Africa
SMIT Salvage to Remove Damaged Jack-Up Platform Offshore Angola
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) subsidiary SMIT Salvage has been awarded a contract to remove a damaged jack-up platform from the seabed offshore Angola. Including the award of this contract, SMIT Salvage has acquired approximately USD 70 million of work year to date. During its installat
DP World Welcomes First Vessel from New Service between UAE and Somalia
DP World welcomed the container vessel CMA CGM Kailas on its first call at Jebel Ali Port, marking a new service between the UAE and Somalia, supporting trade links and the growth of the Somali economy. Noura Express, as the service is known, is the second container shipping service connecting Dubai
Kosmos Energy to Spend Two Thirds of Capex on Ghana
Kosmos Energy Ltd. announced today an oil and gas reserve replacement ratio of 140% supported by increased oil reserves in the Jubilee field. Additionally, the company reported a 2014 capital spending plan of approximately $575 million. 2013 capital spend came in under budget at $425 million primari
Ghana: GPHA Receives Seven Bids for Tema Port Expansion
The Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority last week received seven valid bid offers for the proposed Expansion of Tema Port. The GPHA International Competitive Tender began in March 2013 with calls for Expression of Interest. Fifty-three Internationally recognized entities and joint ventures expressed in
Ghana: Dredging at Daboase Water Intake-Point Underway
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that the Daboase Water Intake-Point dredging project is currently underway. Mr Daniel Moumaalah, Western Regional Manager of GWCL, said that there was heavy siltation in the Intake-Point and the Pra River, the source of water for treatment, thereb
SeaBird to Carry Out Seismic Survey in East Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc has secured a contract for the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey in East Africa. The survey size is in the range of 16,000 to 20,000km and will be acquired using the survey vessels Northern Explorer and Hawk Explorer. Start of the survey is within the next few days, with exp
SeaBird Awarded 2D Seismic Survey Contract in East Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announces that it has been awarded a contract for the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey in East Africa (the “Survey”). The Survey size is in the range of 16,000 to 20,000km and will be acquired using the survey vessels Northern Explorer and Hawk Explorer. Commenc
SeaBird Wins New Contract in East Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc (SeaBird) has been awarded a contract for the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey in East Africa. The Survey size is in the range of 16,000 to 20,000km and will be acquired using the survey vessels Northern Explorer and Hawk Explorer. Commencement of the Survey is within the n
Top News of the Week January 27 – February 1, 2014
New Container Vessels for COSCO COSCO Entities have entered into shipbuilding agreements worth US$434.5 million with China Shipbuilding Trading and Changxing Shipbuilding for the construction of five 9,400 TEU container vessels. Two Collisions off Singapore Following the oil spillage from two collis
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Top News – January 27 to February 2, 2014
Australia: Walker Shoal Dredging Completed, INPEX Says The most technically challenging phase of the Darwin Harbour dredging program is wrapped up, INPEX announced. CHEC Nabs Ras Al-Khair Port Dredging Contract (Saudi Arabia) On January 15, CHEC won the bid for Phase 4 of extension of Ras Al-Khair
Sunergy: Five Dredges Ready for Operations
Sunergy, Inc. announced that Dredgemaster, David Price, has managed to get all three company dredges in Sierra Leone ready for operations and is locating them in three separate productive gold and/or diamond operations. He has also arranged for two new additional dredges to be deployed in Liberia un