Abu Dhabi-based, CCC (Underwater Engineering), reports significant savings in operational costs since deploying their new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROV in the shallow waters of the upper Persian Gulf. “Its ten-thruster power easily overcomes the four-knot currents,” says CCC’s ROV Manager, Tavis L
Halul Island is set to receive a maximum of 200 megawatts electricity from Ras Laffan through a subsea cable project which will cost more than QR1.6bn, Gulf Times reports. The cable project will consist of two subsea cables of 100 MW each, which will link Halul, situated 100km northeast of Doha, wit
Shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual energy efficiency
Iran plans to construct an oceangoing research vessel in the next six months, Managing Director of the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO) Vahid Chegini told Fars News Agency. According to Mr. Chegini the Iranian experts are in the process of designing, building and equipping the ocea
Sudan and Saudi Arabia announced plans to start deep-water mining in the Red Sea basin in 2014, reports AFP. The licence to explore the area of about 115 kilometres (71 miles) west of Jeddah has been awarded in 2010 to Manafa International Trade Company of Saudi Arabia and Diamond Fields Internation
Recently HMS Enterprise found the wreck of a dhow in the waters around one of the world’s busiest harbours using her new hi-tech motor launch. Two sunken vessels were discovered by the Devonport-based survey ship as she worked in Port Rashid – one of the main ports serving Dubai – as her nine-month
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions, announces a significant contract win for Zakum Development Company’s (ZADCO) flagship UZ 750 Project at Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum field, the fourth largest oilfield in the world. Commencing in December 2012, the contract, wo
Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, announced that Reliance Globalcom, the leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers, has selected Ciena’s market-leading WaveLogic™ coherent optical 100G networking solutions to upgrade it
Unique System FZE (USFZE), a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announces its participation at Seatrade Middle East Maritime (SMEM) 2012, being held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from
Dana Gas the Middle East’s first and largest regional and private-sector natural gas company has signed a set of agreements with the Sharjah and Ajman Governments to jointly develop the shared field located around 40 kilometers off the two coasts. These included a unitization agreement for managemen
Leading international subsea equipment solutions specialist Ashtead Technology Offshore today announced that it has appointed an agent in the Middle East to support its continuing global expansion. The Aberdeen-headquartered company has completed an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based Technical Equipment
LS Cable & System (Chairman & CEO Christopher Koo) announced that the Letter of Award (LOA) has been received for the contract of submarine power cable project worth over $440 million (about KRW50 million) ordered by Qatar Petroleum. This project is to install two 100km-long circuits i.e. 200km of 1
Spectrum announces the start of Phase II of its Multi-Client 3D survey in the Levantine Basin offshore Lebanon. The survey is carried out in cooperation with Fugro and the vessel will acquire the data by using 8 streamers. The survey is adjacent to Phase I and is to comprise 1,200 square kilometers.
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group Company, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider, announces today the launch of HYPACK 2013 software in the HYPACK Training Workshop 2012. The workshop is organized by Unique System FZE and will be held f
