Africa
ConocoPhillips hits snag in Senegal deepwater stake sale to Woodside
ConocoPhillips’ plan to sell its stake in an oil find off Senegal to Woodside Petroleum hit a speed-bump on Tuesday as a junior partner attempted to buy time to pre-empt the deal at the same time it announced an increase in the size of the field.
Tanzanian president urges faster LNG project development
John Magufuli, Tanzania’s president on Monday called on the state officials to expedite the development of a US$30 billion LNG project proposed in the area of Likon’go, Mchinga Lindi region.
MSI: Tanker Market Conditions Causing Headaches for Owners
Current conditions in the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) freight market are not entirely attributed to seasonality, according to Maritime Strategies International (MSI), instead, MSI says dynamics reflect lower rates of crude import growth across the year combined with reduced waiting times and muc
West African Coast Struggling with Coastal Erosion
Deltares is working on the quantification of the large-scale coastal sediment budget of four countries in West Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin. The main objective of the study is to quantify natural sediment transport patterns and the potential effects of major human interventions and cli
Popular news, August 15 – 21, 2016
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 15-21, 2016). Heron Expands Its Dredging Fleet with New Backhoe Heron Construction Ltd, a New Zealand company involved in dredging and marine construction works, has launched the latest addition to its fle
Pirates Attack Vectis Osprey off Nigeria, Crew Safe
The 2012-built general cargo vessel Vectis Osprey resumed its regular voyage after it was attacked by a group of pirates while sailing some 30 nautical miles off the coast of Bonny, Nigeria, on August 17. The Nigerian Navy responded to the vessel’s requests for assistance and boarded the ship, forci
President Tours Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Harbor Expansion
As part of his ‘Changing Lives and Transforming Ghana’ tour of the Western Region, John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, recently inspected the Albert Bosomtwi-Sam Fishing Harbor expansion project in Sekondi, Ghana News Agency reports. Mr Richard Anamoo, the Director-General of the Ghana Ports an
Total scraps Ensco’s drillship contract
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco has received a notice of early termination of a drilling contract for the drillship Ensco DS-7 from the French oil company Total. Ensco said on Thursday that the termination will become effective in early fourth quarter of 2016, based on Total’s current we
Tanker Granted Access to Zueitina Terminal
The Greece-flagged crude oil tanker New Hellas has been granted approval to enter Libya’s Zueitina oil terminal after the oil port was reopened at the beginning of August, according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The 123,054 cbm tanker will now enter the terminal in order to transfer a crude
Tullow Sees First Oil from TEN Fields
Tullow has seen first oil delivered from the Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) fields offshore Ghana, to the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. According to the company, the TEN start-up process is now well advanced and Tullow expects oil production to ramp-up gradually towards the FPSO capacity of 80,
Sparrows and SPIE Partner Up
Sparrows Group and SPIE Oil & Gas Services have signed a global agreement to work in collaboration to support the energy sector. The deal should see the companies work together to initially deliver their collective service offering throughout Africa before they expand the scope of their collaboratio