Africa
Dry Well for HRT Offshore Namibia
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announces that the Moosehead-1 well (2713/16-1) (“Moosehead-1”), the third offshore well in their exploratory drilling campaign, is a dry hole. This well targeted the Moosehead Prospect, located in Petroleum Exploration License 24 (“PEL-24”), in the Orange Basin, o
Europe – South Africa: SAECS Service Enhancement
To meet changing requirements in the trade between Europe and South Africa, both for dry and reefer cargo, and improve the quality of the service product offered, the SAECS Member Lines – DAL, Maersk, MOL and Safmarine – announce the merging of the current SAECS service with the MedShuttle/225 servi
EU Naval Force Warship ESPS Meteoro Gives Assistance to Stricken Dhow
On Thursday 5 September, Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro, which is part of the European Union’s counter piracy Naval Force operating off the Horn of Africa, gave assistance to a Yemeni dhow, which had suffered steerage difficulties, with a faulty rudder. In the early morning, the ship’s SH60B helicopte
Siem Offshore Announces Two Charter Contracts (Norway)
Siem Offshore and Capricorn Exploration and Development Company Limited & Nautical Petroleum Limited have entered into a contract for the AHTS vessel “Siem Aquamarine” for operations offshore Morocco. The charter contract is a firm period of 4 wells and Charterer has an option to extend the charter
Rabobank Publishes Outlook for Dredging Sector
CEDA Corporate Member Rabobank has published its newest outlook for the dredging sector, and for the first time, made it available to the general public. Introduction The dredging sector is an important market segment in Belgium and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands 160 companies with total annual
Egypt: Suez Canal Project to Attract Foreign Investments
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish said that the project of “Suez Canal Axis” will be developed in a way that allows accelerating the growth rate in the region as well as attracting Arab and foreign investments to take part in the implementation of the project. He said that the name o
Huawei Marine’s New Manufacturing Plant Ramps Up for West African Submarine Cable Job
Huawei Marine Networks Co., Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine cable networks provider, announced the commercial operation of their second generation undersea repeater and branching unit manufacturing plant in Dongguan, China. The factory is ramping-up to full production capacity as Huawei Mar
BP Egypt Discovers Gas in East Nile Delta
BP Egypt announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. The deepwater exploration well, named Salamat, is the deepest well ever drilled in the Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP. The well was drilled u
BP Strikes Gas Off Egypt
BP Egypt announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. The deepwater exploration well, named Salamat, is the deepest well ever drilled in the Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP The well was drilled us
BP Discovers Gas in East Nile Delta (Egypt)
BP Egypt today announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. The deepwater exploration well, named Salamat, is the deepest well ever drilled in the Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP. The well was dri
Ensco Takes Delivery of ENSCO DS-7 UDW Drillship; Contracted to Total in Angola
Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO DS-7, an advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship. The vessel will embark from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea to Angola, where it is contracted to Total for three years beginning in the fourth quarter at an initial day rate in the mid
Ensco Takes Delivery of New UDW Drillship
Ensco plc has taken delivery of ENSCO DS-7, an advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship. The vessel will embark from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea to Angola, where it is contracted to Total for three years beginning in the fourth quarter at an initial day rate in the mid