[SatNews] Communication technology for oil rigs is a most important benefit for those who labor long, arduous hours retrieving energy essentials for consumers.

Marlink recently confirmed delivery and installation of its Sealink™ VSAT solution on the Atlantic Oilfield Services oil & gas support unit KS TITAN 2. Chartered by Exxon Mobil, KS TITAN 2 is the second Atlantic Oilfield Services rig to be installed with the Sealink system. Marlink's Sealink C-band VSAT system will provide the KS TITAN 2 rig with as much as 256 Kbps bandwidth and eight telephone lines for a multitude of critical offshore applications, including real-time data management and data sharing with sites ashore. Atlantic Oilfield Services is an independent drilling contractor providing drilling rigs in both the heavy land rig and offshore shallow water segments. The company has headquarters in Dubai, UAE and SINGAPORE, and operates rigs in Arabian Gulf, Egypt, Kurdistan - Northern Iraq, Indonesia, Nigeria, the North Sea, Pakistan and Tunisia. Marlink's product range for the oil rig and offshore industry includes its own regional, multi-regional, and global Ku- and C-band Maritime VSAT systems @SEAdirect™, WaveCall™ and Sealink as well as on-demand services such as Inmarsat FleetBroadband, Iridium and Thuraya. The maritime satellite communications provider has also established regional customer service facilities in major regions of the world, supporting its global customer base.