KCA Deutag has been awarded two multi-million dollar drilling contracts by Petro-Canada. The two contracts are for Petro-Canada’s drilling campaign in Libya’s Sirte Basin
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The second attack on an oil facility in the Niger Delta in less than a week took place on March 3. The latest attack was against an Agip facility.
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Petroceltic International gave an operations update on its activities in Tunisia and Algeria along with an outlook on its contingent resources. Read more
Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services has been awarded a contract by Technip for pre-commissioning and commissioning services for the Jubilee Field Development Project offshore Ghana. Read more
KCA Deutag has been awarded two multi-million dollar drilling contracts by Petro-Canada. The two contracts are for Petro-Canada’s drilling campaign in Libya’s Sirte Basin 
