A large bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground at Pointe D’Esny, Mauritius on July 25. The Panamian-flagged Capesize bulker, built in 2007, was underway in the Indian Ocean from China to Brazil when it ran aground on a reef a few meters from the beach. The 203,000 dwt ship is managed by Japanese compa
Port management company International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has signed a concession contract with the Port Autonome de Kribi (PAK) for the development, operation and maintenance of the Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT) in Cameroon.
ION has announced the first 3D multi-client program in Mauritania with the Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy (MPME). ION will seamlessly integrate and reimage some 24,000 square kilometres of MPME-held 3D data. It can also further expand the scope to include approximately 15,000 kilometres of
Orange has deployed spectrum capacity with Infinera’s submarine solution on its MainOne submarine cable, in West Africa. Built upon Infinera’s fourth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE4) on the XTS-3600 platform, Orange was able to increase its regional capacity as well as improve the resilien
Cairn Energy has entered into an agreement to sell to Russia’s Lukoil its entire 40 per cent interest in the Sangomar development, offshore Senegal.
Subsea cables, laid on the seafloor to carry telecommunication signals across ocean and sea, represent the critical internet infrastructure. Like all other markets the subsea cables market has felt the impact of the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, which has in the last couple of months reshaped our li
Ezion Geber Energy has agreed with Connector Subsea Solutions to formally represent the company in Nigeria. The collaboration with a minimum three year duration will help support current offshore Nigeria projects and enable growth across all pipeline repair product lines. “We are excited to have sec
Hit by the Covid-19 downturn, the oilfield service market is not likely to rebound to last year’s activity level until 2023, according to a Rystad Energy analysis.
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has released from detention MSC Palak, a 9,411 TEU containership that lost more than 20 containers overboard in Algoa Bay last week.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and First Exploration & Production (First E&P) have completed SURF installation campaign on Anyala and Madu fields under OML 83 and OML 85, offshore Nigeria. The offshore installation campaign featured the installation, piling and grouting of subsea arc
Eni considers that the Public Prosecutor’s requests for conviction of the company and its executives in the Nigeria bribery case are completely groundless.
Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach said it has resumed production from its Skikda LNG export plant following maintenance works that included repairing a damaged turbine. Operations resumed at the Skikda LNG export facility on July 16. Sonatrach said in statement on Tuesday that Algeria’s LNG outpu
