ABB has received orders, worth around $100 million, from Hyundai Heavy Industries for electrical and telecommunication systems under the contract for EPC Work of Nasr Full Field Development Project off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. The facilities covered by the referred contract will be pow
Marsol International, a Dubai-based marine solutions provider, has launched a specialist Emergency Pipeline Repair Service (EPRS) to safeguard shallow water intertidal zones. EPRS has been developed over the last six years to service all types of environmental situations and geotechnical configurati
A livestock carrier sank off the coast of Gulf of Aden with thousands of animals onboard. The carrier,reportedly, had 31 people onboard, out of which 29 were rescued, and 2 people are still missing. The ship was carrying livestock from Somalia to United Arab Emirates. According to media reports, mor
Italy’s Saipem has lost a major contract related to the pipe laying activities under the Black Sea. According to reports, Russian gas giant Gazprom, has through its South Stream Transport BV, informed Saipem to terminate the contract for the construction of the first line of the offshore section of
Ezra’s Subsea Services Division, EMAS AMC has signed a six year Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, with exercisable options to extend for another six years, in a consortium with Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE). Under the awarded LTA, LTHE and EMAS AMC will execute offshore p
McDermott has been selected by Saudi Aramco as one of the winners of a global competition for a new Long Term Agreement (LTA) for future brownfield work in various fields in offshore Saudi Arabia. The LTA, which was signed on June 10, 2015, at Saudi Aramco headquarters in Saudi Arabia, establishes t
Drydocks World, a provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has successfully completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100 meters high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret will ensure the Prelude f
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (June 29 – July 05). Italian contractor, Saipem, has relased an animation of its future fleet addition, the offshore subsea construction vessel Normand Maximus. With Normand Maximus, the Italian contra
Saudi Aramco has achieved a landmark by energizing its largest Tie-in Platform with a 230 kilovolt 46 km submarine composite cable, “the longest of its kind”. The Tie-in Platform, named ‘TP-20’ lies in Safaniya offshore field, and energizing it was the first phase of long-term plans to upgrade the S
International submarine cable SEA-ME-WE 4 has experienced a fault in Arabian Sea, impacting internet services in the region. The restoration work has been initiated by the international consortium that manages the submarine cable. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) informed that they
Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline Company announce that the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) projects continue to move forward with significant progress already achieved at all fabrication and construction sites across Azerbaijan and Georgia. As part of these deve
Unique Group has recently collaborated with KBA Training Centre (KBAT) to offer a series of Health, Safety and Diving courses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). KBAT offers health & safety consultancy and courses approved by international accrediting bodies such as NEBOSH, IOSH, CIEH, IMCA and IRATA
Polarcus has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of an estimated six months of 3D vessel capacity from Polarcus in 2016 in order to acquire a number of individual projects in line with the TGS 2016 investment plan. Under the terms of the LOI,
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 25 – May 31). OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a subsea production systems contract totaling more than $330 million for a gas project offshore North Africa. Under th
