Africa
Strainstall to Supply Critical Mooring Monitoring Solution for Total’s Moho Nord TLP
James Fisher and Sons plc announces that its subsidiary Strainstall Limited (“Strainstall”) has been awarded a contract through Hyundai Heavy Industries to provide Total with an Integrated Marine Management System for their Moho Nord Tension Leg Platform (“TLP”) destined for installation off the Con
Total: Integrated Marine Management System for Moho Nord TLP
James Fisher and Sons plc today announces that its subsidiary Strainstall Limited (“Strainstall”) has been awarded a contract through Hyundai Heavy Industries to provide Total with an Integrated Marine Management System for their Moho Nord Tension Leg Platform (“TLP”) destined for installation off t
Nigerian Ports Authority on Right Track
The Nigerian Ports Authority in its Quarterly report of 1st Quarter, 2013 has witnessed increased gross tonnage of coastal vessels and Cargo traffic over the same period in 2012. Available statistics shows that Gross tonnage of coastal vessels was 2,237,822mt, an increase of 23% over 1st quarter 201
Top News of the Week June 24 – 29, 2013
Salvage Operation Planned for MOL Comfort Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced in the official statement that the company has contracted a salvage company to recover the two MOL Comfort’s hull parts, after the containerships’ hull was split into two on June 17 during heavy weather while the vessel wa
Top News of the Week June 24-30, 2013
Steel Cutting Ceremony Held for Petronas FLNG, Malaysia Petronas held steel cutting ceremony for its floating LNG facility. The ceremony was led by PETRONAS’ President and Group CEO, Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas and was jointly hosted by Technip’s President & CEO Mr. Thierry Pilenko and DSME’s
Top News of The Week June 24 – 29, 2013
Atwood Places Order for 4th Drillship in South Korea SapuraKencana Nets $2.7 Bln PLSV Contract in Brazil GALLERY: Damen Introduces New Arctic Offshore Support Vessel Design Trans Adriatic Pipeline Selected for Shah Deniz Gas Transport Total Splashes More Cash on Egina. Awards Saipem $3Bln Co
Top News – June 24 to 30, 2013
3 Dead, 2 Missing after Dredger Sinks (China) Three people died and two are still missing after a dredger sank off the coast of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday night, local authorities said Thursday. Qatar: Doha Newport Project Moves Ahead The number of wharf concrete-b
Cameroon: Kribi Deepwater Port Project Reaches Milestone
From May 31 to June 1, in the Cameroon Kribi Deepwater Port Project, the installation of the first caisson and the first underwater reef blasting at the wharf foundation trench was completed one after another, marking the important progress in the project. At 19 o’clock on May 31, with the close coo
Wood Mackenzie: 95 New Deepwater Rigs to Be Built by 2022
Drilling activity and spend will significantly increase in global deepwater markets over the next decade according to new analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The Future of Global Deepwater Markets study indicates well spend is expected to grow from US$43 billion in 2012 to US$114 billion in 2022 challenging
BCC: NPA Joint Venture Records Modest Successes (Nigeria)
The Bonny Channel Company (BCC), a joint venture company between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the channel Management Company (TMC) has justified the reasons for its establishment since it started operation 8 years ago. The General Manager of the Company, Mr. Bart Van Eenoo said the company
Labat Buys Share in Namibian Offshore Licence
Labat,a South Africa-based company, has signed an agreement with Amicitia Holdings Limited (“the Vendor”) on 20 June 2013, in terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Palatina Petroleum Limited for an acquisition price of US$14 million. The Acquisition, which is subject to t
Rialto Provides Update on Starfish Prospect Drilling (Ghana)
Rialto Energy Limited provides the following update on the Starfish-1 oil exploration well in the Offshore Accra Contract Area, Ghana. The well will target a large stratigraphic trap in the deep water of eastern Ghana, interpreted to be potentially comparable to the Jubilee oil field in western Ghan