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Dana Gas to supply oil for Kurdish industries in Iraq

Sharjah-based gas players Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum will supply natural gas to cement and steel producers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), according to a press release (pdf). Along with partners from the Pearl Petroleum consortium, in which they each own a 35% stake, they inked 10-year gas sales agreements for 142 mmscf/d of gas from the Chemchemal field, starting 2H 2027.

The state of play: Development and appraisal are underway on the field, with the consortium having already committed USD 160 mn to drill three new wells and establish private sector-built pipelines to support supply chains, with expansion also in the cards.

BACKGROUND- The Chemchemal gas field is part of Pearl Petroleum’s Kurdistan operations, located close to the Khor Mor field, which recently kicked off operations after a USD 1.1 bn expansion added an extra 250 mmscf/d of production capacity, bringing its total output to around 750 mmscf/d.

Autonomous fleets move onto the factory floor

UAE Factories are going autonomous: UAE defense conglomerate Edge Group has partnered with Abu Dhabi research arm Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE-based autonomous fleet software firm SteerAI, and Emirati robotics manufacturer Micropolis to pilot an autonomous logistics platform designed to automate asset movement across industrial facilities, according to a statement.

How it works: Micropolis will supply unmanned ground vehicles, while SteerAI will handle fleet control and mission planning through its management system. TII will provide AI-driven monitoring and decision support. Edge will integrate the system end-to-end.

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