Africa
Thales Sonar Helps Royal Navy in Minewarfare Operations (Libya)
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. HMS Bangor, a Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), has been on NATO operations off the Libyan coast, tasked with searchi
Fairstar to Transport Drilling Rig RESPECT from Nigeria to Texas
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Oando Energy Services, the leading indigenous, energy and energy services company in Nigeria to transport the drilling rig RESPECT from Lagos, Nigeria to Galveston, Texas. The contract value is USD 3.05 million. Chris Muilwijk, Sale
Fairstar to Transport Drilling Rig from Nigeria to USA
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Oando Energy Services, the leading indigenous, energy and energy services company in Nigeria to transport the drilling rig RESPECT from Lagos, Nigeria to Galveston, Texas. The contract value is USD 3.05 million. Chris Muilwijk, Sale
Tullow Becomes Operator of New PSC Offshore Mauritania
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) arrangements have been agreed with the Government of Mauritania and its Joint Venture partners. These arrangements will enable the Group to progress the appraisal and development of existing discoveries and pursue explorati
SIAG Participates at World Wind Energy Conference (Egypt)
SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG – the leading manufacturer of steel components for wind energy turbines – will participate at the World Wind Energy Conference for the first time this year. After a successful exhibition in Istanbul last year with 400 conference participants and 1000 exhibition visitors, the
SIAG Participates at World Wind Energy Conference (Egypt)
SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG – the leading manufacturer of steel components for wind energy turbines – will participate at the World Wind Energy Conference for the first time this year. After a successful exhibition in Istanbul last year with 400 conference participants and 1000 exhibition visitors, the
HMC’s Construction Vessel Balder Completes Offshore Installation Works in Angola
After a period of 15 months, Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) completed the Block 31 PSVM campaign offshore Angola. HMC’s Deepwater Construction Vessel Balder finished the offshore installation campaign with the safe and successful lay down of the last second end FTA of the last production line. Wit
Sierra Rutile to Expand Projects in Bonthe District (Sierra Leone)
Sierra Rutile Mining Company, one of Sierra Leone’s leading mining companies has disclosed plans to expand its mining operational projects i… By Mohamed Kanu (drwebsite) [mappress] Source: drwebsite, October 28, 2011
Nigeria: Dredging of Calabar Channel to Boost Port Activities
The Public Affairs Officer of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Eastern Ports, Mr Nwachukwu Okoroafor, has said that the only challenge fa… (TheTideNewsOnline) [mappress] Source: TheTideNewsOnline, October 28, 2011
Nigeria: Dredging Will Boost Calabar Port Activities, Says Official
The Public Affairs Officer of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Eastern Ports, Mr Nwachukwu Okoroafor, has said that the only challenge fac… (thetidenewsonline) [mappress] Source: thetidenewsonline, October 28, 2011
AP Moller-Maersk Group Concludes Plans to Expand Ports Operations in Nigeria
Danish shipping and ports operations giant, AP Moller-Maersk Group, has concluded plans to expand its ports operations in Nigeria… By John Iwori (thisdaylive) [mappress] Source: thisdaylive, October 28, 2011
AWI Launches Antarctic Expedition
On Friday, 28 October 2011 the research icebreaker Polarstern sets off on its 28th Antarctic expedition. Over 200 scientists and technicians from research institutions in 14 countries will take part in the five expedition legs. They will examine a wide variety of topics: oceanography and marine chem