Africa
Tullow’s 2010: Transformational Year for the Company (Ghana)
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), the independent oil and gas exploration and production group, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2010. Results summary In 2010, Tullow demonstrated continued exploration and appraisal success and delivered first production from the Jubilee development in re
Nigeria: Brass LNG Project on Hold
Over $12 billion Brass Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Bayelsa State has been put on hold until the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is passed… (tribune) [mappress] Source: tribune, March 7, 2011;
DOF ASA Wins IRM Contract in Baobab Field, Offshore Ivory Coast
DOF Subsea UK secures IRM contract in the Baobab field, West Africa worth approx £1 million. DOF ASA’ subsidiary, the Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Services in the Baobab field, West Africa which is worth
DOF ASA Secures Contract for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Services in Baobab Field (Ivory Coast)
DOF ASA’ subsidiary, the Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Services in the Baobab field, West Africa which is worth approximately £1 million. The project is scheduled to start in Q2 2011, using DOF Subsea’s ve
SonAir to Support Offshore Oil Operations in Angola with 7 New Sikorsky Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and SonAir Servico Aereo, S.A. (SonAir) announced the signing of a contract for six S-76C++™ helicopters in a ceremony held at Heli-Expo. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. SonAir has been flying Sikorsky products for more than 15 years in support of offsho
Nigeria: FHN Expands Board
First Hydrocarbon Nigeria (FHN) has today announced the appointment of Faiz Imam (photo) and Adebayo Ayorinde to its Board of Directors. Ahonsi Unuigbe also joins FHN as Chief Financial Officer. Afren plc holds a 45 per cent. shareholding in FHN. Biographies Mr Ayorinde is presently Managing Directo
Nigeria: Jigawa State Government Unveils Anti-Flood Plan
The Jigawa State government says it has taken measures to control the flooding predicted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). (234next) [mappress] Source: 234next, March 4, 2011
First Hydrocarbon Nigeria Announces Management Appointments
First Hydrocarbon Nigeria (“FHN”) has today announced the appointment of Adebayo Ayorinde and Faiz Imam(photo) to the FHN Board of Directors and Ahonsi Unuigbe as Chief Financial Officer. Afren plc (“Afren” or the “Company”) holds a 45 per cent. shareholding in FHN. FHN has today announced the appoi
Nigeria Could Lose USD 541 mln During Bonga Field Maintenance Period
Nigeria on Wednesday lost over N6.4 billion as the shutdown of 225, 000 barrels per day Bonga field entered the second day. Shell … By Adeoal Yusuf (Allafrica) [mappress] Source:AllAfrica, March 3, 2011;
EGS Completes Submarine Cable System Between Seychelles and Tanzania
Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks awarded EGS the landing site visits, inshore survey and offshore geophysical survey of the Seychelles East African Submarine cable system linking Port Victoria in the Seychelles to Dar es Salam in Tanzania . The SEAS system is the first fiber optic telecommunication
Kosmos Energy Discovers Oil at Enyenra-2A Appraisal Well, Offshore Ghana
Kosmos Energy announces today that the company’s Enyenra-2A appraisal well has confirmed a downdip extension of the light oil field discovered by the Owo-1 (renamed Enyenra) exploration well drilled in 2010 offshore the Republic of Ghana on the Deepwater Tano Block. The Enyenra-2A well encountered o
China to Benefit from Nigerian LNG
Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Austin Oniwon, has said that the country’s new target for LNG expor… (allafrica) [mappress] Source: allafrica, March 2, 2011;