Africa
Eni Begins OCTP Production Off Ghana
Eni has launched production from the integrated oil & gas development project in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, off Ghana’s western coast. The OCTP development is made up of the Sankofa Main, Sankofa East and Gye-Nyame fields, which are located about 60 kilometers off Ghana’s Western R
Eni starts up OCTP project off Ghana
Italian oil company Eni has launched production from the integrated oil & gas development project in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, off Ghana’s western coast. According to Eni’s statement on Saturday, May 20 the project was started in just two and a half years, and three months ahead o
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Top news, May 15 – 21, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from May 15 – 21, 2017.
MeyGen reports on lessons learned during initial phase
The developers of the MeyGen tidal array project have summarized the lessons learned during the project’s Phase 1A in a report for the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Video: US national labs share wave modeling know-how
The WEC-Sim development team has released the recordings of the recently held wave energy modeling webinar, and announced another one for the next week.
Bulkers Caught Up in Western Sahara Dispute
The authorities in Panama have detained a dry bulk carrier loaded with around 55,000 tons of phosphate rock mined and sold from the disputed Moroccan region of Western Sahara, Reuters reports. The 2016-built Supramax Ultra Innovation, managed by Denmark’s Ultrabulk, was detained under a maritime cou
Top Six Largest Boxships
Starting with the latest addition to the global fleet of super-sized containerships, the recently-christened 21,413 teu OOCL Hong Kong has taken the title of the largest ship in the world based on its advertised nominal container intake. However, the sea giant features 191,317 in dwt capacity, consi
LWT Dredgers on Its Way to Uganda
After having completed the manufacturing process of the two dredgers in mid-April 2017 by supplier Liquid Waste Technology (LWT), an onsite inspection was carried out at the factory in New Richmond, WI. Parallel to the inspection, a delegation from Uganda consisting of four representatives from the
Six Crew Kidnapped from Cargo Ship off Nigeria
Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Pirates boarded an unidentified ship while it was underway around 21 nautical miles south of Nigerian Coast on May 17. Following the attack, pirates escaped. T
US TAG seeks experts for MHK devices validation project
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the United States to the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) TC-114 is looking to appoint subject matter experts for the new wave and tidal validation project.
Cairn: SNE-6 appraisal in line with previous wells
Oil and gas exploration and development company Cairn Energy has completed drilling operations at the SNE-6 appraisal well offshore Senegal and is moving on to the next target. The oil company informed on Thursday that rig performance continues to be excellent and operations have been completed ahea