
A Jamaica-flagged, Turkish-owned cargo ship has been detained by Libyan National Army (LNA) forces off Derna, a port city in eastern Libya.

Japan’s Modec has ordered six compressors from MAN Energy Solutions for an FPSO destined for the Woodside-operated Sangomar field offshore Senegal.

Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has completed the acquisition of new proprietary 3D seismic data over the entire Etame Marin block offshore Gabon.

Woodside has exercised its right to pre-empt the sale by FAR to ONGC Videsh of FAR’s entire participating interest in the RSSD joint venture in Senegal.

Global Petroleum has bought 2D seismic data for a license off Namibia ahead of the farm-out process, set to be launched after the seismic interpretation.

Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-12 drillship.

Naturgy, Eni and Egypt have reached a new agreement to resolve the disputes affecting Unión Fenosa Gas (UFG), a 50/50 joint venture between Naturgy and ENI.

What will become of oil and gas exploration efforts in the near- and longer-term following a drastic decrease in the level of oil and gas investments?

Sapura Energy’s drilling subsidiary Sapura Drilling has sent one of its rigs on its way to Congo to start drilling work for French oil major Total.

Four seafarers have been kidnapped in the latest piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea involving a crude oil tanker. The boarding of MV Agisilaos was reported on November 29, according to Dryad Global, while the vessel was underway in Ghanaian waters, 5 nautical miles from the Western edge of the Gulf

Oil firm Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has successfully negotiated the reissuance of its four licences in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia conditional to customary final government signature.

Ten seafarers were kidnapped yesterday from the general cargo vessel Milan while underway some 14 nautical miles off the Pennington Offshore Terminal in Nigeria. The vessel was in transit from Escravos to Douala, Cameroon, according to the UK-based maritime security firm Dryad Global. “AIS indicates