Fugro has completed first fully autonomous geophysical shallow-water route survey in the Middle East. Controlled from Fugro’s remote operations centre in Abu Dhabi, an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) captured a full range of geophysical data across a survey area some 40 km out from the coast of Abu Dh
Polarcus is taking further actions to streamline its business and adjust operational capacity to align with current market conditions. This follows on the $15 million cost reduction plan implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic and oil price volatility. The company has additionally streamlined and r
Robotic arm systems (underwater manipulators) are being used in the offshore industries, especially in executing subsea intervention operations. Robotic arms can be mounted on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and in some cases on autonomous underwater vehicles (
Energean has informed that work restarted on the Energean Power FPSO in the Admiralty Yard, Singapore, on 2 June 2020 and the subsea installation campaign offshore Israel is progressing as planned.
Allseas’ Solitaire pipelay vessel is now working on Energean’s Karish pipeline project located offshore Israel.
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).
Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Consortium (AAE-1) has upgraded its subsea network connecting East Asia to Europe via Egypt with Infinera. AAE-1 has proved to be vital infrastructure in the Eurasia corridor, and even more so recently, providing connectivity, diversity, and resilience between European, Asian, a
Energean has completed near-shore operations for the Karish gas pipeline and is now ready for offshore installation.
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
Emergent has appointed Batelco and du joint venture Arc as the lead consultant for the Orient Express submarine cable. Arc will provide consultancy services related to network configuration, tendering, supply contract negotiation and documentation, as well as overall project management for the Orien
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
Polarcus has elected Nina Tronstad as a board member, with a term of office expiring at the company’s 2021 annual general meeting. Nina Tronstad has held a series of senior executive roles in the oil and gas sector with Kvaerner, Aker Solutions and Equinor. She is a chemical engineer by profession.
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
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded a decrease in its vessel utilization in the first quarter of 2020. The vessel activity decreased from 92 percent in Q1 2019 to 89 percent in Q1 2020. According to Polarcus’ update, on a contracted basis the vessel utilization dropped to 80 per
