Africa
Deepsea Metro II Drillship Arrives in South Africa
Last week (4. January), Odfjell’s Deepsea Metro II drillship arrived at DCD-Dorbyl Marine shipyard in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the yard stay is to carry out planned modifications for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract with Petrobras has a firm duration of 3 years and the value, includi
Deepsea Metro II Arrives at Shipyard in Cape Town, South Africa
Wednesday 4. January, the Deepsea Metro II arrived at DCD-Dorbyl Marine shipyard in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the yard stay is to carry out planned modifications for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract with Petrobras has a firm duration of 3 years and the value, including part of potenti
Royal Moroccan Navy’s SIGMA Frigate Begins Active Service
On Friday 23 December, HM King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, officially commissioned SIGMA Frigate ‘Tarik Ben Ziyad’ for the Moroccan Royal Navy. The 105 meter long SIGMA Frigate, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, was transferred to the Royal N
Songa Eclipse Getting Ready for Contract with Total in Angola
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, today provided a fleet update for October 2011. Songa Venus remained on location for Petronas Carigali, Malaysia through-out the period. The rig was shut down during the majority of the period and completed earlier announced repairs and testin
PF Warships Escort Over 80 Vessels through Gulf of Aden in 2011
In 2011, Pacific Fleet (PF) warships continued securing civilian shipping in the Gulf of Aden which is still considered a piracy-hazardous area. PF task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Vinogradov, tanker Pechenga, and salvage tug SB-522 had finished their anti-piracy mission in the spring
Kenya: World Leaders to Consider Dangers of Using Armed Guards on Board Vessels
Marine safety concern, BCB International, has warned world leaders to consider the dangers of using armed guards on board vessels, which may have tragic and unintended consequences. The leaders are due to meet next month in Kenya at an anti-piracy conference. Some commentators believed that the use
Total Wins Two Mauritanian Licenses
Total today announced that it has signed two exploration licenses with the Mauritanian government that gives it, as operator, a 90% interest in the following blocks: Block C 9 in ultra deep offshore Block Ta 29 onshore in the Taoudeni basin. The National oil company SMH will hold the remaining 10%.
Total to Explore for Oil in Mauritania’s Ultra Deepwater Block
French supermajor Total has signed two exploration licenses with the Mauritanian government that gives it, as operator, a 90% interest in Block C 9 in ultra deep offshore and Block Ta 29 onshore in the Taoudeni basin. The block C 9 is located approximately 140 kilometers offshore Western Mauritania,
UK: Cove Energy Up for Sale
Cove Energy, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company, has put itself up for sale as the company looks to extract maximum value from the development of its offshore operations in Mozambique. “Rovuma Area 1 Interest represents a substantial portion of Cove’s asset value within the portfolio of foc
Sierra Leone: Sunergy Announces Further Analytical Results for Pampana River Project
Sunergy Inc. has announced that it has received further analytical results on its Pampana ( Sierra Leone , West Africa ) Heavy Mineral Sands. Using lower analytical detection units than previous tests at Currenta’s analytical laboratory in Leverkusen, Germany , we have discovered that the sands cont
The Netherlands: Jumbo Shipping Receives Safety Award; Sponsors Ronald McDonald House
In 2011 Jumbo Shipping successfully completed its scope of work as awarded by client Technip for the ASENG field located off the coast of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. This field is to be developed as a standalone turret moored FPSO with subsea production, water injection and gas injection wells
South Africa: Authorities Start Removal of Oil from Sunken Dredger in Ngqura Harbour
Authorities have started the removal process of 70 tons of fuel oil and six tons of hydraulic oil from the sunken dredger in the Ngqura Harbour. “We anticipate that it will have a minimal impact. There are ships being unloaded and loaded and ships can come in and out of the port without any interfer