Africa
Kosmos starts more drilling off Mauritania and Senegal
Kosmos Energy started the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Kosmos kicks off 2nd phase of exploration drilling off Mauritania & Senegal
Oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has begun the second phase of its multi-well exploration drilling program offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The company said on Friday that the Atwood Oceanics-owned drillship Atwood Achiever is now on location offshore Senegal in the Cayar Offshore Profond block. Th
TechnipFMC helping Ghana bring Sankofa gas online
TechnipFMC, a recently established oilfield services giant, is taking part in development of Ghana’s giant offshore oil and gas project- the Sankofa. However, the company is not dipping its toes in the ocean here, as the work for TechnipFMC will be based onshore. Namely, the company with three headq
TechnipFMC Delivers 20th Subsea Tree for Egina Field
TechnipFMC has reached a new milestone associated with Total’s Egina project with the delivery of the 2oth subsea tree for the ultra-deep field off the coast of Nigeria. Earlier this year, the first TechnipFMC subsea trees for Egina field were prepared in Dunfermline, Scotland, for completion at the
CEDA Publishes Its Annual Report 2016
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just released its CEDA Annual Report 2016, detailing their work over the previous year and highlighting work related to the new initiatives. “2016 was an interesting year, in many ways, and for CEDA it was an outstandingly positive one with a few ‘firsts’.
Shell sells Gabon onshore assets
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell reached an agreement with Assala Energy Holdings, a Carlyle Group company, to sell its Gabon onshore interests for US$587 million.
Liberian Registry Hits 150 Mn Gross Ton Mark
The Liberian Registry, which holds the position of the second largest ship registry in the world, behind Panama, in terms of numbers of ships and gross tonnage, has passed the historic milestone of 150 million gross tons. Following registration of the 43,301 gross ton bulk carrier SBI Jive, owned by
Eni bags pair of Ivory Coast blocks
Italian oil company Eni has obtained majority stakes in two new exploration blocks off the shore of the Ivory Coast. The two blocks are located approximately 50 km from the country’s coastline, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The two deep offshore blocks, denominated CI-101 and CI-205,
Eni expands exploration acreage offshore Ivory Coast
Italy’s Eni grabbed the majority stakes in two new exploration block approximately 50 kilometers off the shore of the Ivory Coast.
Submissions Open for IADC Safety Award 2017
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just announced that submissions for their annual IADC Safety Award are open. The Award seeks to identify the exceptional safety performance of a particular project, product, ship, team or employee. “The Award is open to all companies a
FAR thinking of arbitration against ConocoPhillips over Senegal stake sale
FAR Limited, an oil company owning a share in the giant SNE oil discovery offshore Senegal, has yet to resolve its dispute with ConocoPhillips regarding the latter’s 2016 sale of stake to Australia’s Woodside. While ConocoPhillips’ divestment to Woodside has widely been perceived as a done deal, or
iContainers: New Alliances to ‘Shake Things Up’
New shipping alliances set to come into effect next week will lead to a shortage of options for freight forwarders, online freight forwarder iContainers said. Starting April 1 the previous four alliances will be regrouped to three, namely THE Alliance, Ocean Alliance and 2M. The effect of this new r