Africa
ESC, GSF to Tackle Consolidation in Container Shipping
Representatives of exporters and importers from around the world, the European Shippers’ Council and the Global Shippers’ Forum, have joined forces to advance and protect their members’ interests in the face of unprecedented change in the global container shipping industry. The move was made amid sh
Eni Gives Nod for Coral South Development Off Mozambique
Eni’s board of directors has authorized the investment for the first phase of the development of the Coral discovery (Coral South project), located in the deep waters of the Rovuma Basin in Area 4, offshore Mozambique. The project involves the construction of six subsea wells connected to a floating
MPL Charters GC Rieber’s Polar Onyx for Chevron Job in WA
GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) in West Africa for the SURF vessel Polar Onyx. The 130-meter flexible pipelay and subsea construction vessel will perform subsea construction/SURF installation and field development for end client Chevro
Huawei Marine Completes Avassa Subsea Cable Project
Huawei Marine has delivered the Avassa submarine cable system, the 10th submarine cable project the company has been involved with in Africa. Comoros Telecom and Mayotte based carrier STOI, signed the construction contract with Huawei Marine in January 2016 to provide connectivity between Grande Com
GC Rieber’s ‘Polar Onyx’ vessel SURFs in W. Africa
Norwegian offshore shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has secured a time charter contract for its Polar Onyx SURF vessel. Under the charter, with Marine Platforms Limited (MPL), the Polar Onyx will perform subsea construction/SURF installation and field development for end client Chevron in West Africa. T
Eni directors approve Coral FLNG investment plan
The board of directors of the Italian oil and gas company Eni has approved the investment plan for the Coral South FLNG project offshore Mozambique. The decision follows the approval of the Plan of Development for the Coral discovery, offshore Mozambique, given in February this year. The plan of dev
Sirius Petroleum hires Add Energy for well management contract in Nigeria
Sirius Petroleum, a company working to develop the Ororo field offshore Nigeria has signed a well management contract with Add Energy. The contract is for a multi-well campaign, part of Sirius’ shallow offshore development project in Nigeria, starting in the first half of 2017. Sirius said that the
Eni approves Coral FLNG investment plan
Eni of Italy has approved the investment plan for the first phase of the development of the Coral gas discovery in the Rovuma Basin (Area 4), offshore Mozambique.
Panoro: Repair works on Aje slated for December
Production from the Aje oil field offshore Nigeria, which lifted its first crude in September, has continued to be limited by the performance of the Aje-5 well, Panoro, a partner in the field said on Thursday. According to Panoro, Aje-5 requires subsurface intervention to remedy a mechanical problem
Interview with Nakilat MD on LNG market dynamics
At the mention of Nakilat, the first thought that springs to mind are those giant Q-Max and Q-Flex LNG tankers, the royalty of the LNG shipping industry. Nakilat’s (Qatar Gas Transport Company) current fleet stands at 63 wholly- and jointly-owned LNG carriers including 18 conventional-sized vessels.
Boskalis Launches ‘Creating New HORIZONS’
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just launched the fourth edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine. “In our magazine we offer fresh perspectives from external experts and present projects and approaches that push back operational and technological boundaries,” Boskalis said. In this new edit
Report: Tanzania LNG FID to take five years at least
Reaching the final investment decision on Tanzania’s LNG export project will take at least five more years, according to Statoil’s Tanzania country manager Oystein Michelsen.