The AAE-1 Consortium, owners of the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 submarine cable spanning approximately 25,000 km connecting Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, announced that the contract for the majority of segments of the AAE-1 system has come into force.
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 30 million ($41.4 million) by UAE-based construction company Emirates Holding on behalf of major offshore oil and gas producer ADMA-OPCO (Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company) for the design and manufacture of submarine cable links f
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) will be running its second waste-collection-campaign from 23 – 24 April, in partnership with various government organizations and several entities from the private sector. More than 300 certified advanced divers and vo
Naim Ibrahim Al-Naim, director of King Abdulaziz Port, has inaugurated its locally manufactured Zamil 602 vessel at its shipyard at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The Zamil 602 was manufactured at Zamil Offshore Services company at KAP in Dammam. Among those present at the inauguration was KAP Direc
TIME dotCom Berhad is going to participate in a consortium to build a new submarine cable system that will link Asia and Europe via the Middle East, further enhancing its global footprint. Together with 16 international service providers, TIME will construct and maintain the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AA
Seamec Limited and Sea Horse General Contracting Establishment, UAE, Dubai, have extended the charter hire contract for the diving support vessel “Alliance”. The contract has been extended until April 30, 2014. The vessel, which is under bareboat charter with Seamec, will be working in offshore Egyp
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from BP to supply subsea systems for its Shah Deniz Stage 2 project in the Caspian Sea. The order has an estimated value of $322 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea manifolds, associated controls and connection equipment
The Shah Deniz consortium informed that the Stage 2 project continues to progress on schedule with further major construction and supply contracts recently awarded. The contract for the fabrication of the jackets for the two planned offshore platforms, pin piles and subsea structures has been awarde
Seamec Ltd, an Indian registered Public Limited company, has informed BSE that Vessel SEAMEC PRINCESS will complete her Charter with Kreuz Subsea Pte Ltd in South East Asia around second week of April, 2014. The Company has entered into a Charter Party with Technip France, Abu Dhabi for her deployme
Unique System FZE introduced the new DIVE MK2 underwater gauge from Cygnus Instruments in the Middle East region. Unique system FZE is the authorized distributor of Cygnus products for the entire Middle East region. Founded in 1983, Cygnus pioneered the digital multiple echo technique. The technique
GE has further strengthened its commitment to localized manufacturing with the groundbreaking of the new GE Oil & Gas Manufacturing Facility, located in Second Industrial City in Dammam. The expansion is part of the US$1 billion investment commitment announced by GE in the Kingdom, and follows the s
Nexans’ Direct Electrical Heating (DEH) cable systems will be installed to help in maintaining the reliable flow of products from the Shah Deniz field, located in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. The world’s largest DEH project to date will see Nexans deliver a total of 130 km of the cable
In the latest operating update Circle Oil Plc informed about its plans of conducting 2D seismic survey in Block 52 offshore Oman. The planned inshore 2D seismic survey is due to commence on 21 March. The seismic vessel MV Hindsagar will acquire 850 kilometres of 2D seismic data to map and prioritise
The Shah Deniz and South Caucasus Pipeline consortia are moving forward at pace with the awards of key contracts for the development of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 and South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) projects. The contracts, covering both project management services and construction, follow the
