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 Editor’s note

THIS ISSUE’S COVER story on p14 focuses on Qatar, where Qatar Petroleum is pursuing expansion projects to raise output from its massive North Field to feed the increasing demand for gas. “The North Field expansion projects will solidify Qatar Petroleum’s leading role in the LNG industry as well as in the energy transition,” Qatar Petroleum’s chief executive Saad Al-Kaabi has said.

We also take a look at the Middle East pipeline market, with plans from several countries to increase production capacity forecast to lead to an estimated 20,500 km of new pipeline installations in the next five years (p18).

On the technology side, we cover the benefits of sealless pumps (p30) and an effective wellbore clean-up solution (p24).

And, with the attack on the USA’s Colonial Pipeline throwing the issue of oilfield security into sharp focus, we discuss the digital and physical security measures which protect the Gulf’s energy infrastructure (p34).

 Contents

Calendar

4 Executives’ calendar

Listings of regional and international events, both in-person and virtual, and a preview of Gastech 2021

News

6 Developments

A round-up of the latest news from around the region and beyond

Qatar

14 Qatar: global gas giant

Qatar Petroleum is looking to raise output from the mighty North Field as the world demands more natural gas to ride through the coming energy transition

Pipeline Review

18 Positive outlook for Middle East pipelines

The outlook for the Middle East onshore pipeline market

Drilling Services

22 A new drilling service model for a new era?

The growth trend in short-term contracts means a long-term outlook could help drilling companies get the balance right

Well Intervention

24 Delivering an effective wellbore clean-up solution

How a ‘single trip’ clean-up and cement removal solution delivered rig-time and sustainability savings in Saudi Arabia

26 The growth of integrated solutions and collaboration

How a growing emphasis on collaboration is complementing the shift to integrated services

Power

28 Supporting the energy transition in the Middle East

ABB’s initiatives to promote smart and sustainable energy operations

Pumps

30 Think twice – think sealless

The benefits of sealless pumps and why they should be considered as an alternative to conventional mechanical seal pumps

Security

34 Making oilfields safe and secure

A mesh of digital and physical security measures surrounds the Gulf’s energy infrastructure

HSE

36 Sharing strategies for effective HSE performance

The virtual HSE Oman Forum provided a platform for experts from leading government and private sector entities to share their best practices, insights and strategies for the optimisation of safety performance

Innovations

39 Industry developments

The latest product advancements in oil and gas

Arabic

4 Analysis

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