The worldwide offshore rig count in May 2020 dropped 54 rigs year-over-year and 37 rigs sequentially, according to rig count reports by Baker Hughes.
There has been a massive 400% increase in attempted hacks since February 2020 coinciding with a period when the maritime industry turned to greater use of technology and working from home due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The data was cited by Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome, which believ
The current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen amid reduced attractiveness of a career at sea, according to the latest report from the global shipping consultancy Drewry. The consultancy estimates that there is a global officer shortage equating to around 2% of
Following the successful WODCON XXII conference, organized by the Chinese chapter of the Eastern Dredging Association (EADA) in Shanghai this April, the host of the next WODCON, CEDA, announced the details for the next congress in the series. WODCON XXIII will take place from 16th-20th May 2022, at
The stricken Chinese-flagged crude oil tanker Yua Hua Hu has arrived in the Port of Durban, where it is moored, based on the latest information from the Marine Traffic. The ship was towed a week after experiencing problems while sailing through South Africa’s Wild Coast on the Indian Ocean, reported
Oil and gas companies currently have assets for sale with recoverable reserves of more than 5 billion barrels of liquids and 7.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of natural gas, Rystad Energy estimates.
With COVID-19 still a concern and climate change being a major talking point all around the world, drone operators and innovators are trying to test and push the limits of usefulness of drones in the offshore industry both here and now and in the future.
Denmark’s Svitzer, the world’s largest tugboat operator, said Tuesday it has won a contract extension to support operations at Egypt’s Idku LNG export plant. Under the extension, Maersk’s unit Switzer will continue to assist the Egyptian LNG-operated plant with four tugs, two mooring boats and one p
Nigeria’s six-train liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island suffered an operational trip mid-May.
British oil major BP has named a new chief executive officer (CEO) of its BP Southern Africa (bpSA) entity.
Oil and gas exploration firm Neptune Energy has appointed Mehdi Bouguetaia to take on the role of Algeria managing director. Bouguetaia joins Neptune from Shell where he was technical support and subsea operations general manager with Rashpetco JV in Egypt. An Algerian national, he started his caree
Cape Town-based subsea engineering expert, MMO, a Unique Group company, has developed a non-invasive positive pressure ventilator. The system has been specifically created to aid African authorities treat patients who are displaying COVID-19-related symptoms. The Uni-Life 100 ventilator can be mass
