Dubai-based Drydocks World has held a steel-cutting ceremony for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta offshore substation topside. This is the third topside that Drydocks World will be constructing for Petrofac and end-client TenneT, and the second project for the Hollandse Kust Zuid zone. The 700 MW High V
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a further six-month contract extension with the Basra Oil Company (BOC) for its long-standing Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP).
U.S. engineering and construction services company McDermott International has been awarded a sizeable contract from a Middle East customer to carry out front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for offshore riser platform topsides.
China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN Global Connect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC are teaming up to build 2Africa subsea cable that will connect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The parties have appointed Alcatel Submarine Networks to build the cable in a fu
Engineering and management services provider Penspen has been awarded a contract by Target Engineering Construction for slug catcher replacement support on a project on Zirku Island in the United Arab Emirates.
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has completed a scrubber retrofit project in a record 29 days, the shipyard said. Shipowners have been investing heavily in the installation of scrubbers on their ships as a way of meeting the IMO 2020 sulphur cap that entered into force on January 1,
Axxis Geo Solutions has completed both the primary and extended portions of its ocean-bottom nodes (OBN) project in the Middle East. The project was completed with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines and the crew is now demobilizing to the North Sea for previously announced work in late Q
ADNOC and ADPower have issued a joint tender to develop and operate the MENA region’s first HVDC subsea transmission system. The system will connect ADNOC’s offshore production facilities to ADPower’s onshore electricity grid. The project should as a result reduce the carbon footprint of ADNOC’s off
The last two modules for Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO turret mooring system have sailed away from Dubai to Singapore.
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has received a contract termination from ADNOC for the Dalma gas development project in the United Arab Emirates.
State-run Qatar Petroleum said Wednesday it has launched a drilling campaign for the North Field East Project as part of plans to expand liquefied natural gas production. The first of 80 North Field East development wells was spudded on 29 March by the jack-up rig “GulfDrill Lovanda”. The jack-up ri
Energean’s FPSO unit, meant for the Karish and Tanin development offshore Israel, has reached Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard in Singapore.
Saudi Global Ports, one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed a build, operate and transfer deal for the first and second container terminals in the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The SAR 7 billion (USD 1.87 billion) deal makes SGP the sole container terminal
The oil price war and the coronavirus pandemic are already taking their toll on the oil and gas services market, with offshore drilling contractors among the most affected segments. One of the major drillers, Noble Corporation, has seen its contracts shortened, rigs stacked and put on standby, and d
