Africa
Bowleven fights Monaco shareholder’s attempt to take control
Bowleven plc, a UK-based oil and gas company with African assets, has urged its shareholders to oppose attempts made by the Monaco-based private investment vehicle, Crown Ocean Capital (COC), and a shareholder in the company, to take control of Bowleven. Following its requisition of a General Meetin
DeepOcean Delivers 3D Laser Survey of Tullow’s Subsea Assets Off Ghana
ADUS DeepOcean and DeepOcean Ghana have recently completed a deepwater subsea 3D laser survey off the West Coast of Africa for Tullow Oil. According to DeepOcean, it is the first extensive commercial survey of its kind, heralding a new era of high resolution, cost effective data acquisition subsea.
DeepOcean gathers data for Tullow in laser survey off Ghana
Dutch offshore services provider DeepOcean has completed a deepwater subsea 3D laser survey offshore Ghana for the oil and gas company Tullow Oil. The company said on Wednesday that the survey was done by its subsidiary ADUS DeepOcean and DeepOcean Ghana. The 3D laser survey was done off the West Co
New oil prospects unlocked on Cairn’s Senegal acreage
New 3D seismic data interpretation has unlocked “numerous, highly attractive, oil prospects” on the Cairn Energy-operated acreage offshore Senegal. Cairn’s partners in three blocks offshore Senegal – Sangomar Deep, Sangomar Offshore, Rufisque Offshore – are ConocoPhillips with 35% working interest,
Top Five Panamax Bulker Trade Routes
Due to the tendency of trade routes to change pushing demand somewhere else, VesselsValue has put together a report showing the current state of affairs at the top 5 Panamax Bulker trade routes based on the total ton miles moved. Mainly a grains trade, especially soybeans, the volatile Panamax bulke
International offshore rig count sinks in January
The international offshore rig count for the first month of the year was down both sequentially and year over year, according to rig count reports by the oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes’ report shows that the international offshore rig count for January 2017 was 206, down 4 fro
BW Offshore to take over Kudu field off Namibia
FPSO specialist BW Offshore has entered into a farm-out agreement with the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) for a 56 percent stake in the Kudu license, offshore Namibia. BW said on Tuesday that the state-owned NAMCOR would hold the remaining 44 percent of the license. As a result o
Interview: Global offshore rig fleet worth $56.6 billion
VesselsValue, a website providing intel on offshore and shipping world including the valuations of the various kinds of vessels, has now expanded its coverage to offshore drilling rigs. Offshore Energy Today has interviewed VV’s Head of Offshore Miles Cole to learn more about the service, how they
DW: O&G operators to shift away from troubled deepwater areas
Hydrocarbon production from the ‘Golden Triangle’ will peak in 2019 due to the lack of projects sanctioned in recent years, the energy intelligence group Douglas-Westwood said in its DW Monday report. The Golden Triangle incorporates the deepwater (>500 m water depth) plays of Brazil, the U.S. Gulf
PHOTO: Keppel Shipyard to Deliver FPSO for Eni’s OCTP Project
Keppel Shipyard, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, has held a naming ceremony for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Yinson Production (West Africa). The spread-moored FPSO unit was named John Agyekum Kufuor. It will be chartered by Eni Ghana Exploration & Product
DOF scores brace in Egypt
Norwegian offshore shipowner DOF has won two contracts in Egypt. The company said on Monday the contract was with a large international contractor in for the vessels Skandi Saigon and Skandi Sotra. According to VesselsValue, the contractor in question is the Italian company Saipem. Both contracts ha
IADC Facts About: Backhoe Dredgers
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released its ‘Facts About’ publication on backhoe dredgers. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subjects. Eac