Africa
Hyperdynamics Completes Study of O&G Concession Off Guinea
Hyperdynamics Corporation yesterday announced the completion of an updated oil resource evaluation study of the oil and gas concession offshore Republic of Guinea conducted by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., a leading provider of reserve audits and exploration resource assessments. A summary
Angola: Bright Future for Lobito Port
The Angolan Executive is investing 120 million kwanzas in the programme of rehabilitating, expanding and modernizing the Lobito Port, in the central Benguela Province. This was announced last Thursday in Lobito (Benguela Province) by the Transport minister Augusto da Silva Tomás, at the opening of t
Transocean Wins $530 Mln Worth of Drilling Contracts
Transocean, a Switzerland-based international offshore drilling contractor, has announced it has secured new drilling contracts and extensions worth approximately $530 million. In its fleet status report, issued Thursday, the drilling contractor revealed it has been awarded new deals for its rigs Se
SeaBird Secures Contract for ‘Osprey Explorer’ in West Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc announced that the Osprey Explorer has been awarded a contract with estimated duration of about 30 days in West Africa. Estimated contract value is approximately USD 2.6 million. Commencement is within the next days. Osprey Explorer is currently in Las Palmas. SeaBird is a gl
Osprey Explorer En Route to West Africa
SeaBird Exploration’s seismic vessel Osprey Explorer has been awarded a contract with estimated duration of about 30 days in West Africa. The name of the client was not disclosed. Estimated contract value is approximately USD 2.6 million. The contract is expected to start within the next days. Ospre
SeaBird’s Osprey Explorer Bags West African Contract
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) announced that the Osprey Explorer has been awarded a contract with estimated duration of about 30 days in West Africa. Estimated contract value is approximately USD 2.6 million. Commencement is within the next days. Osprey Explorer is currently in Las Palmas. Sea
Update on Emma Maersk Incident (Egypt)
On 1 February 2013, Emma Maersk, Maersk Line’s largest container vessel, experienced ingress of water into the engine room. The vessel had just commenced its southbound transit through the Suez Canal en route to Asia. The captain decided to terminate the planned voyage and go alongside the nearby Su
VIDEO: Van Oord “Athena” (The Netherlands)
Ivory Lake has developed a Cutter Suction Dredger simulator for Van Oord. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyjg0wg3CTk The simulator is based on the dredging vessel named “Athena”. [mappress] Dredging Today Staff, February 13, 2013
Snakes Pay a Visit to Maersk Deliverer Rig in Angola
Denmark’s Maersk Group today posted an interesting story about snakes visiting its Maersk Deliverer semi-submersible drilling rig. The company did not specify how and when exactly the snakes appeared on its drilling unit in Angola. Maersk said: “They’re big, they’re brown, they’re long, they’re…snak
ROV Market in Oil & Gas Industry to Reach Value of $2.46 Bln in 2013
The global market for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the oil & gas industry will reach a value of $2.46bn in 2013,according to a report published by Visiongain. The sector will experience strong growth over the forecast period as increasing expenditure in the deepwater and subsea construction
VIDEO: Jan De Nul Group
People and vessels. These are the driving forces behind Jan De Nul Group. Thanks to skilled employees and the ultramodern fleet, Jan De Nul Group ranks at the top of the international dredging industry as well as being one of the largest civil engineering and environmental contractors. https://www.y
Plans for Submarine Cable Linking Mtunzini to Cape Town Announced
IDC and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have recently provided funding for the construction of submarine cable linking Mtunzini, Cape Town, East London and Port Elizabeth, telecommunication provider Techteledata announced. According to MyBroadband, Techteledata’s managing director and