Africa
SGC Announces Gold Recovery Results (Sierra Leone)
Sierra Gold Corporation has announced October and November 2011 gold recovery results. The company recovered 59 ounces from its support operations bringing its year to date gold recovery to 378 ounces. Additionally, Sierra Gold Corp. has received the dredging permit for its Pampana River operations
Ivory Coast: Antwerp Helps Further Development of San Pedro Port
The port of Antwerp is to collaborate in further developing the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) over the next few years. San Pedro, the largest cacao port in the world, has 2000 hectares of vacant land that will be put into use in stages in the near future. Port of Antwerp […
FMC Technologies Bags Subsea Contract from BP for Projects Offshore Angola
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a contract with BP for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea equipment for its ongoing deepwater projects offshore Angola. FMC’s scope of supply includes four subsea trees, control systems, wellheads, tubing hangers, well jumpers and subs
Morgan Stanley: LNG Shipping Rates Hit Record
Shipping rates of liquefied natural gas for a period of 12-months or more rose to a record, Bloomberg reported, citing an analyst at Morgan Stanley. A.P. Moller-Maersk, hired out LNG tanker Maersk Methane for three years at $140,000 a day, Ole Storer, a Morgan Stanley analyst said. Morgan Stanley sa
Kenya Maps Seven Deep Sea Offshore Oil Blocks
Kenya is mapping seven deep sea oil blocks as it steps up the hunt for the black gold, an energy official has said… (ce) [mappress] Source: ce, December 12, 2011
South Africa: Durban Climate Change Conference Concluded
The United Nations Climate Change Conference has concluded its seventeenth session (COP 17/CMP 7) in Durban, South Africa, meeting from 28 November to the early hours of 11 December 2011. As anticipated, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFC
Nigeria: Ibaka Seaport Will Create 100.000 Jobs, Says Governor
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio sees the deep seaport to be cited at Ibaka near the state’s capital city, Uyo creati… By SAMSON ECHENIM (leadership) [mappress] Source: leadership, December 12, 2011;
Nigeria: Ibaka Seaport Will Create 100.000 Jobs, Says Governor
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio sees the deep seaport to be cited at Ibaka near the state’s capital city, Uyo … By SAMSON ECHENIM (leadership) [mappress] Source: leadership, December 12, 2011;
ADBP Completes Supervision of Sierra Leone Dredging
Jan de Nul was contracted by AML to re-establish a navigational channel by dredging from Pepel out along the Sierra Leone River to Freetown. The channel being required to allow safe passage of Handymax Bulk carriers from the Pepel loading jetty to the offshore transhipment area, as part of AML’s Ton
Polarcus Bags Another Survey Job, Offshore West Africa
Polarcus Limited, a U.A.E based seismic specialist that operates a fleet of high performance 3D seismic vessels has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project will commence in January and is expected to run for approxim
Polarcus Signs Letter of Intent for 3D Seismic Survey Offshore West Africa
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project will commence in January and is expected to run for approximately four months. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geo
Atwood Oceanics Secures Contract for Atwood Aurora Offshore Cameroon
TWOOD OCEANICS, INC., announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Bowleven Plc. for the Atwood Aurora. The day rate for work offshore Cameroon will be approximately $134,000, with contract commencement expected in May 2012 in direct c