Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi. The US$500 million competitively tendered contract will commence shortly and will
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers signs a joint venture with the National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC) to launch a training centre and training courses in the UAE. The National Hyperbaric Centre
Partners in Tamar field offshore Israel announced the start of natural gas production from the field, informs Reuters. The start of production marks a major milestone for Israel, and the country expects to become a gas exporter by the end of the decade. The partners in the Tamar field are: Noble Ene
Egypt’s coastguard caught three divers cutting an undersea internet cable and causing disruptions to online services on Wednesday, Telegraph reports. The damage was caused on South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) cable which links France to Singapore, with branches connecting telec
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, announced its appointment as an authorized partner of NKUA for the Middle East region for Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Forecasting Group activities. T
As the ports sector strives to make further improvements to safety standards, operational efficiency and environmental performance, the benefits offered by Cavotec’s automated mooring technology, MoorMaster, are becoming increasingly apparent to port operators and shipping lines across the Middle Ea
Punj Lloyd Group, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) conglomerate, yesterday, March 14, announced receiving an offshore project in Al ‐ Khafji, Saudi Arabia from Al Khafji Joint Operations. The project, worth Rs. 314 crores (USD 57.75 million), is scheduled for commissioning i
DOF Subsea Group has entered into an agreement where the 1978 built vessel Geobay is sold to a Middle East buyer. The selling price is slightly above book value of the vessel. The sale is expected to be completed after the ongoing project utilizing the vessel is finalized in May 2013. [mappress] Pre
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, announces its appointment as an authorized distributor of Lamor for the Middle East region for their entire range of Oil Spill Response Kits. Lamor (Larse
The Petroleum Administration of the Republic of Lebanon has announced a seminar event in London on 7th March to promote pre-qualification for the first Lebanese offshore licensing round. Representatives from the Petroleum Administration will give keynote talks on the latest information regarding the
PGS completed its 6th MC3D survey offshore Lebanon on February 19. The 2,200 sq km PGS MC3D LEB2013 survey will be available for the upcoming license round. The survey, acquired in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water, is the first 3D to be acquired in Lebanon using GeoStreamer
A Royal Navy survey ship has produced a series of stunning images of a Grand Canyon-style ocean floor hidden deep under the Red Sea. HMS Enterprise used her state-of-the-art surveying equipment to reveal the natural wonder during her nine-month mission to improve understanding of the waters east of
Ports & Maritime Organization announced that the head of National Oceanography Institute said that presently three oceanographic projects are being conducted in the Persian Gulf, Oman Sea and Caspian Sea. He also said that these projects are expected to be completed by the year end. Bordering Persia
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