Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has successfully completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret will ensure the Prelude f
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
Saudi Aramco has achieved a landmark by energizing its largest Tie-in Platform with a 230 kilovolt 46 km submarine composite cable, “the longest of its kind”. The Tie-in Platform, named ‘TP-20’ lies in Safaniya offshore field, and energizing it was the first phase of long-term plans to upgrade the S
International submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 has experienced a fault in Arabian Sea, impacting internet services in the region. The restoration work has been initiated by the international consortium that manages the submarine cable. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) informed that they
Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline Company announce that the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) projects continue to move forward with significant progress already achieved at all fabrication and construction sites across Azerbaijan and Georgia. As part of these deve
Unique Group has recently collaborated with KBA Training Centre (KBAT) to offer a series of Health, Safety and Diving courses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). KBAT offers health & safety consultancy and courses approved by international accrediting bodies such as NEBOSH, IOSH, CIEH, IMCA and IRATA
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave energy company, has developed wave energy technology that harnesses the energy of the waves at onshore and near shore site locations. Eco Wave Power has developed its proprietary wave energy converters which use Wave Clapper and Power Wing buoys that rise and fall wit
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 25 – May 31). OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. Under th
Fugro has been awarded a three-year extension to its existing contracts with engineering and construction company, McDermott Middle East. The extension is for the provision of survey, positioning, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and diving services in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, India and Saudi
MacArtney has signed a representative agreement with Vsense Technologies, a technology company based in Israel. The two companies will team up to offer underwater technology products and solutions within relevant Israeli markets. As an official MacArtney representative, Vsense will have access to th
McDermott has been awarded a large brownfield contract by Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of twelve jackets for offshore oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabian waters. According to the company, work is scheduled for completion by the end of the first
GAC EnvironHull has signed a contract with Statoil to provide underwater hull cleaning services for its vessels operating in Scandinavia, the Middle East and the Far East. From the second quarter of 2015, GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, is
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks and GoTo Networks have signed a turnkey contract to build Australia West Express, the first direct undersea cable between Australia, the Middle East and Africa. The AWE system will span the Indian Ocean, connecting Perth in Australia and Djibouti in north-east Afric
WERPO has signed an agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, for the development of a 500 MW wave power plant off the county’s coastline. The USD 500 mln agreement has been signed for creating a joint venture between the Government of of Guinea-Bissau and WERPO. The Guinea-Bissau
