Africa
Tap Oil: Stena DrillMax Drillship Hired for Starfish Prospect (Ghana)
Australian Tap Oil Limited has announced the award by the Accra Joint Venture of the Drilling Rig Services contract for the drilling of the Starfish prospect to Stena Drilling. The Starfish-1 well will be drilled by the Stena DrillMAX, Dual Derrick Drillship which has recently drilled eight efficien
Technip Nets Largest Subsea Contract for Moho Nord Off Congo
Technip was awarded by Total E&P Congo a major lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation (EPSCI) and pre-commissioning for the Moho Nord development project. This project is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, a
Technip Clinches Major Subsea Installation Job from Total E&P Congo
French oilfied services provider Technip today informed it has been awarded by Total E&P Congo a “major” lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation (EPSCI) and pre-commissioning for the Moho Nord development project. The exact value of the contract was not
Top News of the Week April 1 – 6, 2013
Svenja Installs First Subsea Platform to Support Costa Concordia Refloating Early this morning, the work started on Giglio Island to install platform no. 1, the biggest subsea base which, with the other 5 subsea platforms, will provide a safe supporting structure for the Costa Concordia wreck after
Top News of the Week April 1 – 6, 2013
Oil Firms Welcome UK’s Decision on Easier Foreign Workers Employment Oil and gas companies facing a chronic skills shortage have received a boost with news that the UK Government is to relax the rules on employing engineers from outwith Europe. Newfield Reports Largest Gas Discovery in Company’s H
Top News – April 1 to 7, 2013
VIDEO: Dredger “Artemis” at Oude Maas (The Netherlands) At the 1st of April 2013 Van Oord’s Cutter suction dredger Artemis sailed at the Oude Maas, South Holland, the Netherlands. Vietnam: Dredger “Uilenspiegel” Arrives at Saigon Port Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Port on March 31 welcomed the arrival
Aveon Offshore Secures Contract for Erha North Phase 2 Development (Nigeria)
AVEON Offshore Limited, a wholly Nigerian owned engineering and fabrication services company, has recently secured a contract from Cameron Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited for the fabrication of some major components of the Subsea Systems for the Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPN
Aveon Offshore Building Key Components for Exxon’s Nigerian Oil Field
AVEON Offshore Limited, a wholly Nigerian owned engineering and fabrication services company, has recently secured a contract from Cameron Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited for the fabrication of some major components of the Subsea Systems for the Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPN
Africa Ports & Harbours Show Scheduled for June
Africa Ports & Harbours Show (24-27 June, 2013, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa) is the continent’s leading ports event. It is part of Africa’s only ports conference and exhibition with attendees from all over Africa. It is supported by government and industry alike. The Confer
Sonde, Viking Extend Farm-Out Deadline for Offshore Tunisia Block
Canada’s Sonde Resources Corp., has entered into an agreement with Viking Energy North Africa Limited to extend the deadline for meeting the conditions precedent under the Farm-Out Agreement that includes obtaining the consent of Joint Oil to the transfer of a 66.67% interest in the Joint Oil Block,
KBR to Design Topsides for Subsea 7
KBR today announced that it was selected by Subsea 7 to perform the topsides design for the Chevron Lianzi development project in a unitized offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola. KBR will provide laser scanning of the entire Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco topsides,
Subsea 7 Awards KBR Topsides Contract for Chevron Lianzi Field
KBR announced that it was selected by Subsea 7 to perform the topsides design for the Chevron Lianzi development project in a unitized offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola. KBR will provide laser scanning of the entire Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco topsides, FEED v