Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has informed that its business units serving the Middle East has recently been awarded a suite of subsea services contracts for air diving services including air diving for pipeline freespan correction and a subsea cable lay contract. All contract awards were
Delek Group gas subsidiaries announced that the partners in South West Tamar exploration well have concluded that strong signs of natural gas were discovered based on logging tests while drilling that were carried out by the operator, Noble Energy Mediterranean. It is clarified that appraisal drilli
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc (Lime), through its subsidiary Masirah Oil Ltd (Masirah), has begun drilling an exploration well in Masirah North North #1 (MNN #1), located in the Block 50 Oman concession, on 25 Nove
Ampelmann, the Dutch-based leading supplier of Motion Compensated Gangway (MCG) systems to the offshore energy sector has expanded its global footprint through the acquisition of Dutch Offshore Solutions. Financial details for the transaction were not disclosed. Ampelmann provides systems to safely
According to recent studies, GCC countries could potentially have to reduce hydrocarbon exports by the end of the next decade if they continue at current rates of energy consumption growth. This was a key discussion opener for Brett Doherty, RasGas Company Chief Safety Health, Environment and Qualit
In a new initiative to boost the knowledge and skills of its national engineers, Qatargas has enrolled all the Qatari engineers, working in different organizational units across the company, as members of the Qatar Society of Engineers (QSE). This membership, covering all existing engineers as well
Fire Extinguished on ‘Britannia Seaways’ Cargo Ship Off Norway Danish cargo ship ‘Britannia Seaways’, operated by DFDS, caught fire in the North Sea off Norway trapping at least 32 crew members on board on Saturday, November 16, Reuters reports. The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards Unveils Innovative WS
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Yemen’s navy fired upon and destroyed a suspicious boat that was approaching the Balhaf LNG export terminal on Wednesday, according to local media reports. A booby-trapped boat approached from international waters, and passed security lines into Yemeni territorial waters in the area surrounding the
Milaha received two major accolades at the recent Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013 held in Dubai. Known as the “Oscars” of the maritime world, the awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner attended by more than 800 leaders and senior executives from the region’s marit
Qatar’s premier shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has won the Ship repair/Shipyard award for the second consecutive year at the prestigious Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013. The award was presented to N-KOM at a ceremony on the evening of Monday 18 November 2013
The winners of OPITO’s annual global oil and gas workforce safety awards have been announced in the presence of Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy for the United Arad Emirates. SBM and MSTS/Falck Safety Services Malaysia were yesterday (Tuesday 19th November) named Employer of the Ye
The Iranian deputy oil minister Hamidreza Araqi has denied media reports about the bankruptcy of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). Araqi, who is also the managing director of the NIGC, said that the company needs over $6 billion in the next Iranian calendar year, which starts on March 21, 201
DP World, UAE Region, the leading regional marine terminal operator, has won the prestigious Container Terminal Operator Award for a fifth consecutive year at the Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013 in Dubai. The judging panel chose the operator of Jebel Ali Port for its all-round
