The Dubai Supply Authority is reportedly close to awarding a private tender for the supply of 4 to 6 LNG cargoes each in 2016 and 2017.
UAE-based Horizon Geosciences has commissioned an additional two Sonardyne GyroUSBL acoustic positioning systems to complement the systems they currently work with. The new equipment will be used to support subsea construction projects across the Middle East. Horizon has adopted GyroUSBL for its mar
Jordan’s National Electric Power Company has reportedly selected Shell to supply half of the cargoes sought in a tender issued in July.
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) of Abu Dhabi, has just released a video about its involvement in the News Suez Canal project. The giant project involved the creation of a new Suez Canal parallel to the current channel of a total length of 34 kilometers, led by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
Saipem has been awarded two new E&C offshore contracts cumulatively valued at more than EUR 600 million (USD 680 million). The first EPCI contract, awarded by Saudi Aramco, involves the engineering, procurement, transportation and installation of offshore structures including observation platform, w
McDermott has been awarded a sizeable brownfield project by Qatar Petroleum for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of four wellhead jackets. Installation of two jackets in the Bul-Hanine field offshore east of Doha has been scheduled to be completed by December 2016 w
DP World has just released a timelapse video of its Jebel Ali Container Terminal 3 (T3), from the construction to the operational phase. The terminal, one of the largest semi-automated facilities in the world, is equipped with 19 highly automated quay cranes alongside the 1862 meter quay with a draf
Vard has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCV) for a new customer, Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine (Topaz). Developed for crane operations and light subsea construction with intervention duties, the vessels will be of VARD 3 08 d
Emerson Process Management, a unit of Emerson, has provided automation and engineering services for a Qatargas JBOG project that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.6 million tonnes annually.
The eighth ICE Coastal Management conference, which was held recently in Amsterdam, brought together 220 engineers, scientists and coastal management professionals from over thirty countries across the world. The main focus of the event was on current issues, research and practical applications. Ove
Jordan’s National Electric Power Company has reportedly received more than 16 offers for a mid-term LNG supply tender it issued on July 23.
Subsea World News has gathered all the highlights to bring you a summarized version of the most popular articles from the previous month. The month of August has seen companies adjusting to tough market environment with further workforce reductions, shipowners laying-up vessels and some major deals
Nexans’ subsea cables will power the new super complex at the heart of the future development of the Nasr oil field, offshore from Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This follows the award of a contract worth around € 90 millions by the EPC contractor, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), for Nexans to supply high vo
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding company has reportedly selected the winners of a four cargo supply tender it had issued two weeks ago.
