STATS Group’s strategy of expanding its presence in the Middle East and GCC States took a significant step forward with their attendance at the Best Practices in Pipeline Operation and Integrity Management conference in Bahrain. As a Platinum Sponsor of the event, it gave the company an excellent ex
Unique System FZE, a Unique Maritime Group company which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution provider is awarded a certificate of appreciation and a memento by His Excellency the Director General of Dubai Municipality. “We are happy to award Unique System FZ
Polarcus Limited announces that Polarcus Amani AS, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery today, 29 March 2012, of POLARCUS AMANI, the seventh 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. The vessel was built at Ulstein Verft in Norway and following a short shakedown will commence th
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, worth approximately $700 million. In Brazil, Saipem has been awarded by Petrobras the EPCI contract for the gas export trunkline Rota Cabiúnas, situated in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Region, approximately 300 kilometres of
Grandweld Shipyards announces that it has established a new Ship Repair division in Fujairah, in order to expand its ship repair facilities, and service capabilities at Fujairah Port and offshore Fujairah. With its latest expansion, Fujairah port has become the second largest bunkering port in the w
Mermaid announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Subtech Ltd. has opened a branch office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Subtech already has offices in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the Branch Office is to continue the expansion of Mermaid’s footprint in the Middle East region by givi
The next steps for collaborative technology development in the Middle East, which will include the launch of a joint industry project this year, were proposed at an event which brought together 30 of the region’s largest oil players. ITF, a membership organisation of international oil and gas operat
Tata Communications, a global communications service provider that owns and operates the world’s largest subsea cable network, announces the launch of its TGN-Gulf subsea cable system that will connect the Gulf to Mumbai, India and onward to the rest of the Tata Global Network (TGN). In partnership
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announced the supply of a full package of survey equipment for a new hydrographic survey vessel, with purpose of conducting a detailed mapping of Qatar’s coastal waters. The package included
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) project for Al-Khafji Joint Operations (“KJO”), in the Hout field in water depths up to 31 meters. The EPCI project comprises more than 600 tonne
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, has announced its latest expansion with the recent opening of an office in Atyrau, Kazakhstan which will provide a local presence for oil and gas companies operating in the re
Halul Offshore Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha (previously known as Qatar Navigation), has secured an eight year US$ 60 million (equivalent to QAR 220 million) ship financing facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Proceeds from the facility will be utilized b
Hydratight’s experience and quality has won the company a major MORGRIP connector contract with government-run Israel Natural Gas Lines in Tel Aviv. In 2005, Hydratight was hired to help repair a subsea 30in main gas pipe which supplies the fuel to provide 25 per cent of the country’s electrical pow
Leighton Offshore announced that following the successful hydrostatic testing of the onshore and offshore pipeline systems and subsequent final commissioning of the offshore export facility, crude oil was now flowing to a single point mooring (SPM) installed under the $799m Iraq Crude Oil Export Exp
