Africa
CGGVeritas Wins 4D Processing Contract in Angola
CGGVeritas announced today that, after negotiations with Total Exploration & Production Angola and Sonangol, it has been awarded a five-year contract for the 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial monitor surveys planned to take place offshore Angola. Over 6,000 km2 of seismic data
CGGVeritas Wins 4D Processing Program Offshore Angola
CGGVeritas announced that, after negotiations with Total Exploration & Production Angola and Sonangol, it has been awarded a five-year contract for the 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial monitor surveys planned to take place offshore Angola. Over 6,000 km2 of seismic data from
Nigeria: Calabar Dredging Plan on Right Path
As vanguardngr.com reports, the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to commence the dredging of the Calabar Channel to enable bigger ships berth at the Calabar Port Complex. Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport, who disclosed this to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State during a
WOC Holds Second ‘Sustainable Ocean Summit’ in Washington DC, USA
The World Ocean Council’s second “Sustainable Ocean Summit” (SOS) will be held December 3-5 in Washington D.C. to further advance leadership and collaboration among the diverse ocean business community in addressing marine environment and sustainability challenges. The SOS is the only international,
Mauritania Government Approves Chariot’s Block Acquisition
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that the Contract regarding the Block C19 concession offshore Mauritania, as announced on 10 April 2012, has been approved by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and is now effective
Cecon Completes Pipeline and Umbilical Installation Offshore Nigeria
Recently Cecon has completed the installation of four flexible pipelines and umbilical’s for Broron Oil & Gas/Addax Petroleum in waters offshore Nigeria, West Africa. The project was initially awarded (Oct 2011) to Cecon ASA as a fast-track subsea tieback project for the management, transport, insta
Cecon Installs Pipelines and Umbilicals Offshore Nigeria
End March Cecon has completed the installation of four flexible pipelines and umbilical’s for Broron Oil & Gas/Addax Petroleum in waters offshore Nigeria, West Africa. The project was initially awarded (Oct 2011) to Cecon ASA as a fast-track subsea tieback project for the management, transport, inst
UK’s EnerMech to Work on Total’s Oil Fields in Africa
EnerMech, an Aberdeen based provider of mechanical services solutions to the energy services sector, has been awarded a pre-commissioning contract in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon by Technip. The workscope is for precommissioning services on the Congo Gabon Flexible Replacement Project
Dutch Government Approves Expansion of Atalanta Counterpiracy Mission
Pirate camps on the Somali coast may now also be tackled from Dutch ships. The Dutch Government approved the expansion of the Atalanta counterpiracy mission and informed the House of Representatives of the decision on 6 April. However, military personnel will not set foot on land for the purposes of
EIA: Global Gas Consumption Doubled from 1980 to 2010
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report that between 1980 and 2010, global consumption of dry natural gas rose from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) to 113 Tcf. Although consumption in North America saw the slowest regional growth in percentage terms (29%) from 1980 to 2010, th
Orange Launches Indian Ocean’s New Submarine Cable LION2
France Telecom-Orange and the other members of the LION2 consortium – the Group’s subsidiaries Mauritius Telecom, Orange Madagascar and Telkom Kenya, as well as two other operators, Emtel Ltd and Société Réunionnaise du Radiotéléphone – celebrated in Mayotte today the launch of commercial services f
Ivory Coast: Rialto to Resume Drilling at Gazelle within Days
Rialto Energy Limited last week reported that while drilling at Gazelle-P3 well, offshore Ivory Coast, the drill-pipe became stuck at a depth of 1070 meters. During the process of trying to free the drill-pipe, mechanical problems with the rig equipment occurred which have since been rectified by th