Africa
Ministry Approves Farm-Out of Block C-19 (Mauritania)
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, reports that, as detailed in the announcement of 8 August 2013, the farm-out agreement signed between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Mauritania) Ltd. and Capricorn Mauritania Limited
Top News of the Week October 7 – 12, 2013
Costa Crociere Hires Dockwise Vanguard to Transport Concordia Wreck Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded the contract to load and transport the Concordia wreck from Isola del Giglio onboard the Dockwise Vanguard. The contract was awarded
Top News of The Week October 7-12, 2013
Site Selected for Alaska LNG Project ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips and TransCanada have selected a site in the Nikiski area on the Kenai Peninsula as the lead site for the proposed Alaska LNG project’s natural gas liquefaction plant and terminal. Anadarko: Mozambique LNG in Tokyo (VIDEO) Anadarko’s
Top News of The Week October 7 – 12, 2013
Pilot Dies in Gulf of Mexico Helicopter Crash. Two Injured A helicopter carrying three workers who had just completed their offshore shifts crashed today in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, around 30 miles north of Venice. The pilot died, two of workers sustained severe back injuries, one was unharmed. He
Top News – October 7 to 13, 2013
Maldives: Jan De Nul Wins Hulhumale Land Reclamation Deal Housing Development Corporation (HDC) announced that the second phase of the Hulhumale land reclamation project has been awarded to Jan De Nul Group, according to haveeru.com. Van Oord BAM Consortium Wins Moin Contract (Costa Rica) A consor
Noble Receives LOI for Its Jack-Up Rig
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based drilling contractor, has announced that it has received a letter of intent for its Noble Ed Noble rig. In its fleet status report, the drilling contractor said that the contract is expected to start in late April 2014 and will last until October 2015. The jack-up rig
Anadarko: Mozambique LNG in Tokyo (VIDEO)
Anadarko’s Chairman, President and CEO Al Walker attended Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Conference in Tokyo to discuss Anadarko’s massive natural gas discoveries in Mozambique as the company and its partners advance the country’s first major liquefied natural gas (LNG) devel
IADC Publishes Dredging in Figures 2012
International Association of Dredging Companies IADC has announced its Dredging in Figures 2012. This is an annual review of the global dredging market. The document focusses on the global dredging and maritime construction industry over 2012. The IADC aims to be thorough and precise in estimating t
OSRL Introduces International Well Capping Equipment at New Base in South Africa
Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), the global oil spill response co-operative funded by more than 160 oil and energy companies, announced the opening of a new Base in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, to support regional and global response operations. The Base houses cutting edge well capping equipment d
South African Govt Approves Transfer of Ibhubesi Gas Project to Sunbird
Sunbird Energy said that the South African Government, through the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), has approved the Section 11 transfer of the offshore Block 2A licence, which includes the Ibhubesi Gas Project to Sunbird. The approval permits Su
Wood Mackenzie: East Africa Upstream Investments to Reach $7 Bln by 2018
Martin Kelly, Head of Sub Sahara Africa upstream research for Wood Mackenzie, told delegates at the East Africa Oil and Gas Conference today that with over 130 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas and around two billion barrels of oil discovered to date, East Africa still has the same again in yet to fi
ESPS Meteoro, EUCAP Nestor Conduct Diving Exercise with Djiboutian Navy and CG
On Friday 4 October, during their recent visit to the Port of Djibouti, EU Naval Force warship ESPS Meteoro conducted a diving exercise with the Djiboutian Navy and Coastguard, organised in cooperation with EUCAP Nestor. The Djiboutian Forces and EUCAP Nestor team were welcomed on board by the Comma