Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has seen a decrease in its vessel utilization during the third quarter of 2018. Quarterly vessel utilization dropped to 86 percent from 92 percent in the third quarter of 2017. A 6 percent vessel activity drop was recorded on the contracted basis, while th
Noble Energy said it has executed multiple agreements to support delivery of natural gas from the Leviathan and Tamar fields, offshore Israel, into Egypt. J. Keith Elliott, Noble Energy’s senior vice president, Offshore, stated: “Today’s announcements mark significant steps forward in supplying natu
McDermott has completed the first jacket load-out for Saudi Aramco 13 jackets project. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract was announced in January this year with a value said to be between USD 50 million and USD 250 million. The jackets will be installed at t
UTEC, a survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed Nadir Rahmatullah as the commercial and strategy director of its Middle East and Caspian operations. Rahmatullah was most recently managing director of UTEC StarNet, a specialist division of UTEC providing survey, inspection and d
ACES Muscat has started the geotechnical investigation for the Sohar Port – Southern Development Package1 in Oman. The package comprises of soil improvement at the top surface of the reclamation area, installation of revetment along the reclamation area and installation of scour protection along the
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (September 03 – September 09). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/05/pipe-laying-kicks-off-for-nord-stream-2-in-gulf-of-finland/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/09/05/saudi-aramco-awards-marjan-field
JFSE has completed its latest cable and pipeline trenching project in the Middle East. The project included 70 kilometers of cable trenching and survey of 33mm fibre optic cables associated with the development of one of the world’s largest offshore producing fields. JFSE Utilised its SP6000 tool wi
Saudi Aramco has awarded the first large scope integrated services contract for its Marjan oil field to Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE). The field is the first of three major offshore expansions in Saudi Arabia, and the company’s largest upstream development project this year. Under the contract’s
James Fisher and Sons is bolstering its offering in the Middle East with the addition of further subsea-focused capabilities. The deployment of a significant range of additional capabilities, including dedicated specialist equipment to support offshore construction, IRM and decommissioning services,
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 27 – September 02). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/27/bhge-wins-subsea-services-extension-with-equinor/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/08/28/ocean-installer-gets-its-first-job-in-china/
Rotech Subsea has secured two major scopes of work in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia worth over $1 million. The first offshore Saudi contract for the Aberdeen-based subsea excavation contractor, a cable post-trenching scope, saw its TRS1-LD tool mobilized within days and collected from Rotech’s fabr
Balltec has secured a contract from Saipem for the supply of two sheave connection points (SCPs) for Dolphin Energy’s emergency pipeline repair system (EPRS). The EPRS supports the Dolphin gas project where natural gas from Qatar’s North Field is transported via two 36” diameter sealines to the comp
Airtel and Telecom Egypt have formed a strategic submarine cable partnership. Namely, Airtel will get indefeasible right of use on Middle East North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA Cable) and TE North Cable Systems. In addition, Airtel will also take large capacities on a long-term basis on two new cab
Magseis has been granted an extension for a cable operation in the Middle East using proprietary MASS nodes and the cable vessel Artemis Athene. According to the Norwegian seabed seismic services player, the project will start in Q3 2018 and have a duration of approximately 7 months. Per-Christian G
