07 May 2014
Unique Maritime Group, which is one of the world's leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, is proud to announce a joint venture agreement with OEG Offshore (OEG), to offer the rental and sale of offshore equipment in the Middle East region.    

The new joint venture company, OEG Unique, which will be based in UAE & QATAR, will provide local access to OEG's full range of over 200 individual certified designs of DNV 2.7-1 certified Cargo Carrying Units (CCUs) and A60 modules across the GCC countries.

The partners have jointly invested over USD 1million in new equipment including offshore containers, baskets, half heights, tanks and waste equipment rated to the leading international standards DNV 2.7-1 and EN 12079.  The sales and rental fleet is located in bases at Sharjah, UAE and Doha, Qatar and is available for immediate mobilisation.  The modern and diverse fleet will be supported by OEG Unique's customer and technical support resources from facilities in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Qatar. 

On this occasion, Sahil Gandhi, Director @ Unique Maritime Group commented, "We are extremely pleased to be venturing into the business of offshore containers and fleet. This is in line with our growth strategy for this year. By partnering with OEG Offshore, who is an industry stalwart in this field, we are confident that the new inception 'OEG Unique' will offer the range of offshore containers (CCUs) and A60 cabins specialized or customized products certified to DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079  to customers in the Middle East region. We look forward to a stronger brand presence in this business over the years to come." 

Daniel Lim, Group Asset Director @ OEG Offshore asserted, "We are delighted to be working closely with an experienced and respected Middle East partner that has an established reputation for quality service and support and shares similar business ethos. These new bases are the next step in our ambition to offer our customers a first class service in all the key offshore oil and gas markets.  We are pleased that the resources and systems are already in place to meet demand and indeed have already commenced operations with key clients."

About Unique Maritime Group: Founded in 1993, Unique Maritime Group is one of the world's leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers. Through its expanding network of companies, UMG is a specialist in the provision of services, and the sale and rental of equipment for the marine, diving, hydrographic, oceanographic, oil & gas and NDT market sectors. The group has an established manufacturing capability for the delivery of customized engineering projects worldwide. UMG has local presence in USA, UK, South Africa, Nigeria, India, Middle East and Singapore and employs over 500 people worldwide.  Website: www.uniquegroup.com.

About OEG Offshore: OEG Offshore is a leading provider of specialist offshore cargo carrying units and A60 cabins. OEG can provide a vast array of equipment on a sale or rental basis from our locations worldwide.  OEG Offshore Group is a privately owned group headquartered in Aberdeen.  OEG design, manufacture, sell and lease standard, specialized or customized products certified to DNV 2.7-1 / EN 12079 to any country around the globe. Our extensive hire fleet located at strategic bases allows immediate access for mobilization to our customers - 24/7/365. OEG's assets are currently operating in over 25 countries, with a team of over 100 staff operating from 20 main bases around the globe. OEG has developed an international reputation for quality, safety and providing cost effective solutions for our global customer base in all major oil and gas regions with operations in Europe, North America, West Africa, Asia Pacific and Australia. Visit www.oegoffshore.com

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