Africa
Chevron Orders GE Production Systems for Lianzi Project
GE Oil & Gas today announced it has received a £102 million (US$165 million) contract to supply production equipment to Chevron’s Lianzi project, situated offshore between Angola and the Republic of Congo. GE will provide a range of technologies to enable EPC (engineering, procurement and constructi
Afren Extends FPSO Contract (Nigeria)
Afren Energy Resources Limited has exercised the first of the 5 one year extensions from the original contract for the FPSO Armada Perkasa with effect from 1 July 2013, the Malaysia-based Bumi Armada announced last week. The contract extension for the Bumi Armada-owned FPSO, which has been operating
Wilhelmsen Ships Service Opens Suez Liferaft Station
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has opened a new liferaft service station in Suez, Egypt, which will service vessels transiting the Suez Canal and Egypt’s main ports. Russell Dinwoodie; General Manager WSS Egypt said: “With over 17,000 vessel transits per year in the Suez Canal, this new Liferaft Ser
Nigeria: Officials to Extend River Niger Dredging
According to chairman of Senate committee on environment and ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki, the River Niger dredging project will be extended to Jebba. This extension of the dredging program to the Kwara State is in order to check the perennial floods in Patigi and Edu Local Government Areas of the
Hydrasun Awarded Contracts from BP in Angola, Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured contracts in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico and in Azerbaijan, with major oil and gas operator BP. The combined value of the three contracts is anticipated to run to
Tullow Preparing Offshore Guinea Acquisition
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SCS Corporation Ltd, (“SCS”) has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc, a leading independent oil & gas exploration company, for exclusive negotiations in respect of a potential acquisition of a forty
Bumi Armada Secures Contract Extension for FPSO Armada Perkasa
Bumi Armada Berhad, an international offshore oil and gas services provider, announced last week that Afren Energy Resources Limited has exercised the first of the 5 one year extensions from the original contract for the FPSO Armada Perkasa with effect from 1 July 2013. The contract extension for th
COGAZ Signs MoU with CEB, Benin
Gasol, the West African energy development company, announced that, following its agreement in principle to form a joint venture company with Societe BenGaz called COGAZ, it has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for COGAZ to supply gas to Communaute Electrique du Benin, (CEB) the electric a
Hydrasun Secures Contracts from BP in Angola, Gulf of Mexico and Azerbaijan
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured contracts in Angola, the Gulf of Mexico and in Azerbaijan, with major oil and gas operator BP. The combined value of the three contracts is anticipated to run to
Chariot Oil & Gas Acquires Additional Offshore Exploration Block, Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco) Ltd., has entered into a petroleum agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco (“Morocco”) for
Chariot Acquires Additional Offshore Exploration Block in Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chariot Oil & Gas Investments (Morocco) Ltd., has entered into a petroleum agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco (“Morocco”) for
Ezra Secures USD 65 Million Contracts in GoM and West Africa
Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra, the Group), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, today announced that its subsea construction division, EMAS AMC, has secured contracts worth more than US$65 million, including options, for