Total SA has confirmed its decision to withdraw from the South Rub al-Khali gas exploration project in the southern part of Saudi Arabia's "Empty Quarter." It will transfer to Royal Dutch Shell PLC ...

The acquisition of 128,000 kilometres of new gravity data is intended to help Shell and its partners better map their seismic work. Ceri Powell, Shell's exploration director for the Middle East and ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 28-- In a major upstream gas offering, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources this week awarded three contracts to international oil companies (IOCs) to explore and ...

It has three deep appraisal wells on the Kharif, Fadil and Musaib structures under way that are expected to be completed this year, according to company officials. Lukoil won the exploration licence ...

Ar Rub al Khali Sand Sea, Arabian Peninsula is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 27 crew member on the International Space Station. The Ar Rub al Khali, also known as the “Empty ...

RUB' AL-KHALI: After exploring for two and a half years in the Empty Quarter, the South Rub' Al-Khali Company Ltd. (SRAK) has begun drilling for non-associated gas and gas condensates. SRAK is an ...

Saudi Arabia has granted additional time to one of the consortia hunting for gas in the vast desert in the country’s southeast, an industry source said on Monday. In a rare opening for international ...

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KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has granted more time to one of the consortia hunting for gas in its empty quarter, an industry source said on Monday. Sign up here. In a rare ...