Cathelco are supplying corrosion protection systems for a series of offshore platform foundations which are being constructed for Lukoil to extract oil and gas in the Caspian Sea. The impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems have been designed to operate in the rigorous conditions of the
Maritime industry leaders from Oman will head to Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 next month as the country’s key northern port of Sohar confidently moves ahead with its ambitious expansion plans. With investments exceeding $14bn and one of the largest port development projects in the world
Maritime industry leaders from Oman will head to Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012 next month as the country’s key northern port of Sohar confidently moves ahead with its ambitious expansion plans. With investments exceeding $14bn and one of the largest port development projects in the world
GAC Protective Solutions has published a new position paper calling for ship owners and operators to adopt a more systematic approach to sea defence that is based upon a multi-layered model of non-lethal risk mitigation measures, rather than automatically relying on armed guards for vessel protectio
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new liferaft service station in Suez, Egypt, which will service vessels transiting the Suez Canal and Egypt’s main ports. Russell Dinwoodie; General Manager WSS Egypt said: “With over 17,000 vessel transits per year in the Suez Canal, this new Liferaft Ser
DP World Limited handled 14.2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its portfolio of container terminals in the third quarter of 2012. This was 1% lower than the same period last year reflecting the divestment of three joint venture terminals and a decline in volumes in the Europe, Middl
DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem yesterday welcomed progress on the expansion at Jebel Ali Port, which includes the brand new $850 million Terminal 3, saying it was crucial in supporting the growth of Dubai and the wider Middle East, Africa and Subcontinent region. Mr Bin Sulayem’s comm
Adira Energy Ltd. has entered into a series of agreements to farm out 5% of its working interest in its Gabriella license, 10% of its Yitzhak license, and 10% of its Samuel license to reduce the Company’s future financial commitments on the licenses. 2.5% of Adira’s working interest in Gabriella wil
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured contracts in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico and in Azerbaijan, with major oil and gas operator BP. The combined value of the three contracts is anticipated to run to
DP World Chairman HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem welcomed progress on the expansion at Jebel Ali Port, which includes the brand new $850 million Terminal 3, saying it was crucial in supporting the growth of Dubai and the wider Middle East, Africa and Subcontinent region. Mr Bin Sulayem’s comments came
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured contracts in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico and in Azerbaijan, with major oil and gas operator BP. The combined value of the three contracts is anticipated to run to
The South Pars Gas Field in southern Iran has 19 billion barrels of gas condensate reserves and 14.2 trillion cubic meters of in-place gas reserves, a senior Iranian oil official said, stressing that South Pars project is very important for Iran’s oil and gas industries. “The economic potentials of
As a follow up to last week’s London meetings, a group of BP senior executives representing BP’s upstream production, development, and strategy and integration divisions held a 3-day working visit to Baku to continue the discussions about production from the ACG fields, as well as to review BP’s fut
Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Energy and Marine, a UAE-based oil field services company, was awarded the ‘Ship Operator Award’ at Lloyd’s List Awards, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent 2012, held in Dubai recently. Commenting on the occasion, Roy Donaldson, Chief Operating Officer, Topaz Energy an
