IMCMEX12 – International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2012 – was designed to test the abilities of 30 nations to work together and deal with the threat of mines blocking some of the most important sea lanes in the world. Minehunters HMS Shoreham and Atherstone, their support ship RFA Cardigan Bay,
Dolphin Geophysical using its High Capacity 3D vessel, the Polar Duke is acquiring a new, long offset high resolution Multi-Client 3D seismic survey in the Levantine Basin offshore Lebanon. This project is in cooperation with Spectrum who has an exclusive contract with the Ministry of Energy and Wat
HMS Enterprise has sailed from Falmouth in Cornwall to the Middle East for nine months on operations. The survey ship will be protecting the nation’s interests and contributing to the safety of military and civilian shipping while deployed. While the ship’s primary tasking is military data-gathering
A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewab
The coral reefs and coral fish along the Makran Coast need protection from potential threats, thenews.com.pk reports. Known as the rainforests of the sea, the coral reefs are threatened by limestone deposited by living organisms. A recent survey that was conducted in five sites revealed that trawlin
Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Description The comprehensive LNG report provides complete data and analysis of global LNG industry. Countries, companies and terminals information is provided in detail. All regasification and liquefaction m
According to Teyf Research & Consulting Group, Omantel has announced the launch of 3 new submarine cables to be operational by the end 2012 to strengthen its position as the ‘carrier of carriers’ for submarine cables landing in Oman and connecting to the rest of the region. Abdulrahim al Bahlani, GM
CGGVeritas announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco for collaborative research and development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies. The MOU creates a framework for Saudi Aramco and CGGVeritas to identify opportuni
Noble Energy Inc. and Delek Group Ltd. have announced the beginning of the work to link Noa and Pinnacle fields with Mari B platform, Globes Online reported. The pipeline link between fields will be provided by Helix Express rig which already arrived in Israeli waters. The Noa field is located 20 ki
The Shah Deniz consortium has reached an important milestone and approved the decision to commence Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) on the estimated $25 billion Shah Deniz Stage 2 project. This was officially announced in Baku during the meeting between the President of the Republic of Azerba
According to Farouk al-Zanki, the CEO of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC), with an aim of meeting the surging demand for gas Kuwait is about to launch its year-round imports of LNG as of 2013, Platts informs. Since 2009 Kuwait, member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Halul Offshore Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha (previously known as Qatar Navigation), has secured an eight year US$ 60 million (equivalent to QAR 220 million) ship financing facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Proceeds from the facility will be utilized b
UTEC Survey announces opening of its new office in Dubai. The new entity will trade under the name UTEC Survey JLT, and will provide UTEC with the stronger presence in the Middle East and Caspian regions. The general manager of UTEC, Gordon Lyall, will lead the Office. According to Trade Arabia, Mar
Upon fostering the development and advancement of the Maritime Industry, it is of a striking importance to ensure that coastal environments, waterways and oceans are not threatened by shipping and offshore operations. Marine pollution has been recognized as one of many other serious threats to the w
