Africa
Mozambican Government Approves Strategy for ITD
The Mozambican government approved Strategy for Integrated Transport Development is currently underway in Mozambique along with some work on the country’s larger ports, macauhub.com reports. The works included in the project are dredging of the access channel and manoeuvring basin at the port of Bei
Italy’s Saipem Secures Multiple Offshore Drilling Contracts
Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $500 million. In offshore drilling, Saipem has signed a two year extension of the contract with Eni for the charter of Perro Negro 8, which is engaged in activities offshore Italy in the Adriatic Sea. The contrac
Rialto Hires Sapphire Driller Jack-Up for 2013 Drilling Campaign (Ivory Coast)
Rialto has signed an agreement with Vantage Drilling Company to use the Sapphire Driller Jack-up drilling rig for its proposed 2013 drilling programme on the CI-202 Block. The Sapphire Driller, which is currently on a long term contract in Cote d’Ivoire, is anticipated to be handed over to Rialto du
Human Cost of Somali Piracy Updated Report Released
A report highlighting latest details of the plight of seafarers at the hands of Somali pirates was launched on Friday 22nd June at a press conference in London. The report, The Human Cost of Piracy 2011, is written jointly by Kaija Hurlburt of One Earth Future for its Oceans Beyond Piracy project an
Rialto Awards Petrofac with Gazelle Field Development FEED (Ivory Coast)
Rialto has awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Gazelle Field Development to Petrofac. The work will be carried out in Petrofac’s Woking, UK office and is expected to be completed n October 2012. The Gazelle Field lies in Block CI-202 offshore Cote d’Ivoire and is being developed
2012 Day of the Seafarer (IMO)
On 25 June 2012, the international Day of the Seafarer, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is asking people around the world to use social networks to highlight just how important seafarers are to everyone on the planet, as they transport, all over the world, the vital items, commodities
AGR Names New Vice President of Well Management for UK & West Africa
AGR, the world’s largest independent well management group, has appointed Bill Fletcher as Vice President of Well Management (UK and West Africa). Previously Operations Manager at Senergy for four years, he succeeds Ian Burdis who has been made AGR’s Executive Vice President for UK, West Africa and
Rialto to Start Drill Stem Test on Gazelle (Ivory Coast)
Rialto Energy Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company, reports an update on the Gazelle-P3 ST2 well. As previously announced, the Gazelle-P3 ST2 well encountered the expected oil and gas bearing Upper Cenomanian reservoirs and will now be drill stem tested. Testing operations are
BP Officially Joins Serica in Luderitz Basin Offshore Namibia
The Minister of Mines and Energy in Namibia has consented to the assignment by Serica of a 30% interest in Serica’s Luderitz Basin Licence 0047 to Exploration (Luderitz Basin) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of BP, and the novated Licence has been approved by the Ministry. The assignment results
Marathon Farms Into Total’s Diaba License Offshore Gabon
Marathon Oil Corporation has entered into a farmout agreement with Total Gabon for a 21.25 percent working (25 percent paying) interest in the Diaba License G4-223 and its related permit in Gabon with an effective date of June 15, 2012. The companies expect to close the transaction, subject to compl
Vantage Drilling’s Fleet Expands Its Drilling Program
Vantage Drilling Company announced yesterday that it has received two contract awards for the Sapphire Driller adding an additional well to the Sapphire Driller’s current drilling program and three wells from another customer in the Ivory Coast. The contracts will commence in continuity with the cur
New Contracts for Vantage Drilling Jack-up Rigs
The Cayman Islands exempted drilling contractor has secured drilling contracts in Ivory Coast and Thailand.