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Top News of The Week November 4- 9, 2013
Top News of The Week November 4-9, 2013
Counter-Piracy Pioneer Terry McKnight Talks About West Africa Challenges
Like that of Captain Richard Phillips, the name of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Terence E. “Terry” McKnight is famously synonymous with the importance of combating piracy and other international maritime crime
Top News of the Week of Nov 04 – Nov 10, 2013
FSG Launches Amazon Warrior Seismic Vessel Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft successfully launched the first of two offshore seismic vessels for the WesternGeco concern. The ship was Hull No. FSG 760 and she was named Amazon Warrior. SBM Offshore COO Dismissed SBM Offshore confirms that effective i
Top News – November 4 to 10, 2013
Jan De Nul: New Parallel Runway for Brisbane Airport (Australia) On Thursday, 10 October 2013 the Brisbane Airport Corporation announced the construction of the 300 ha platform for their new parallel runway. UK: New Medmerry Sea Defence Scheme Unveiled The Environment Agency is celebrating an impo
Wood Mackenzie: Lack of Water is a Risk to Global Energy Industry
Water poses a variety of business risks for the energy industry, and could play an influential role in shaping the future energy supply mix, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest research report “Troubled waters ahead? Rising water risks on the global energy industry”, which utilizes data and maps fr
Rialto Energy Wraps Up Vitol Deal, Pens New PSC (Cote d’Ivoire)
Rialto has completed the previously announced transaction with Vitol E&P (“Vitol”) and also signed a new Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for Block CI-202, offshore Cote d’Ivoire, replacing the previous PSC. As announced on 16 September 2013, Rialto already had in place a Memorandum of Understand
EU Naval Force: Piracy Continues
Just a few weeks after the Operation Commander of the EU Naval Force, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, issued another warning about the on-going piracy threat, there have been two more piracy related incidents off the Somali coast. The first incident happened on Tuesday 5 November, when EU Naval Force Germ
Exxon Mobil Madagascar Offshore Licenses Extended
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that its affiliates in Madagascar have received extensions to their production sharing contract licenses, which will enable the resumption of exploration activities on the Ampasindava, Majunga and Cap St. Andre licenses offshore Madagascar. The decrees formali
TOC CSC Middle East Conference Set for December (UAE)
Ports, shipping and logistics development across India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will form a key topic of debate at the upcoming TOC Container Supply Chain Middle East conference, taking place on 9-11 December at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. India’s economy is at the threshold of a “golden age o
TGS Starts Multi-Client 2D Seismic Surveys Offshore Madagascar
TGS, in partnership with BGP, has commenced acquisition of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic multi-client surveys offshore Madagascar utilizing the M/V Challenger. The surveys, MAJ-13 and MS-14, will add 7,025 km of new 2D seismic data to extend and infill the existing 33,315 km of 2D data acquired b
TGS Begins Multi-Client 2D Seismic Surveys Offshore Madagascar
TGS, in partnership with BGP, has commenced acquisition of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic multi-client surveys offshore Madagascar utilizing the M/V Challenger. The surveys, MAJ-13 and MS-14, will add 7,025 km of new 2D seismic data to extend and infill the existing 33,315 km of 2D data acquired b
TGS, BGP Begin Seismic Research Offshore Madagascar
TGS, in partnership with BGP, has commenced acquisition of 2D seismic, gravity and magnetic multi-client surveys offshore Madagascar utilizing the M/V Challenger. The surveys, MAJ-13 and MS-14, will add 7,025 km of new 2D seismic data to extend and infill the existing 33,315 km of 2D data acquired b