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Abu Dhabi contract

Malaysia investment

Dialog Axiata PLC, a unit of Malaysia’s Axiata Group, is to invest $30 million in a submarine cable. The company has entered into an agreement with the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) consortium to establish a cable landing station in South Colombo. The 8,000km BBG submarine cable system will link Sri Lanka and the region, spanning from Singapore to Oman to high capacity Internet hubs in Singapore and India, and onward to submarine cables to Europe and the USA. The project is expected to be fully commissioned by the end of 2014. Investors of the BBG consortium include Telekom Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia), Vodafone Group (UK), Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd (India), Oman Telecommunications Company (Oman) and Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (UAE).

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by UAE-based construction company Emirates Holding, on behalf of the offshore oil and gas producer Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO). Thecontract is for thedesign and manufacture of submarine cable links for the Zakum, Abu Dhabi offshore oilfield. The Zakum field is the first submarine electrification project planned by ADMA-OPCO and will be the benchmark for future projects aimed at developing and implementing a power distribution and transmission network among offshore oilfields. The project includes the design and supply of around 200km of XLPE insulated medium voltage submarinecables for thedistribution of energy to oil towers and platforms, plus accessories and network components. The project will be implemented by the group’s office in the UAE, using production from Pikkala (Finland) with first 70km batch due for delivery in November 2014 and final delivery due mid-2015.

ASIA / AFRICA NEWS

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