Africa
U.S. Forces in Control of Libyan Tanker
A team of U.S. Navy SEALs has taken over control of the seized tanker Morning Glory, the Pentagon officials said this morning. The operation, approved by the U.S. President Obama, was carried out last night around 2am GMT upon the request of the Libyan and Cypriot governments. “No one was hurt tonig
Ghana’s President Pays Visit to Takoradi Port
The President of Ghana, John Dramani has inspected a number of on-going projects in the Western Region, as part of his three-day official visit to the region. Some of the projects included the Takoradi Port Expansion Programme and the Sekondi Sea Defence Wall. The works, part of a government’s port
Cairn pulls the plug on JM-1 well offshore Morocco
Cairn Energy Plc has plugged and abandoned its JM-1 well, off the coast of Morocco. The company said that the well, which was spudded in January, drilled to evaluate Upper Jurassic and Middle Jurassic objectives, reached a total depth of 3,711m TVDSS and has been plugged and abandoned without testin
Pancontinental: Sunbird-1 Well Reaches Final Depth
Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL (“Pancontinental”) announced that the Sunbird-1 well operated by BG Group (“Operator”), using the drillship Deepsea Metro-1, has reached a final depth of 2,850 metres below the drill floor. The water depth is 723 metres. The top of the Sunbird Miocene Pinnacle Reef was
BG Group makes hydrocarbon discovery offshore Tanzania
Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL has provided an update regarding the Sunbird-1 exploration well in area L10A (Pancontinental 18.75%) offshore southern Kenya.
Fastnet Spuds Foum Assaka Well
Fastnet Oil & Gas’s partner and operator in the Foum Assaka area, offshore Morocco, Kosmos Energy Deepwater Morocco, has confirmed that the FA-1 well, located within the Foum Assaka area on the Eagle Prospect, spudded on March 16 2014. Fastnet holds its interest in the Foum Assaka licence area throu
EMGS begins 3D EM shoot in Northwest Africa
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a contract to carry out a 3D EM survey in Northwest Africa. The company did not say who the client was. According to the Letter of Intent signed in February, the contract is valued at USD 8.3 million. The vessel BOA Thalassa has started the survey,
EMGS Awarded 3D EM Contract in North-West Africa
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) ) announced that the Company had received a Letter Of Intent (LOI) to award a contract for a minimum of USD 8.3 million for 3D EM data acquisition in North-West Africa. The LOI has resulted in a signed contract with an undisclosed client. The vessel BOA Thalass
Japan Makes $1mln Donation to IMO Trust Fund
The Government of Japan has made a contribution of $1.0 million to the IMO West and Central Africa Maritime Security Trust Fund, established by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to implement maritime security projects in the Gulf of Guinea. The significant contribution by Japan will go towards sup
Kosmos begins drilling offshore Morocco
Kosmos Energy Ltd. has started drilling operations at the FA-1 well, located within the Foum Assaka area on the Eagle Prospect, offshore Morocco. According to Fastnet Oil & Gas, a partner in the field, the well spudded on March 16 2014. Fastnet holds its interest in the Foum Assaka licence area th
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