The geophysical service company WesternGeco received their new Ulstein SX124 design vessel ‘WG Cook’ from Drydocks World – Dubai (DWD) on 2 August. The ultra modern high capacity 12-streamer 3-D seismic vessel is the second of this design built at DWD for WesternGeco. ‘WG Cook’ measures 90.5 metres
McDermott International, Inc. announced one of its subsidiaries was awarded a contract to upgrade and enhance a water injection system for Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) in the Zakum field. The contract value is expected to be approximately $350 million and is included in McDermott’s
Delek Group has announced that in reference to the immediate reports dated August 19th, 2009 and July 8, 2010 the Company’s Board of Directors decided on August 4th, 2010 to increase its investment in Noble Energy Inc. (“Noble”) shares to amount up to approx. 4% of Noble’s issued and outstanding sha
Vantage Drilling Company announced today the closing of the previously announced concurrent offerings by Offshore Group Investment Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantage (the “Issuer”), of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 11½% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 and the Company
Israel Petroleum Company, Limited (“IPC”) announced that the transfer and registration of its ownership rights in the Sara and Myra offshore Israel licenses has been granted by the Petroleum Commissioner of the Israel Ministry of National Infrastructure (“MNI”). Per the updated “Ownership in Petrole
Lamprell , a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewables industry, announces that it has received a US$ 317 million new contract award from National Drilling Company (“NDC”), Abu Dhabi. This contract with NDC is for the construction and delivery
Polarcus Limited announced today that subsequent to the successful and on time completion by Polarcus of the first Gassnova 3D survey (“Johansen 3D”) on 04 July 2010, the second 3D project (“Troll Kystnær 3D”) comprising 323 square kilometers offshore Norway has received budgetary approval and will
Saipem has been awarded new offshore contracts worth over 1 billion euro. The contracts refer to activities to be carried out between 2010 and 2012 in the main offshore areas where Saipem is present, in particular in the Caspian Sea, both in the Kazakh and Azeri sectors, Brazil, the Middle East, Wes
Reclamation of 1.000 HA of land for the construction of the world’s biggest refinery. There have never been so many people and cutter kilowatts together on 1 DEME site: 1.050 persons CSD D’Artagnan CSD Al Mahaar CSD Carolina CSD Kaveri CSD Kallo CSD Kalis II Total: 70.500kW Production: 1.500.000 m3/
Abu Dhabi Ports Company which is developing and commissioning several ports along the Abu Dhabi coastline to support a growing economy is… [mappress] Source: worldnews, June 22, 2010;
Nochi Dankner, Teddy Sagi, Ofer Nimrodi, Larry Mizel, Yosef Sultan were awarded gas exploration permits yesterday… [mappress].. Source:Globes, June 18, 2010;
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has today launched its Coastal Resources Atlas and Vulnerability Index (‘Coastal Atlas’), a… [mappress] Source: ameinfo, June 16, 2010;
Orbit Alchut Technologies Ltd. and Italian telecommunications systems company Telespazio SpA will supply satellite communications systems… [mappress] Source: Globes, June 9, 2010:
Al Rayan Investment LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Masraf Al Rayan announced a joint venture with Malaysia-based oil and gas services company, SapuraCrest Ventures Sdn Bhd, formerly known as Petro-Plus Sdn Bhd – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sapuracrest Petroleum Berhad. Joint venture called Sapur
