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Last Week of January – Top News
VIDEO: DEME’s Projects in 2012 The DEME Group presents an overview of the most important projects it was involved in during the past two years. UK: Boskalis Wins Port of Southampton Dredging Contract Associated British Ports (ABP) has recently awarded Boskalis Westminster the contract to widen and
Nigerian Ports Authority, Navy to Ensure Safe Navigation
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reiterated the Authority’s readiness to partner with the Nigerian Navy to ensure safe navigation on the country’s territorial waters. Speaking during the courtesy visit of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ibok I
NATO Shipping Centre: Weekly Piracy Update
During the reporting period of 22 – 29 January 2013 there were no piracy related incidents in the High Risk Area (HRA), NATO Shipping Centre informed in its Weekly Piracy Update. Merchant vessels are reminded to remain vigilant while transiting this area and ensure that Self Protection Measures are
NPA, Nigerian Navy to Ensure Safe Navigation
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reiterated the Authority’s readiness to partner with the Nigerian Navy to ensure safe navigation on the country’s territorial waters. Speaking during the courtesy visit of the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Ibok I
Farstad Takes Delivery of Far Spica PSV
Platform Supply Vessel “Far Spica” has been delivered from STX OSV Langsten to Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA. The vessel will start a 9-month charter contract with Statoil to support their drilling campaign on the coast of East Africa. A long-term facility has
Production Starts at BP-Operated PSVM Project Offshore Angola
Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol E.P.), as the concessionaire, BP Exploration Angola, as the operator, and the partners of Block 31, announced that production from the PSVM development area in Block 31, offshore Angola, has started. Initial production comes from three productio
Production Starts from PSVM Project Offshore Angola
Angola’s PSVM offshore project, located in the north east sector of Block 31, some 400 kilometres north west of Luanda and operated by BP, has come on stream, the UK-based oil and gas giant today announced. Martyn Morris, Regional President of BP Angola said: “The PSVM start-up is the reward for man
Morocco Approves Foum Draa Farm-Out
Following San Leon’s announcement of the farm-out agreement with Cairn Energy Plc on 28 August 2012, San Leon today announced that all parties have now received full Moroccan Authorities approval of the assignment of interest in the Foum Draa farm-out agreement. Cairn has now assumed operatorship of
VIDEO: BP Energy Outlook 2030
BP of UK posted a video about the company’s recently released Energy Outlook 2030. Over the next 20 years, unconventional oil and gas will have an increasing impact on global energy markets. Emerging economies, including China, India, Brazil and Russia, will continue to drive energy demand. Shale ga
Egypt: Shipping through Suez Canal Safe
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising that most port operations are currently continuing in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, and canal convoys have not been interrupted despite ongoing disturbances in Egypt and a state of emergency being declared
Bowleven Strikes Hydrocarbons Offshore Cameroon
Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, today announced positive results of the IM-5 well drilling offshore Cameroon. The IM-5 appraisal/development well, located approximately one kilometre south of the IM-3 well location, has an estimated target depth of 3,475 met
The Netherlands: More Workboats from IHC Beaver Dredgers
IHC Beaver Dredgers, the world’s market leader for standard cutter suction dredgers, is continuing to deliver workboats to complement its dredging vessels. Now for instance, the company has supplied another Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 to support an IHC Beaver® 1200 for its operations in Nigeria. Th