Africa
Wood Group Explores Subsea Opportunities in Ghana
Wood Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Ghanaian company to explore opportunities to provide subsea engineering services to local operators. This move highlights Wood Group’s commitment to nationalisation and engaging the local supply chain in countries it operates in. Wood
Wood Group to Provide Subsea Services to Local Operators in Ghana
Wood Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Ghanaian company to explore opportunities to provide subsea engineering services to local operators. This move highlights Wood Group’s commitment to nationalisation and engaging the local supply chain in countries it operates in. Wood
Spanish Navy Takes Over Command of NATO Counter-Piracy Operation from Norway
Commodore Henning Amundsen, Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE (SNMG1), handed over command of NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD task force (CTF-508) at one minute past midnight December 7 to Rear-Admiral Eugenio Diaz Del Rio, Commander SNMG2. The two commanders and staffs met and
Sirius Petroleum: Ororo Field Oil in Place Assessment Beats Expectations
Sirius Petroleum Plc, a company focused on oil and gas development and production opportunities in Nigeria, has announced that Schlumberger, the world’s largest petro-technical services company, has completed an independent Field Evaluation Study on the Ororo Field in OML 95 (“Ororo”) which confirms
BG Group Latest Campaign Raises Tanzania Resources
BG Group announced an increase in total recoverable resources for the Mzia discovery and across Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania, marking the conclusion of a successful drilling and testing campaign. The campaign confirmed Mzia as the second giant gas discovery, after Jodari, in BG Group
BG Group Ups Tanzania Gas Reserves Estimates
BG Group today announced an increase in total recoverable resources for the Mzia discovery and across Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania, marking the conclusion of a successful drilling and testing campaign. The campaign confirmed Mzia as the second giant gas discovery, after Jodari, in BG
BG Raises Tanzania Resource Estimate
BG Group announced an increase in total recoverable resources for the Mzia discovery and across Blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania, marking the conclusion of a successful drilling and testing campaign. The campaign confirmed Mzia as the second giant gas discovery, after Jodari, in BG Group
Island Offshore Secures Contract Extension for Ocean Intervention III
Island Offshore announces that Oceaneering International GmbH has elected to extend the charter period on Ocean Intervention III with one year. There are options for further yearly extensions included in the contract Ocean Intervention III is performing subsea IMR work in Angola, and has been in ser
Oceaneering Extends ‘Ocean Intervention III’ Charter
Island Offshore has announced that Oceaneering has decided to extend the charter period on Ocean Intervention III vessel for one year. There are options for further yearly extensions included in the contract. Ocean Intervention III is performing subsea IMR work in Angola, and has been in service for
TGS Commences Acquisition of 3D Multi-Client Seismic Survey Offshore Benin
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client seismic survey covering 2,022 km2 offshore Benin. “The BR-13 survey will be TGS’ second 3D survey in Benin,” commented Stein Ove Isaksen, Senior Vice President Eastern Hemisphere for TGS. “The 3D data will build upon current subsurface knowledge and
Premier Oil Leaves Block L10A Offshore Kenya
Having conducted a further exploration review, Premier Oil has withdrawn from Block L10A, offshore Kenya. The company retains its 25 per cent equity in the adjacent Block L10B. Prospect maturation of this block is ongoing and a ‘drill or drop’ decision will be made by mid-2014. Simon Lockett, Chief
Northern Offshore Executes Letter of Intent for Energy Searcher Drillship
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that the company has executed a letter of intent with CAMAC International Limited, an affiliate of CAMAC Energy Inc., for the drillship Energy Searcher. The letter of intent, which is subject to customary conditions, provides for a subsidiary of Northern Offshore to