In 2016 Subsea World News team has conducted interviews with members of some of the biggest players in the industry to bring you their perspective on the low oil price environment, and what plans they have for the future. During the 2016 we have seen a lot of workforce reductions due to oil and gas
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles for the 2016. January: Subsea 7’s Ship on Its Way to Rotterdam After Fire Subsea 7’s pipelay vessel ‘Seven Waves’ returned to the yard in the Netherlands for repairs after a fire on its lay assembly. Subsea 7 spokesperson co
Subsea World News has rounded up some of the most popular photo galleries published in 2016. The images of Pioneering Spirit wrapping up its first project in the North Sea were one of the most interesting to our readers. The highlights of 2016 galleries have been mostly reserved for the new vessels
Subsea World News team wishes all our readers and their loved ones a happy and prosperous New Year! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!
Ashtead Technology has acquired Abu Dhabi based TES Survey Equipment Services for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable the company increase its customer service offering in the Middle East. Established in 2007 by Susan Murray, TES Survey Equipment Services sells and rents environmental, g
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) has sold the entire shareholding of its subsidiary Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA) to Network i2i, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. OTMT holds a 100% stake in MENA. OTMT aims to conclude this transaction by the end of Q1 2017, after the f
KBR has been awarded contracts by BP for the provision of conceptual engineering services and for the provision of pre-front end engineering design (FEED) and FEED engineering services. Each agreement has a duration of three years with an option on each to extend for two additional years. The global
Construction of the South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable has been completed, SEA-ME-WE 5 consortium informed. The cable connects Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egy
Next Geosolutions, the independent geoscience and engineering service provider, has launched a new multi purpose-built operational facility in the Hamriyah Free Zone of Sharjah (UAE), and a supporting business development and marketing office in Dubai. With operations due to start in December, the n
The decommissioning of aging offshore oil and gas platforms, subsea wells and related assets is increasing dramatically, with more than 600 projects expected to be disposed of during the next five years alone. This will cause spending to rise significantly, according to a new study by IHS Markit an
Lamprell has received a new contract award from ScottishPower Renewables for the fabrication of multiple jackets and piles for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm. The East Anglia One project is located in the UK waters of the southern North Sea. It is a large-scale project which will utilise 102
Total and Socar, the national oil company of Azerbaijan, have signed an agreement establishing the contractual and commercial terms for a first phase of production of the Absheron gas and condensate field, located in the Caspian Sea. “I’m delighted with this agreement, which we sign on the occasion
Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has secured two contracts with undisclosed Middle and Far Eastern naval customers for the supply of its Cerberus diver detection sonar (DDS) systems. The first contract is for the follow-on sale of a number of sonars to be utilized in the expansion of a naval harbor protec
Cranemaster, has appointed Unique Group as representative in UAE and India. Cranemaster units will be stored locally and Unique Group can also provide service technicians if assistance is needed. This should ensure easy access for Middle East and Indian customers to Cranemaster products and services
