Eni has made a significant gas discovery onshore Pakistan, in the Badhra Area B exploration concession, located in the Khirtar Fold Belt region, 350 kilometers north of Karachi. The Badhra B North-1 exploratory well, which led to the discovery, was drilled at a total depth of 2,450 meters and encoun
DP World, UAE Region today signed agreements with local and international companies for the supply of 19 Ship To Shore (STS) quay cranes and 50 Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its 4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity Terminal 3 development at the flagship Jebel Ali Port. The new
Four young Qataris have become the first sea cadets to sign up for Nakilat’s Marine Cadet Program, making history for Qatar’s shipping industry at the signing ceremony held on Thursday at Nakilat’s headquarters in Doha. Qatar’s premier shipping, maritime services and marine construction company Naki
Iran is ready to provide gas to Pakistan, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIM) President Yahya Al Eshagh announced. Referring to gas pipeline project, he said that the pipeline laying work is in progress and expected to be completed in next 8 to 10 months up to Pakis
Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) will start exploratory drilling operations in the Eastern Mediterranean in 2013, Reuters has reported. The national oil and gas company of Turkey expects to begin the search for hydrocarbon reserves in Mersin and İskenderun Bays without the support of internation
The surge in pirate attacks have prompted fast pace development of private security firms which had proven to be an efficient solution to fend off attacks and reduce risks for shipping companies setting sail for the Indian Ocean. However, the things are not that simple as claimed by the Australian t
The Dutch company Van Oord International, leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has won the $28.6 million contract to carry out beach profiling work on Dubai’s man-made Palm Jumeirah island. According to Zawya Dow Jones, this work will b
Rolls Royce Marine, a global leader in marine integrated and propulsion systems, will participate at the upcoming 2nd edition of the LNG Technology World Summit, Doha. The conference which is scheduled to take place on 25-26 of this month will convene professionals accountable for achieving technica
Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) has recently closed US$380 million of Islamic Murabaha financing with Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) and Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB). Muhammad Ghannam, Managing Director of Nakilat, emphasized that this financing underlines the strength of Nakilat’s p
Qatargas announced that it is helping its Japanese customers by supplying over 20 million tonnes of LNG in the short term to help with the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Qatargas has increased its support for Japan by 11 million tonnes from the original 9 million tonnes of short-term
Antwerp, Bremenports, Cartagena, Dover, Genoa, Marseilles, Piraeus, Rotterdam, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Venice – these are the ten port authorities that were shortlisted for the 4th edition of the ESPO Award on Societal Integration of Ports. The jury selected these applications from a total of 23
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV), the joint venture between AMEC and Cofely Nederland NV, is to hold the third in a series of Marine Access Seminars in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday 26th September. The event will take place at the new Hilton Doha from 10.00-15.00 and will allow guests to learn about the sign
Yemen LNG signed yesterday in Sana’a an agreement with Shabwah Rural Water Authority and with the Governor of Shabwah for the construction of a pipeline to supply potable water to Bir Ali. The village of Bir Ali comprises 3,500 inhabitants on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, in the district of Rudhoum
Having carried out a relevant investigation Sierra Leone decided to deregister nine ships which have been proven to belong to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), acting in line with the intention of the Western powers to curb Iran’s global oil shipping amid Teheran’s nuclear program
