Officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water have signed a contract extension with Spectrum for the licensing of the highly successful “LEB-02” and “EMED-00” Multi-Client seismic datasets offshore Lebanon. The signing ceremony was attended by leading figures in the Ministry including the
Gulf Bridge International (GBI) landed in Al Faw the first subsea cable providing connectivity to Iraq. With broadband penetration in Iraq currently standing at less than 3%, the connection marks a significant milestone for the nation’s telecom sector. GBI’s high-capacity system, which lands with Th
Iran plans to increase production at the Forouzan oilfield, which is shared with Saudi Arabia, by 40 percent by the end of the… (tehrantimes) [mappress] Source: tehrantimes , January 02 , 2012; Image: EU
Tamares Telecom Ltd. is installing a third undersea cable connecting Israel and Cyprus. An additional undersea cable that will connect Israel with the world, should significantly improve competition and the telecoms market. With the third undersea cable, if the earnings mainly stay with the communic
Residents and businesses using du’s Internet services can expect slower speeds after two international undersea cables carrying… (khaleejtimes) [mappress] Source: khaleejtimes , December 27, 2011
The Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC) announced the activation of the new enhanced submarine cable system connecting Libya and Italy. System uses the newest technologies to provide large capacities reaching 40Gbps instead of the old system (2.5 Gbps). The activation of this system will hel
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned submarine cable operator, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced the completion of works of the GBI cable system segments within the Gulf, the Gulf
Iran has discovered a new gas field with reserves of 50 trillion cubic feet in waters of the Caspian Sea, Iranian minister of petroleum, Rostam Qasemi announced . Gas reserves of the field, which is, located 700 meters depth of Caspian Sea are estimated to be several times more than former estimatio
Leighton Offshore officially launched its new engineering business in Malaysia. DPS Leighton Engineering Sdn Bhd (LE), a fully owned subsidiary of Leighton Offshore, provides engineering and PMC solutions for Leighton’s international EPCIC and LOFS business. Leighton’s detailed engineering and PMC a
DSIT Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Acorn Energy, Inc. announced the receipt of its largest order ever for underwater security systems. The contract calls for the delivery of a large number of AquaShield™ Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) and PointShield™ Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) systems tha
Danny Murray has been appointed to the newly created position of business development manager for the Middle East and North Africa. This move comes as TWMA announces its plans to set up a base in Dubai as part of its continuing growth strategy. Mr Murray joins the team at TWMA with over 20 years exp
When the shell plating of a 300-meter bulker was indented over a length of 150 meters after a grounding in the Suez Canal, a large crack 1.5 meters long appeared, making it impossible for the vessel to sail any further. To close off the crack and allow the vessel to continue its route, Hydrex sent [
ShawCor Ltd. announced that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value in excess of US$45 million from Hyundai Heavy Industries to provide corrosion protection and concrete weight coating for the Barzan pipeline project in the Qatari sector of the Arabian Gulf. The
Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI) is completing the final stages of a submarine cable network that will give Iraq fast, reliable … By Georgina Prodhan (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, November 29, 2011; Image: GBI
