saipem 1450 Execution

Chemaweyaat - Tacaamol Complex - Ethane Cracker ADIC / IPIC / ADNOC/ ChemaWEyaat Not Appointed 1200 Study

Fujairah Floating LNG Terminal Mubadala / IPIC Technip Not Appointed 400 FEED

Satah Full Field Development - Gas Injection & Gas Lift Zadco Tebodin Middle East Technip /NPCC 300 Execution

Development of Bab Field ADCO Veco Engineering / Washington Group International

NPCC 600 Execution

Upper Zakum Development Project - 7 Drilling Rigs Zadco / NDC Columbia Industries 600 Execution

Primestar - Storage Tank Terminal in Fujairah Primestar Energy FZE Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Service Engineering Construction Co.

160 Execution

Fuel Storage Tanks at Hamriyah Free Zone Takreer Sinopec 150 Execution

Carbon Capture and Storage Project Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co. (ADFEC) JP Kenny Not Appointed 3000 EPC Bid

Zakum Central Super Complex - Phase 2 - Seawater Injection Facilities Adma-Opco Technip J Ray McDermott 150 Execution

Integrated Gas Development (IGD) - Ruwais Storage Tanks Package Gasco / Adnoc Fluor Corporation Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) 533 Execution

Chemoil - Oil Storage Terminal in Fujairah - Phase 5 Chemoil / Gulf Petrochem Not Appointed 100 Concept Stage

Gas Re-Injection Project at Habshan Takreer / ADNOC / Gasco SNC Lavalin Not Appointed 250 FEED

Shah Full Field Development Adco Foster Wheeler CCC / Tecnicas Reunidas 250 Execution

Nitrogen Removal Unit at Thammama F Gas Processing Facilities Gasco Not Appointed 100 Concept Stage

Upper Zakum Production Facilities - Offshore Package Zadco Technip Technip / NPCC 817 Execution

Note : The above information is the sole property of Ventures Middle East LLC and cannot be published without the expressed permission of Ventures Middle East LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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