Master of the oil tanker Freight Margie died on board the ship while it was anchored some seven nautical miles off the Port of Durban on July 6, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) informed. NSRI Durban duty crew was alerted that the master collapsed unconscious on board the Italy-fl
Overflow systems are designed to optimize the efficiency of the dredging process by draining excess water and leaving more weight available for the payload, thus limiting the amount of turbulence in the hopper. During the overflow process, the aim is to remove excess water from the hopper, making ro
A Filipino crewman was medevacked from the bulk carrier Cape Orchid off Port Elizabeth on June 30, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) informed. As explained, NSRI Port Elizabeth launched a sea rescue craft to rendezvous with the bulker to evacuate the medically ill 41-year-old seafa
Italian oil and gas giant Eni has formally started oil production from its Sankofa field in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, in Ghana. According to Ghanaian media reports, Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a ceremony aboard the John Agyekum Kufuor FPSO on Thursday turned t
As the “lower for longer” outlook keeps getting longer, some rig owners are setting the scene for a major restructuring in the offshore drilling industry. By David Carter Shinn Within a reasonable timeframe, rig dayrates, especially for deepwater drilling rigs, won’t increase from current cash break
Eco Atlantic has welcomed the news on Tullow Oil’s farm-out of a portion of a stake in an offshore license in Nambia to India’s ONGC. As Offshore Energy Today has reported, ONGC Videsh has reached a binding agreement with Tullow Oil to buy 30 percent interest in Namibia Petroleum Exploration License
The Nigerian Senate will look into the alleged improprieties of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) related to the spending of $3 billion for the dredging of the Calabar, Lagos and Bonny channels 11 years ago. Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, has welcomed the decision of the Senate to
Nigeria’s cabinet has approved the national gas policy which should help the country broaden its economy beyond oil. The petroleum ministry said on Wednesday that the gas policy would form appropriate institutional, legal, regulatory and commercial framework for the gas sector, and remove the barrie
Following press reports that the Gambian government ended talks with African Petroleum (AP) for the extension of exploration rights for two offshore blocks, the Oslo-listed oil company denied the claims. The licenses in question are A1 and A4 offshore The Gambia where African Petroleum holds a 100%
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released in its latest Terra et Aqua an article named ‘Safety on Site‘. One in five fatal accidents occur in construction and a high percentage of it involves a man on the ground. This article explains how companies can significantly red
The study of the impact of global sea-level rise on tides has found that tidal changes will have implications for existing and proposed tidal renewable energy sites.
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) said it will provide $1 billion in project financing for the Eni-led Coral South FLNG project offshore Mozambique.
