Africa
Tanzania: BG Makes Gas Discovery at Mkizi-1 Well
Ophir Energy plc announces the successful results of the Mkizi-1 well in Block 1, Tanzania which has resulted in a new gas discovery. Ophir holds 40% of Blocks 1, 3 and 4. BG Group operates with 60%. The Mkizi-1 well was drilled by the Deepsea Metro I drillship and was located in 1,301m water depth,
Top News of the Week July 22 – 27, 2013
DSME Bags USD 595 Million Worth Drillship Order VANTAGE Drilling has placed an order with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the construction of a new drillship. According to the DSME’s regulatory filing from July 19, the order is estimated to be worth around $595 million. Co
Top News of the Week July 22- 27, 2013
Fire Breaks Out on Hercules 265 (USA) Fire on Hercules GoM Rig Not Yet Extinguished Hercules 265 Evacuated After Well Control Incident in U.S. GoM Aibel Signs LoI for FPSO Topside Contract Chevron Awards Contracts for Alder and Rosebank Projects (UK)
Top News of the Week July 22-28, 2013
Qatargas Sells First LNG to Malaysia Qatargas announced that it has sold Qatar’s first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia. Oil Search: PNG LNG Project 90 Pct Complete Oil Search said that at the end of the second quarter of 2013, the PNG LNG Project was nearly 90% complete and the
Top News – July 22 to 28, 2013
Murmansk Port: Jan De Nul Dredging Fleet Arrives (Russia) A fleet of dredgers of Luxembourg-registered Jan De Nul Group arrived in the waters of the Port of Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula. Canada: Cobourg Marina Maintenance Dredging Kicks Off Beginning this week, the Cobourg Marina will be undergo
Eni Sells East African Shares to CNPC
Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”) have concluded Eni’s sale to CNPC of 28.57% of Eni East Africa’s shares, owner of a 70% interest in Area 4, located off the coast of Mozambique. The deal was closed on the basis of the price sanctioned by the agreement signed on 14 March 2013, eq
NSC: Weekly Piracy Update for 18 – 24 Jul 2013
There is further reporting which suggests the initial report of 4 crew perishing in the sinking of MV ALBEDO was correct. The remaining 11 crew members have apparently been taken ashore to an unknown location. A yellow hulled FV DEEQA was reported missing and assumed stolen from Boosaaso Harbour. Th
Eni Closes Area 4 Stake Sale Off Mozambique to CNPC
Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have concluded Eni’s sale to CNPC of 28.57% of Eni East Africa’s shares, owner of a 70% interest in Area 4, located off the coast of Mozambique. The deal was closed on the basis of the price sanctioned by the agreement signed on 14 March 2013, equa
POSCO Enters Offshore Plant Cooperation MOUs with Cameroon Government
POSCO, which has served a backbone role in realizing Korea’s development model through steel industry development as part of the 5-year economic development plan in the 1970s, along with investing companies are joining hands with Africa’s newly rising rich nations to pass on technology and know-how
Africa Dry Bulk Conference 2013 Scheduled for October
The Africa Dry Bulk Conference 2013, is scheduled to be held from 7-8 October in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This event will address the industry’s pressing demand for operational efficiency, proper terminal management, planning and execution in handling Africa’s growing dry bulk cargo and trade. Given
Technip Awarded Flexible Pipes Supply Contract (Nigeria)
Technip was awarded two contracts, worth a substantial total value, to supply flexible pipes for the Egina field operated by Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd, offshore Nigeria. These contracts cover the qualification and supply of: – 12 dynamic flexible jumpers from 3.5″ to 12.5″ for oil production, gas l
Technip to Supply Flexible Pipes for Egina Field Offshore Nigeria
Technip was awarded two contracts, worth a substantial total value, to supply flexible pipes for the Egina field operated by Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd, offshore Nigeria. These contracts cover the qualification and supply of: – 12 dynamic flexible jumpers from 3.5″ to 12.5″ for oil production, gas l