Africa
RXT Wins Contract for Seismic Survey Offshore West Africa
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has been awarded a contract in West Africa with an international oil company. The survey duration is estimated to be up to 5 weeks. The survey will be acquired with RXT1 and RXT4, and is scheduled to commence in April. RX
RXT Wins Contract for Seismic Acquisition Offshore West Africa
The multi-component seismic company Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT) has been awarded a contract in West Africa with an international oil company. The survey duration is estimated to be up to 5 weeks. The survey will be acquired with RXT1 and RXT4, and is scheduled to commence in April. Ac
USA: CAMAC Energy CEO Steps Down
CAMAC Energy Inc. , a U.S.-based energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas, today announced that Chief Executive Officer and President, Byron A. Dunn, has decided with the Board of Directors to resign his positions with the Company, effective immediately. T
Ghana: Tullow Encounters Gas Condensate at Tweneboa-4 Appraisal Well
The Tweneboa-4 appraisal well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has successfully encountered gas condensate in good quality sandstone reservoirs. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids have confirmed the western extent of the Tweneboa gas condensate accumulatio
Petrofac Inks Algerian Gas Deal
British oil and gas group Petrofac signed a £730 million deal in Algiers Monday with In Salah Gas for the development of gas fields in the S… [mappress] Source: yahoo, April 12, 2011;
Nigeria: Onitsha Port to Start Operation by June
Federal Government hassaid the Onitsha port is ready for operation to ease transportation stress and reduce the sufferings of importers… BYEMMANUEL UZOR (sunnewsonline) [mappress] Source: sunnewsonline, April 12, 2011
Plexus Holdings Strengthens its Position in Egyptian Oil & Gas Market
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has signed an agreement with BG Egypt, a division of BG Group plc (‘BG Group’), a leading oil and gas operator in the global energy marke
Plexus Wins Contract to Supply POS-GRIP Wellhead System to BG Egypt’s Zonda Well
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has signed an agreement with BG Egypt, a division of BG Group plc , a leading oil and gas operator in the global energy market, to supply
Eni Successfully Appraises Sankofa Discovery, Offshore Ghana
Eni announces the successful appraisal and testing of the Sankofa discovery in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) licence, offshore Ghana. The Sankofa-2 well was drilled in 864 meters water depth at a distance of about 55 km from the coast and successfully appraised the Sankofa discovery. The wel
Eni Announces Successful Appraisal of Sankofa (Ghana)
Eni announces the successful appraisal and testing of the Sankofa discovery in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) licence, offshore Ghana. The Sankofa-2 well was drilled in 864 meters water depth at a distance of about 55 km from the coast and successfully appraised the Sankofa discovery. The wel
Alto Group Holdings Announces Approval of Commercial Exploitation License of Bouge Gold Project
Alto Group Holdings, Inc., an innovative mining and commodities trade company headquartered in New York, exploitation license of the Bouge gold project. On November 29, 2010, the company executed an agreement to acquire mineral rights of the Bogue River Dredging Concession in Mali, West Africa. The
Dolphin Geophysical Inks Contract With GXT for 2D Seismic Acquisition Survey Offshore West Africa
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a contract with ION’s GX Technology group (GXT) for a three month 2D seismic acquisition survey offshore West Africa. The project will be acquired by Polar Explorer, the Company’s first 2D vessel, with acquisition commencing in April 2011. The contract includes a mobil