Africa
EMAS AMC Bags $65 Mln Contracts in Gulf of Mexico and West Africa
Ezra Holdings Limited, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced that its subsea construction division, EMAS AMC, has secured contracts worth more than US$65 million, including options, for projects in the Gulf of
Ghana: Takoradi Harbour to Get Two Additional Berths
President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday announced that government would build two additional berths at the Takoradi Harbour to accommodate more ships as a result of the oil extraction in the area. He said government would also build a mini-harbour at Domuli in the Western Region to increase the in
Tanzania: Orca Exploration’s SS-11 Well Comes on Stream
Orca Exploration Group Inc. and its operating subsidiary PanAfrican Energy Tanzania Limited jointly announce that its new SS-11 well is onstream which is expected to maintain and strengthen reliability of gas production from Tanzania’s Songo Songo gas field. The new production well SS-11, completed
Saipem Bags $1.1 Bln Contracts in Brazil, Angola and Caspian Sea
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth $1.1 billion in Brazil, Angola and the Caspian Sea. In Brazil, Saipem has signed an EPIC contract with Petrobras for the projects Sapinhoá Norte and Cernambi Sul, within the development of the Pre-Salt Risers in the Santos Basin, approximately
Dana Gas Starts Production from Egypt NGL Plant
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s largest private sector natural gas company, announced that its joint-venture, the Egyptian Bahrain Gas Derivatives Company (EBGDCo) NGL extraction plant region at Ras Shukheir in Egypt, first of its kind in the Gulf of Suez region, has loaded its first propane cargo
ICS: Action Needed on Places of Refuge and Casualty Investigations
There are some clearly identifiable steps which need to be taken to enhance shipping’s already very impressive record of maritime safety, according to International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe. Speaking at the IMO Alternative World Maritime Day Event in Bahrain this
3D Seismic Offshore Mauritania Starts in Mid-November, Chariot Says
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, has signed a contract for acquisition of a 3,500km2 3D seismic survey in Block C19 offshore Mauritania. The Company has contracted Fugro-Geoteam AS to carry out the programme in water depths ranging from 30m t
HMS Protector Surveys Darkdale Wreck Off St Helena Island
The ice patrol ship HMS Protector has returned, after seventy-one years, to the spot where Darkdale went down in James Bay to survey the wreck using her suite of the latest sonar technology. In 1941, St Helena served as an important staging post in the war against the U-boat in the South Atlantic. D
HMS Protector Helps Salvage Experts Study in St Helena
Survey ship HMS Protector produced stunning sonar imagery of the wreck of a wartime tanker to help salvage experts study the state of it. Unmistakeably broken in two, these are the upturned remains of a Royal Navy tanker seen as never before after seven decades on the Atlantic seabed. This is the wr
Chariot to Acquire 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Mauritania
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that it has signed a contract for acquisition of a 3,500km2 3D seismic survey in Block C19 offshore Mauritania. The Company has contracted Fugro-Geoteam AS to carry out the programme in water depths
No Trema Oil for Noble Energy (Cameroon)
Noble Energy, Inc. today announced that the Trema exploration well in the Tilapia license offshore Cameroon reached its target objective and encountered reservoir-quality sandstones that were water-bearing. The well is currently being plugged and abandoned. The Company’s total cost of the Trema well
Eni Hires Sedco Express Rig for $360 Mln (Nigeria)
Transocean, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors yesterday announced it has secured a 20-month contract for its Sedco Express rig. The contract value is estimated at $360 million. The Swiss-based rig owner revealed that the deepwater semisubmersible rig will work for Italy’s oil giant Eni