Africa
France: CETO 4 Awaiting Deployment on Reunion Island
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, advises that the CETO 4 unit is awaiting deployment on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. The deployment has been delayed and is now awaiting the necessary weather window to ensure a safe installation. Carnegie will provide a further update after
Anadarko Successful at Barquentine-4 Well, Offshore Mozambique
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced that with the success of its Barquentine-4 appraisal well, the partnership has completed the drilling portion of its planned appraisal program in the discovery area offshore Mozambique. The Barquentine-4 well, located in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Ba
Nigeria: Community Against Ebeberegbene Dredging
First Marine and Engineering Company was fired yesterday from the Federal Government dredging project in Ebeberegbene community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. The dredging contract of a canal to link Bulou-Ndoro community was awarded to this company by the Federal Ministry of Niger
Cooper Energy: Hammamet West 3 Drilling to Start in Q4 2012 (Tunisia)
Preparations for drilling of the Hammamet West-3 well in the Bargou permit have progressed consistent with the plan with CE Tunisia Bargou Ltd awarding a contract for Well Management Services to AGR Petroleum (ME) Ltd – Dubai.
Kenya: Dredging Works Enable Biggest Container Vessels to Enter Mombasa Port
Recent dredging works in the Mombasa channel enabled the accommodation of the biggest ever container vessel, according to AllAfrica. The channel has been dredged to a depth of 15.0 meters in the inner channel, with a width of 300 meters in the narrowest point. Also works on the turning basin have de
Kenya: Dredging Brings Bigger Vessels to Mombasa Port
Recent dredging works in the Mombasa channel enabled the accommodation of the biggest ever container vessel, according to AllAfrica. The channel has been dredged to a depth of 15.0 meters in the inner channel, with a width of 300 meters in the narrowest point. Also works on the turning basin have de
Spectrum Starts Luderitz Seismic Survey Offshore Namibia
Spectrum, in partnership with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), has commenced a new project in the Luderitz basin following the successful completion of an extended 2D Multi-Client seismic survey covering the deep water Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Orange Basin program a
Spectrum Starts Seismic Survey in Luderitz Basin Offshore Namibia
Spectrum, in partnership with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR), has commenced a new project in the Luderitz basin following the successful completion of an extended 2D Multi-Client seismic survey covering the deep water Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Orange Basin program a
Rialto Energy: Drill-Pipe Stuck at Gazelle. Drilling Faces 2-Week Delay (Ivory Coast)
Rialto Energy Limited , provides the following weekly update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 Well as at 06:00hrs, 1 April 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 three well drilli
Bowleven Divests EOV Permit Offshore Gabon
Bowleven, the African focused oil and gas company, traded on AIM, today announces the completion of the sale of its entire equity interest in the EOV Permit, offshore Gabon, to Perenco SA for a cash consideration of $35 million plus a working capital adjustment. The transaction involves the sale of
EUNAVFOR Stops Group of Suspected Pirates Off Somalia
EU Counter Piracy Naval Forces (EUNAVFOR) have tracked down and stopped a group of suspected pirates who were believed to have tried to attack a Hong-Kong flagged tanker approximately 400 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia. EU Naval Force warship FS Aconit was called to investigate after the ta
Mozambique: CFM Revenues Rise 20 Pct
According to Macauhub, the revenues at Mozambican state rail and port management company Empresa Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) in 2011 rose 20 percent against the previous year and totalled 1.645 billion meticals. The chairman of the Board of Directors of CFM, Rosário Mualeia, said