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Top News of the Week May 20-25, 2013
Greek Shipowners Place Orders for 142 Newbuildings at Chinese Shipyards Greek Shipping Minister, Kostis Moussouroulis revealed in his recent official visit to China that the Greek shipowners had placed an order for 142 newbuildings at Chinese shipyards. VIDEO: Building Maersk Line’s Triple-E Vessels
Top News of The Week May 20 – 25, 2013
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Gondwana Gold. Encouraged by HRT’s Discovery Offshore Namibia
Gondwana Gold Inc. announces that it views the recent announcement by HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. regarding the results of the Wingat-1 well in the Walvis Basin as positive in the context of establishing a working petroleum system in the deeper waters of Namibia. The recovery of light oil and
Top News – May 20 to 26, 2013
USA: Stone Harbor Renourishment Moves Ahead Stone Harbor officials have learned that the ongoing beach nourishment project will now involve the entire beachfront. USA: President Obama Visits Ellicott Dredges (VIDEO) President Barack Obama visited Moravia Park Elementary School, local manufacturer
Morocco: CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt Docks at EUROGATE Terminal
The CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, the second 16,000 TEU mega container ship of the French shipping line CMA CGM, docked Wednesday, 22 May 2013, at the EUROGATE Tanger container terminal in Morocco on her maiden voyage. The vessel, which put to sea on her maiden voyage in Pusan/South Korea on 19 Ap
Statoil Buys Interest in Block 6 Offshore Tanzania
Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd. Block 6 covers 5,549 square kilometres in the Mafia basin offshore Tanzania, with a water depth of 1,800 metres. Block 6 is located approx.170 kilometres north of the Statoil-op
Nigeria: Senate Discusses Urgent Need for Rivers Dredging
The Senate deliberated on the motion titled ‘Emergency Preparedness for 2013 Flood and Rainfall Prediction. This program will include: urgent need for dredging and desilting of the River Niger, the Cross River, River Benue and other inland waterways in Nigeria; and accordingly resolved to mandate th
Petrobras Sells 12 Pct in Tanzanian Offshore Block to Statoil
Norway’s oil company Statoil has acquired a 12% working interest in the Block 6 licence offshore Tanzania from operator Petrobras Tanzania Ltd, a subsidiary of the Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras. Block 6 covers 5,549 square kilometres in the Mafia basin offshore Tanzania, with a water dep
BGP, TGS Sign Seismic Data Acquisition Contract for East Africa
BGP has signed a three year Cooperative Agreement with TGS to acquire, process and market multi-client 2D and 3D seismic data in East Africa. The agreement includes the 2D 13,135 km seismic survey in west Morondava, offshore Madagascar, which was acquired by BGP from January to May. BGP and TGS will
BGP, TGS to Shoot Seismic Offshore East Africa
China’s geophysical services company BGP has signed a three year Cooperative Agreement with Norway’s TGS to acquire, process and market multi-client 2D and 3D seismic data in East Africa. The agreement includes an initial 2D multi-client 13,135 km seismic survey in west Morondava, offshore Madagasca
Wärtsilä to Supply DEH System for Chevron’s Lianzi Field Off Africa
Wärtsilä is the market leader in topside direct electrical heating systems being involved in 85 per cent of all contracted systems to date. This latest valuable order for Wärtsilä DEH technology provides further evidence of the benefits of the proven technology for West African installations. On the
Wärtsilä Bags DEH Contract for Lianzi Project (Congo)
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply its Direct Electric Heating (Wärtsilä DEH) system for Chevron Overseas Congo Limited’s Lianzi offshore development project, located off the Republic of Congo and Angolan coasts. The 9000kW system w