• RAS AL KHAIMAH , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð May 2 , 2013 : David Thorpe , General Manager DNO , Ras Al Khaimah in the helicopter during the media tour to Saleh oil field ( right side ) in Ras Al Khaimah. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) For Business. Story by April Yee This set of photos is for a photo page in Business to run over Ramadan 2013. DO NOT USE BEFORE THEN (unless of course there is a news story in Biz).
    RAS AL KHAIMAH , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð May 2 , 2013 : David Thorpe , General Manager DNO , Ras Al Khaimah in the helicopter during the media tour to Saleh oil field ( right side ) in Ras Al Khaimah. ( Pawan Singh / The National ) For Business. Story by April Yee This set of photos is for a photo page in Business to run over Ramadan 2013. DO NOT USE BEFORE THEN (unless of course there is a news story in Biz).
  • Some of DNO's most interesting work, from a technological point of view, is happening at smaller platforms such as the Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Some of DNO's most interesting work, from a technological point of view, is happening at smaller platforms such as the Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • As the hole DNO is drilling deepens, workers feed in long steel pipes to keep the well intact. Pawan Singh / The National
    As the hole DNO is drilling deepens, workers feed in long steel pipes to keep the well intact. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Workers at DNO's Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
    Workers at DNO's Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Workers at the Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah have to drill carefully to prevent the well opening from getting too big, and water could seep in. Pawan Singh / The National
    Workers at the Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah have to drill carefully to prevent the well opening from getting too big, and water could seep in. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah pumped its first oil and gas in 1984 before peaking two years later because of a loss of pressure and water breakthrough. Pawan Singh / The National
    The Saleh oilfield in Ras Al Khaimah pumped its first oil and gas in 1984 before peaking two years later because of a loss of pressure and water breakthrough. Pawan Singh / The National
  • DNO last year took a second look at the field when data showed that a second, lower reservoir remained hidden beneath the spent one. Pawan Singh / The National
    DNO last year took a second look at the field when data showed that a second, lower reservoir remained hidden beneath the spent one. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A bird's-eye view of the West Bukha oilfield in Oman. Pawan Singh / The National
    A bird's-eye view of the West Bukha oilfield in Oman. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The West Bukha oilfield in Oman, which DNO also operates, was shut down for five months last year to replace a pipe that became blocked during a cleaning operation. Pawan Singh / The National
    The West Bukha oilfield in Oman, which DNO also operates, was shut down for five months last year to replace a pipe that became blocked during a cleaning operation. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The West Bukha oilfield in Oman, which has a production of 10,000 barrels a day. Pawan Singh / The National
    The West Bukha oilfield in Oman, which has a production of 10,000 barrels a day. Pawan Singh / The National

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