2H Offshore, riser and conductor specialists in subsea services group, Acteon, has completed the installation of a retrofit conductor supported platform (CSP). This enabled a successful appraisal well to be transitioned to production in 26 meters water depth, offshore Bahrain, within 6 months of pro
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Fairfield Geotechnololgies has secured a Z700 acquisition project in the Middle East, beginning in December 2018. The project is expected to last nearly eight months, the company said. “The Gulf represents tremendous opportunity for OBN acquisition,” says Charles Davison, president and CEO, Fairfiel
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded contracts worth $1.6 billion for the world’s largest continuous 3D onshore and offshore seismic survey, covering an area up to 53,000 square kilometers. Adding to the 2D and 3D seismic data already acquired across Abu Dhabi, the new seismic surv
Mermaid Maritime said that its Middle East business unit has been awarded a subsea services contract in a GCC country with an initial contract value of USD 16 million. The contract is scheduled to be performed in the Arabian Gulf during the course of August 2018 until March 2019. The work will invol
Submarine cables solutions provider E-marine said it has begun works to install the ‘Mauritius and Rodrigues Submarine Cable System’ (MARS). The first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island is being built to meet the increasing demand for internet connectivity in the region. PCCW Glo
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded an increase in its vessel utilization during the second quarter of 2018. Quarterly vessel utilization increased to 85 percent from 75 percent in the second quarter of 2017. On the contracted basis the vessel activity has increased 6 percent, f
BP has launched the landmark Shah Deniz 2 gas development in Azerbaijan, including its first commercial gas delivery to Turkey, on Monday. The BP-operated $28 billion project is the first subsea development in the Caspian Sea and the largest subsea infrastructure operated by BP worldwide. It is also
Aberdeen-headquartered casing and completion technology business, Deep Casing Tools, has appointed a new regional manager for the Middle East division of the company. Based in the UAE, Neil Hathaway will lead the company’s growth strategy in the region. Deep Casing Tools recently secured a long-term
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Cenergy Holdings’ subsidiary, Corinth Pipeworks, has signed an agreement with TechnipFMC for the manufacture and supply of the steel pipes for Energean’s Karish gas field development in the South Eastern Mediterranean. The agreement covers 90km, of 24” and 30” LSAW pipe material for the offshore gas
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Polarcus has secured an XArray 3D marine seismic acquisition project. The project duration is for up to ten vessel months and is expected to start in Q3 2018. The project will provide backlog for two vessels throughout Q4 2018 and in to Q1 2019, the company informed. Polarcus did not reveal the vess
HullWiper has made its hull cleaning technology available as onboard solution that allows all types of vessels to clean their hull fouling on demand. The onboard version of the diver- and brush-free remotely operated vehicle (ROV) gives vessels on a tight schedule the means to perform a partial or f
