Africa
Total Makes $10 Bln FID for Moho Nord Development (Congo)
Total, operator of the Moho-Bilondo license, today announces the final investment decision and EPC contract awards for the Moho Nord development, consisting of the Moho-Bilondo Phase 1bis and Moho Nord projects. First oil is expected in 2015, with output reaching 140,000 barrels of oil equivalent pe
Ivory Coast: APM Terminals Consortium Chosen as Preferred Bidder for Abidjan
A consortium comprised of APM Terminals, Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouygues has been named the preferred bidder to manage a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan. Plans for the new facility (TC2), call for an investment of 300 billion Central African Francs ($590 million USD) over the
Estonian VPD Protects Vulnerable Vessels from Pirates
Some contributing nations support the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta with specialised assets to counter piracy off the Horn of Africa. Estonia supports Operation Atalanta with a Vessel Protection Detachment (VPD) on board the French frigate FS Courbet. VPDs are ready to emba
Nigeria LNG Orders Four LNG Tankers from SHI
Nigeria LNG has reportedly placed an order with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea for four LNG tankers. Samsung Heavy said the deal was conditional on Nigeria LNG securing finance for the order, Reuters informs. Another South Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy, is also in talks with NLNG to bui
Nigerian Ports Authority MD Says Cooperation with NLNG Benefits Both
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi, has said that the Authority appreciates the role of the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Company, NLNG, in the Maritime Industry and therefore assured the company of continued mutual relationship, beneficial to both organisation
Dolphin and Shell to Rewrite Seismic Record Books of Orange Basin, South Africa
Dolphin Geophysical really needed to ‘think big’ for its recent 3D seismic survey with super-major Shell in the Orange Basin, South Africa. A huge survey area and limited timeframe led the Norwegian firm to adopt a radical approach to get the job done – it created, and successfully operated, the ‘wo
EUNAVFOR Commander Talks Cooperation on Counter-Piracy with Omani Officials
On 17 March, during a visit by the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez to Salalah, the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes, met with Omani officials in Salalah. The EU NAVFOR Force Commander met the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman’s
Mozambique to Host 3rd Annual Dredging and Port Expansion Africa
The 3rd annual Dredging and Port Expansion Africa will again be the premier meeting place for port and dredging professionals in Africa. This time however the event sets sail for the east coast of Africa and will dock in Maputo, Mozambique, from the 27 – 30 January 2014. Ports in Mozambique have ben
FMC Technologies Signs Subsea Services Contract Off Ghana
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Tullow Ghana Ltd. to provide subsea services for its developments in the Jubilee field. Under the terms of the agreement, FMC Technologies will support Tullow Ghana’s completions and production operations for the Ju
FMC Technologies Pens Subsea Services Deal with Tullow for Jubilee Field (Ghana)
FMC Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of subsea systems and services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Tullow Ghana Ltd. to provide subsea services for its developments in the Jubilee field. Under the terms of the agree
ICS Chairman Calls for Economic Sustainability in Shipping
Stringent measures to reduce shipping’s impact on the environment need to also be economically sustainable, warns the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). Speaking at this week’s Connecticut Maritime Association event in USA, Mr Masamichi Morooka told delegates: “In a truly diffi
Nigeria: State Government Urges River Niger Dredging
As a way of guarding against a recurrence of flooding in Kwara State and its environs, the state government has called on Federal Government to take urgent steps towards dredging River Niger. The Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Barr. Kayode Towoju, who made the call during an interview wi