Africa
Nigeria: Federal Government to Develop Deep Seaports
The Federal Government has unveiled plan to develop a number of deep seaports to ease the pressure on existing ports facilities in the country. Assurance to this effect came recently in keynote address by the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, as the three-day 12th Maritime Seminar for Judge
Nigeria Thinks Big
The Federal Government has unveiled plan to develop a number of deep seaports to ease the pressure on existing ports facilities in the country. Assurance to this effect came recently in keynote address by the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, as the three-day 12th Maritime Seminar for Judge
Anadarko Makes New Gas Find Offshore Mozambique
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Atum exploration well discovered another significant natural gas accumulation within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin. The Atum discovery well encountered more than 300 net feet (92 meters) of natural gas pay in two high-quality Oligocene fan
Another Gas Discovery for Anadarko Offshore Mozambique
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Atum exploration well discovered another significant natural gas accumulation within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin. The Atum discovery well encountered more than 300 net feet (92 meters) of natural gas pay in two high-quality Oligocene fan
South Africa: Damen Wins Order for Pilot Cutter and Tugboat from TNPA
The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa has ordered a Pilot Cutter 2706 and its fifth Stan Tug 2006 with Damen Shipyards Cape Town for operations in the expanding Port of Saldanha (South Africa). Both vessels have been specifically designed for the South African market. The Pilo
Ciena’s Intelligent Mesh Chosen for LION 2 Submarine Project in Africa
Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, announced its collaboration with the LION2 consortium on the recently inaugurated second phase of the LION (Lower Indian Ocean Network) submarine cable project in Africa. As part of the project, Ciena’s intelligent optical switching solution – already depl
UK: InterManager Gets Several New Members
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management industry, has boosted its membership with several new members joining its ranks during the first quarter of this year. Full members joining include ship management company Nigeria LNG and crew manager Nedcon. They are joined b
Nigeria: Onitsha River Port Fully Operational
Onitsha River Port in Anambra state is now fully operational and equipped to standard, according to allafrica.com. Architect Ahmed Aminu Yar’adua, Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), disclosed this while conducting members of the House of Representatives Committee on
Dolphin Secures Cash for Bolette Dolphin Drillship (Norway)
Dolphin International AS, a subsidiary of Norway’s Fred. Olsen Energy ASA , has signed a new five year bank credit facility of up to $1.5 billion. The company will use the money to prepay existing bank loans, full-finance the newbuild Bolette Dolphin drillship and for general corporate purposes. The
Tullow Makes Oil Discovery Offshore Ivory Coast
Tullow Oil plc announces that the Paon-1X exploration well in the CI-103 licence offshore Côte d’Ivoire has intersected good quality light oil in a Turonian fan system. Paon-1X is the first deepwater exploration well drilled in the CI-103 licence and has encountered 31 metres of net oil pay in a gro
Ivory Coast: Rialto Drilling Ahead at Gazelle Sidetrack Well
Rialto Energy Limited provides a weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST2 Well, Offshore Côte D’Ivoire as at 06:00hrs, 5 June 2012 (GMT). The Gazelle-P3 well was spudded on 12 March 2012 using the Transocean GSF Monitor jack-up drilling rig. The well is the first of an overall thre
Damen – CSD500 Dredgers Almost Ready at Cape Town Shipyard (South Africa)
Two cutter suction dredgers, type CSD500, are almost ready at Damen Shipyards Cape Town. The standard dredgers are prefabricated shipbuilding kits, which have been constructed in South Africa. They have been built as per the Damen philosophy to build for stock to meet customer demand for a proven de