National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) plans to manufacture advanced smart pigs. Research and technology director at NIGC, Saeed Pakseresh, made the remarks adding while the U.S, Russia and Germany were the only manufacturers of the product but now Iran has joined the club by making a 30-inch smart pig
The International Association of Dredging Companies presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author for the 28th time at the CEDA Dredging Days 12-13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi, to Mr. Arnaud Verschelde for his paper ‘Erosion Behaviour of a Draghead’. Mr. Arnaud Verschelde graduated from the Delft
The Iraqi navy and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command marked the delivery of two 60-meter Offshore Support Vessels (OSV 1/ OSV 2) to the Iraqi navy in a ceremony at the Umm Qasr naval facility, Dec. 20. RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames is the prime contractor for the OSV procurement, with Gulf Islan
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) yesterday secured the exclusive right to manage and operate the first Khalifa Port container terminal by signing a 30-year concession with Abu Dhabi Ports Company. The concession for Khalifa Port Container Terminal 1 was signed during a ceremony at Emirates Palace attended
Iran and Turkmenistan have reached agreement on boosting cooperation in oil and gas sector, deputy oil minister and managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Javad Owji announced. Elaborating on results of his recent visit to Turkmenistan, he said: “Negotiations took place in the
Iran discovered huge hydrate gas reserves in Oman Sea which is equal the country’s total conventional oil and gas reserves, executive director of Exploration of Hydrate Gas Reserves in Oman Sea, Naser Keshavarz said. He underlined the importance of using gas hydrate as replacement to fossil fuels, s
Croatia’s CROSCO has secured a contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Zagreb 1. The rig has been hired by Total E&P Libye (TEPL) for offshore drilling operations in Libya. Zagreb 1 is scheduled to start drilling in Libya in early 2013. The contract includes drilling of two exploration wells
Iran’s Serajeh gas storage facility came on stream on Monday, managing director of Natural Gas Storage Company, Massoud Samivand said. According to the report of the public relations of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), he said that, 4 million cubic meters of gas could be drawn from Serajeh u
Total gas production has hit 120 billion cubic meters since the beginning of new Iranian calendar year on 20 March 2012. Manager of dispatching department at National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Hasan Montazer Torbati, made the remarks adding gas production stands at 550 to 600 million cubic meters
ADPC showcased some of the world leading technology behind its new AED 26.5 billion (USD 7.2 billion) Khalifa Port, which was formally inaugurated on 12/12/12. The company displayed its state-of-the-art 3D GIS simulator, used to simulate the movement of consignments within the port, at the 2012 ESRI
The eighth edition of the Gas Arabia Summit, organised by The Energy Exchange and co-hosted by BP, Oman Gas Company, Oman LNG and Petroleum Development Oman, concluded on 5 December 2012 providing key insights into developing an efficient, sustainable and highly profitable gas industry. The main sum
Iran’s Offshore Engineering and Construction Company is loading out the steel jackets constructed to be installed in the Persian Gulf, as the country moves ahead with the development of South Pars gas filed. Loading the steel jackets on barges that will carry them more than 100 kilometers away in th
Global marine terminal operator DP World today announces that its flagship Jebel Ali Port has achieved a new milestone, handling more than 500,000 vehicles in less than 12 months. This translates into almost one vehicle imported, exported or re-exported every minute of the day, 24×7. Mohammed Al Mua
Citadel Capital, the leading private equity firm in Africa and the Middle East with USD 9.5 billion in investments, said that it has appointed petroleum industry veteran, Mohamed Shoeb, as Managing Director of its energy division. Shoeb, the former head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (E
