Africa
Dr. Thomas A. Mensah to Be Awarded 2012 International Maritime Prize
The IMO Council has unanimously agreed to award the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2012 to Dr. Thomas A. Mensah of Ghana, former President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Legal Affairs and External Relations Divis
Tangiers Petroleum Prepares for First Well in Morocco
The emphasis for much of Tangiers Petroleum’s April-to-June quarter was on corporate matters, with two separate farm-out deals now being finalised. Operationally, planning work is currently underway for the group’s first exploration well in Morocco, on the Tarfaya offshore block, which is being refe
Tangiers Petroleum Plans First Well Offshore Morocco
The emphasis for much of Tangiers Petroleum’s April-to-June quarter was on corporate matters, with two separate farm-out deals now being finalised. Operationally, planning work is currently underway for the group’s first exploration well in Morocco, on the Tarfaya offshore block, which is being refe
Bright Future for Takoradi Port (Ghana)
The Takoradi Port which was constructed in 1928 by Governor Gordon Guggisburg to serve the interest of the British Colony is, for the first time, receiving a major expansion and facelift to become the hub for oil services in the country. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) had signed an ag
HRT Murombe-1 Well Shows Disappointing Results (Namibia)
Tower Resources plc, the AIM listed Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, reports that on 19 July 2013 HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announced the results of the Murombe-1 well, which has reconfirmed the presence of an Aptian marine source in the Walvis Basin despite failing to find t
Fire Onboard MV Hansa Brandenburg Under Control
Ship management company Leonhardt & Blumberg reported that salvage experts of Five Oceans Salvage LTD & SMIT Salvage BV have boarded her container vessel MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” and have been able to successfully control the fire onboard the ship. Firefighting experts have initially focused on the wo
Pura Vida: Significant Oil Column Found in Loba-1, Off Gabon
Pura Vida Energy NL announces that it has gained access to the drilling cores from the Loba-1 well in the Nkembe block, offshore Gabon, West Africa. Inspection of the cores has confirmed the presence of good quality sandstone reservoirs with abundant oil staining consistent with log properties previ
Top News of the Week July 15 – 20, 2013
Fire Onboard MV ‘HANSA BRANDENBURG’ Shipmanagement Company Leonhardt & Blumberg Hamburg, Germany reports that on July 15 2013 a cargo container caught fire onboard MV “HANSA BRANDENBURG” container ship, during her voyage from Singapore to Durban about 200 nautical miles northeast of Mauritius. Manni
Top News of the Week July 15-21, 2013
Bechtel: Three LNG Tank Roof Raises in Three Weeks (VIDEO) Three roof raises across three projects in three consecutive weeks is all part of doing business on Curtis Island for Bechtel. Egypt Stops Damietta LNG Exports to Eni Egypt has stopped exporting Eni’s share of liquefied natural gas from the
Top News of the Week July 15 – 20, 2013
Seadrill to Build Four New UDW Drillships (South Korea) Shell’s Olympus on Its Way to U.S. GoM Mars Field COSCO Secures USD200 Mln Semi-Submersible Construction Contract SBM Offshore’s New FPSOs to Work in Lula Field Off Brazil Norwegian Projects to Increase European Drilling Expenditure to
Seadrill’s West Tellus to Work for Chevron (China)
Seadrill Limited has signed a contract with Chevron China Energy Company for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Tellus in support of Chevron’s affiliated global exploration program. The contract commences in China immediately upon shipyard delivery and thereafter relocates to Liberia. The a
Top News – July 15 to 21, 2013
DEME Announces New Contracts Worth EUR 250 Million Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. Durres Port Development: Dredging is Major Factor for Success (Albania) EMS Albanian Port Operator Shp