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Top News of The Week November 25 – 30, 2013
Top news of the week
Top News of The Week November 25 – December 01, 2013
Yemen: Navy Destroys Boat Approaching Balhaf LNG Port Yemen’s navy fired upon and destroyed a suspicious boat that was approaching the Balhaf LNG export terminal on Wednesday, according to local media reports. VIDEO: QCLNG Project Update (Australia) BG posted a video update of its Queensland Curtis
Top News – November 25 to December 1, 2013
The Netherlands: Boskalis Orders Megacutter to Strengthen Its Fleet Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has ordered a new self-propelled megacutter from IHC Merwede. This self-propelled cutter suction dredger, with a total installed power of 23,700 kW and a pump ashore capacity of 15,600 kW, is a replac
The World’s First Mobile Ocean Colony
Imagine living at sea, raising your children at sea, to going to work at sea, retiring at sea and at the same time moving around the world. Some people have dreams like these. But just a few of them try to make them come true. One of those people is Norman Nixon. Namely, he had […]
Rowan Renaissance Drillship Arrival in Namibia Delayed One Month
Tower Resources plc (the “Company” or “Tower”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Limited (“Neptune”), has received formal notification from Repsol Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Limited (“Repsol”), the Operator of Namibia PEL0010 (Neptune 30% working interest), that the
Rowan Renaissance Drillship to Arrive in Namibia in March 2014
Tower Resources plc has received formal notification Repsol, the Operator of Namibia PEL0010, in which tower has 30% interest, that the scheduled arrival of the Rowan Renaissance drillship in Walvis Bay, Namibia, will be delayed by approximately one month. The rig is now scheduled to arrive at the w
Dragon Oil Awarded Exploration Block in Egypt
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that it has been notified by Ganoub El Wadi Holding Petroleum Company (Ganope), one of the main entities of the Petroleum Ministry responsible for all exploration and production activities in the
Galp Energia Eyeing Rig for Tarfaya Drilling (Morocco)
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has announced that the environmental approval process for the Tarfaya Block in Morocco is progressing and the public review will be concluded in the next few weeks. The company said that the survey vessel has mobilised to offshore Morocco and is preparing to start the site
Morocco: Tangiers Petroleum Provides Tarfaya Offshore Block Update
Tangiers Petroleum Limited provides the following update relating to the Tarfaya Block in Morocco. The environmental approval process is progressing and the public review will be concluded in the next few weeks. The survey vessel has mobilised to offshore Morocco and is preparing to start the site s
Ghana: Takoradi Harbour Expansion About to Begin
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod in the first week of December for work to start on the expansion of the Takoradi Harbour, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a Deputy Minister for Information and Media Relations, said on Thursday. He said the expansion programme was in line with governme
Dragon Oil Acquires Exploration Block in Egyptian Waters
Dragon Oil plc has been notified by Ganoub El Wadi Holding Petroleum Company (Ganope), one of the main entities of the Petroleum Ministry responsible for all exploration and production activities in the southern part of Egypt, that the Company’s offer for Block 19 in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt, has bee
Namibia: CHEC Lands Walvis Bay EPC Deal
On November 8, CHEC held the signing ceremony of Walvis Bay container terminal EPC contract in Windhoek, capital of Namibia. Li Yi, general manager of CHEC Angola Management Center and Bisey Uirab, CEO of the Namibian Port Authority signed the contract on behalf of respective sides. With a contract