Africa
Kenya: Tideland Signal Lands Mombasa Port Contract
Tideland Signal Limited, a British-based member of the Tideland group of companies, has won another major contract to supply buoys and lanterns for the port at Mombasa. Previous orders have come from the Kenya Ports Authority, but the current order was placed by Van Oord of the Netherlands, which ha
Rialto Finds More Oil at Gazelle Well, Offshore Ivory Coast
Rialto Energy Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has discovered more oil at its Gazelle-P3 ST well offshore Côte d’Ivoire. at the Gazelle-P3 ST Well, Offshore Côte D’Ivoire. Since the last report the well has been drilled to a depth of 3521m MDRT (2855m TVDSS) and encountere
Sygmat Delivers 6180 HD-SL to La Reunion
The tender to supply a large rope excavator for maintenance works that are in progress on the island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean has been awarded to Sygmat, Sennebogen’s dealer in France. According to khl.com, a 6180 HD-SL has been delivered to DEAL, the local port administration. This 180 ton
Mozambique: Future Looks Great for Maputo Port
The Macauhub reports that three investment projects to expand basic infrastructures in the port of Maputo should be completed this year, according to the schedule approved for the respective 2012-2030 development programme. These projects include enlarging the port’s main access gate, through which
Bounty, Aminex to Carry Out Seismic Survey Offshore Tanzania
Bounty Oil & Gas NL has announced an update on the Nyuni Area PSA and the Kiliwani North development, following an announcement to LSX by the operator, Aminex PLC. Bounty holds a 5% participating interest in both projects. The expanded Nyuni Area PSA was issued to the joint venture in October 2011 a
Songa Eclipse Ready for Work Offshore Angola
Songa Offshore, a Cyprus based drilling contractor, has announced that Songa Eclipse semi-submersible drilling rig completed its extensive acceptance testing program and started its one well plus 18 month contract with Total E&P Angola on Saturday 19 May. The rig carried out top hole drilling at red
Ocean Rig Drillship to Drill for Chariot Offshore Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Africa focused independent oil and gas exploration company, has, together with its partner Enigma Oil & Gas (Pty) Limited, reached an agreement with Ocean Rig UDW Inc. to use the Ocean Rig Poseidon drillship for drilling of the Kabeljou (2714/6-1) well on the Nimrod pr
GIIGNL: LNG Trade Up 9.4 Percent in 2011
In 2011, global LNG trade grew by 49.4 106 m3 (20.7 Mt), a growth of 9.4% compared with 2010, according to GIIGNL’s 2011 LNG industry report. As during the previous year, the main contribution to the increase of LNG flows came from Qatar, as the country was responsible for 67% of additional LNG prod
UK: IMO’s MSC to Develop Guidance for Private Maritime Security Companies
A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime secu
Nigeria: Lekki Port Signs EPC Contract with CHEC
China Harbour and Lekki Port Company formally signed the Contract on Lekki Deepwater Port EPC Project of Nigeria in Singapore on May 11, 2012. CHEC vice president, Lin Yichong attended the meeting and signed on the contract on behalf of the contractor. The value of the contract of Phase I project is
Kenya Ports Authority on Right Track
The Kenya Ports Authority corporate affairs department said in a press statement that the recent expansion trend is gradually being embraced at the port as proven by the successful handling of some large carriers recently. Benard Osero, the KPA corporate affairs manager, said the Mediterranean Shipp
Nigeria: CHEC Lands Lekki Port Contract
China Harbour and Lekki Port Company formally signed the Contract on Lekki Deepwater Port EPC Project of Nigeria in Singapore on May 11, 2012. CHEC vice president, Lin Yichong attended the meeting and signed on the contract on behalf of the contractor. The value of the contract of Phase I project is