Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announced that it has successfully completed an integrated meteorological-oceanographic system for Zakum Development Co (Zadco), the Abu Dhabi-based oil and natural gas exploration and produc
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has received a letter of award from an oil company for an ocean bottom cable survey in the Middle East. Formal agreement will be entered into. The survey is scheduled to commence during 2012 and is estimated to take 13 mo
UTEC Survey announces opening of its new office in Dubai. The new entity will trade under the name UTEC Survey JLT, and will provide UTEC with the stronger presence in the Middle East and Caspian regions. The general manager of UTEC, Gordon Lyall, will lead the Office. According to Trade Arabia, Mar
Israel and Cyprus started a feasibility study for the construction of a submarine cable between the two nations, Reuters reported. The Israel-Cyprus branch would eventually be part of a much longer cable continuing to Greece and from there to the pan-European electricity power grid. If authorized, t
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has started the 3D seismic data acquisition over two offshore blocks, Umid and Babak. The geophysical survey started on 27 February and is being conducted by Caspian Geophysical from its vessel named Gilavar. According to the company, these exploration act
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers announce that they have recently delivered two Echoscope 3D Sonars to DI-MEDCO, a joint venture between Dredging International and Middle East Dredging Company for the planned shore protection
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, announced today the introduction of the Light Weight Taut Wire MK 15 B to their rental pool inventory. The Light Weight Taut Wire Mk 15B is a position-reference system used extensively with D
Du reports that its undersea cable between Dubai and Oman has been repaired. The company official says: “We are happy to report that there was no impact on speed and internet browsing experience except for the first hour after the cable cut, prior to diverting traffic from the affected cables. We al
Hydratight has recently completed a challenging subsea bolting task that required the design and development of bespoke tensioners. The accuracy and efficiency of the project is largely down to the cooperation that took place between the Hydratight teams across international boundaries. The Hydratig
Du issues an alert to its customers regarding the possible degradation of internet services as a result of an international submarine cable cut between Dubai and Oman. The cable cut may affect some Internet users who may witness degradation in internet speed as the company expects some slowness espe
ITF is inviting technology developers who are interested in showcasing their innovative solutions to the Middle East oil and gas market to join ITF’s bespoke ‘Technology Street’ at the high profile ADIPEC 2012 conference and exhibition. As the world’s largest producer of oil and gas; 51% (41%) of re
Grandweld Shipyards has completed delivery of ‘ARADAH’, a 55m dive and maintenance support vessel (DMSV), especially built for ADNOC. The new state- of- the- art DMSV is the first from its class to be built by Grandweld Shipyards and will serve as the flagship to ADNOC offshore fleet operating in th
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned, regional cable operator, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, announced they have achieved the status of ready for service for the GBI undersea cable syst
Technip was awarded a contract by Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning assistance of their Gas and Condensate Export System project. The project is spread over onshore and offshore locations in two countries, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The ob
