Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately owned submarine cable operator, and Qtel, one of the region’s leading telecommunications companies, announced the landing of the GBI cable in Qatar, which will connect to the new purpose-built Qtel landing station. This is second of
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Award for a 3D offshore seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client. The project, to be acquired by POLARCUS NAILA and subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence in Q4 2011 and is expected to run for ap
CGGVeritas has inaugurated a new open Processing & Imaging center in Muscat, Oman at a ceremony attended by clients and a delegation from the Omani Ministry of Oil & Gas. The new center complements the company’s activity in the country and offers clients access to the latest processing and imaging t
Polarcus Limited announces the release today of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The Polarcus 2010 Annual Report is available for viewing or download at www.polarcus.com About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine g
Polarcus Limited announces that the official steel cutting ceremony of newbuild NB293, named POLARCUS ADIRA, took place in March 2011. POLARCUS ADIRA is the second of two newbuild 3D seismic vessels ordered from Ulstein Verft AS of Norway and announced by Polarcus on 18 November 2010. The vessels ar
Technip was awarded an engineering services contract by ZADCO* for the UZ 750 project, one of the major offshore field development projects in the United Arab Emirates. The project aims at increasing by 2015 the oil production of the Upper Zakum field (located in the Gulf, 84 kilometers offshore Abu
Cameron will record a first quarter charge of approximately $0.15 per share associated with delays on a subsea systems project in Nigeria. Cameron President and Chief Executive Officer Jack B. Moore said, “Large subsea projects in emerging countries carry varying levels of risk, especially with resp
ShipTek 2011 is proud to announce its association with Shell Marine Products as the Gold Sponsor.Shiptek 2011 ,4th edition of ShipTek series scheduled on the 18th and 19th April 2011 at Hotel Crowne Plaza ,Dubai. With the partnership of Shell Marine Products, ShipTek 2011 has become the most sought
The newest and latest state-of-the-art Saudi Aramco Repair Barge (ARB-3) recently arrived in the Kingdom after construction in Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard. The barge joins the Safaniya Offshore Producing Department. At 110 meters long, 42.5 meters wide and 9 meters deep, the barge is designed to ope
ARKeX, the provider of geophysical imaging services, has begun a BlueQube Marine gravity gradiometry survey in the Red Sea. The survey for Saudi Aramco covers three blocks off the Western coast of Saudi Arabia. “We are delighted to have been awarded the contract from the largest oil company in the w
Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl GTL plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. Shell, which is the operator of the Pearl GTL plant developed under a Production and Sharing Agreement with QP, has opened natural gas we
Polarcus Limited announces that Polarcus Alima AS, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on 21 March 2011 of POLARCUS ALIMA, the fifth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. POLARCUS ALIMA is the sister ship to POLARCUS ASIMA, delivered to the Polarcus Group in August 2010. Th
Rotterdam, 21 March 2011. After the announcement of moving Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference to Amsterdam RAI, Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation for this exhibition & conference focused on offshore energy. For the past three years Offshore Energy took place in Den Helder. D
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately-owned submarine cable operator, along with its partner, Vodafone Qatar, announced the landing of its new cable at Vodafone’s international cable landing station just north of Doha. Launching later this year, the GBI cable system is a
