Africa
BW Offshore Extends Contract for FPSO Sendje Berge (Nigeria)
BW Offshore has agreed an extension for FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration Ltd until the end of Q1 2014. The extension has been agreed to secure operational continuity while joint work to detail longer term program for investment and production is completed. BW Offshore is a leading
Dana Gas Reaches Record Production in Egypt
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s leading regional private sector natural gas company, announced that it has achieved record production in 2013 in Egypt of 39,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, including 190 mmscfd of gas and 8,500 barrels of liquids per day. The Company has made substantial capi
BW Offshore Agrees Extension for FPSO Sendje Berge (Nigeria)
BW Offshore has agreed an extension for FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration Ltd until the end of Q1 2014. The extension has been agreed to secure operational continuity while joint work to detail longer term program for investment and production is completed. BW Offshore is a leading
PIRIOU: New Range of Fast Passenger & Supply Vessels
PIRIOU has developed its own range of Fast Passenger & Supply vessels (FPSVs), the results of its shipbuilding and ship maintenance experience gained in the shipyard in Nigeria. These new designs offer a series of particularly sought after characteristics: Improved lightship and loaded speeds with c
CAMAC: Sedneth 701 Gets New Assignment Date (Nigeria)
CAMAC Energy Inc. today announced that Allied Energy PLC has received notification of the new proposed assignment date of the Sedneth 701 rig under its previously announced Deed of Assignment with Transocean Ltd. and Nigerian Petroleum Development Corporation Limited. According to the notification f
Hammamet West-3 Drilling Moves Forward (Tunisia)
Since the last Hammamet West-3 drilling update issued on July 10, Cooper Energy Limited as Operator (and 30% joint venture interest) of the Bargou Permit, offshore Tunisia, has announced that the near-horizontal sidetrack was drilled from 3,253 to 3,443 mMDRT1. Additional oil and gas shows have been
Port State Enforcement of ILO MLC – ICS Issues Free Advice to Shipowners
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners’ associations negotiated the text of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), has issued advice to shipowners to help them pre-empt port state control problems when the Convention enters in force, next month, on 20 August
Lloyd’s Statutory Alert: ILO Labor Convention Effective from August 20
The ILO Maritime Labor Convention will enter into force on 20 August, 2013.The convention applies to all ships other than warships, naval auxiliaries, fishing vessels, vessels of traditional build such as dhows and junks and vessels operating solely in inland or sheltered waters. Ships of 500 gt or
Egypt Stops Damietta LNG Exports to Eni
Egypt has stopped exporting Eni’s share of liquefied natural gas from the Damietta terminal, Eni’s head of midstream business Marco Alvera told Reuters. “Egypt is no longer exporting the gas we have a right to from the Damietta plant,” he said. The Spanish Egyptian Gas Company (SEGAS) liquefied natu
Nigeria: NIMASA Lifts Bonny Channel Blockade
Federal High Court (FHC) upheld its jurisdiction that was challenged by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) as well as Global West (GW) and NIMASA in the suit filed by NLNG seeking an interpretation of the NLNG Act and the legality of taxes being demanded by NIMASA. The court held that the
Top News of the Week July 8 – 13, 2013
Burned-Out MOL Comfort’s Fore Part Sunk Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) reported that the fore part of the containership MOL COMFORT sank in the high seas of the Indian Ocean at 19:00 UTC on July 10 (04:00 on July 11 JST). MV ‘Albedo’ Held by Pirates Sinks EU Naval Force can confirm that the Malaysi
Top News of the Week July 8 – 13, 2013
Top News of the Week July 8 – 13, 2013