Africa
Finnish AVDP Takes Over Protection of World Food Programme Ship from Germans
On 15 March, the German Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD), deployed with the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta, transferred the responsibility for the protection of the World Food Programme (WFP) ship MV Caroline Scan to an AVPD from Finland. The German AVPD returns
NOAA Proposes Plan to Address Environmental Injuries from Tank Barge DBL 152 Gulf Oil Spill
NOAA released a draft damage assessment and restoration plan addressing environmental injuries from the 2005 Tank Barge DBL 152 oil spill in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The draft plan describes the steps NOAA has taken to see if natural resources, such as marine habitats, were injured by t
Cairn Farms Into FAR’s Licences Offshore Senegal
Australia’s FAR Ltd has announced a farm in agreement for its three blocks offshore Senegal in West Africa to Cairn Energy PLC, a major UK listed oil and gas company. Pursuant to the farm in agreement, which is subject to Senegalese Government approval, Cairn will operate and carry FAR through an ex
Africa: HMS Argyll Rescues Fisherman at Cape Verde
HMS Argyll was on operations approximately 20 miles off the Cape Verde coast when she received the news that a fisherman onboard the Trawler Wakashio Maru No.82 had been seriously hurt in an accident 24 hours earlier. His crewmates had been looking after him after he fell into the ship’s bilge but h
TGS Begins 2D Survey Off Sierra Leone
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 2D multi-client survey offshore Sierra Leone. The survey, SL13, will add 9,191 km of new 2D data to infill the existing 5,784 km of 2D data acquired in 2001. Upon completion of the SL13 survey, TGS will have approximately 15,000 km of contiguous 2D multi-client dat
TGS Begins 2D Multi-Client Seismic Survey Offshore Sierra Leone
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 2D multi-client survey offshore Sierra Leone. The survey, SL13, will add 9,191 km of new 2D data to infill the existing 5,784 km of 2D data acquired in 2001. Upon completion of the SL13 survey, TGS will have approximately 15,000 km of contiguous 2D multi-client dat
Drewry: Impact of Potential Closure of Suez Canal
Continuing civil unrest in Egypt, particularly around Port Said, highlights Europe’s dependence on the Suez Canal remaining open, according to Drewry’s new online product Container Insight Weekly. According to Drewry’s ‘what if’ calculations, were the Suez Canal to close tomorrow, Europe’s supply ch
Eni Makes Oil Discovery Offshore Angola
Eni on Friday announced it had made its ninth oil discovery in Block 15/06, in deep water offshore Angola, increasing the resource base of the West Hub project. The discovery was made through the Vandumbu 1 well, located approximately 150 kilometers from the coast. The well was drilled at a water de
Nigeria: Asa River Dredging Kicks Off
Channelization work has conmmenced on the Asa River in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, North Central Nigeria to boost transportation system and check flooding. A Nigerian government official says dredging of the river will go a long way in preventing loss of lives and property witnessed in the past
G6 Alliance Announces Port Rotations of New Service Product for Trans-Pacific Trade
After agreeing to expand the successful G6 Alliance to the Trans-Pacific trade earlier this year, the six member lines announced today the port rotations of their new comprehensive and competitive service portfolio. The new expanded cooperation will start in May with six coordinated services in the
Statoil, ExxonMobil Make Third Gas Discovery Off Tanzania
Statoil and co-venturer ExxonMobil announced their third high impact discovery in Block 2 offshore Tanzania in a year. The discovery of 4-6 TCF of natural gas in place in the Tangawizi-1 well brings the total in-place volumes up to 15-17 TCF. “The success in Block 2 is the result of an ambitious and
Gasol Secures USD 1 Mln Loan from SOCAR for Benin LNG Project
Gasol said that it has entered into an unsecured convertible loan agreement with Socar Trading S.A. (STSA). STSA is the international marketing and development arm of SOCAR, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. The loan reinforces STSA’s commitments to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and assist G