Africa
Engie puts Cameroon LNG project on hold
French utility and LNG player Engie has put on hold its plans on building a liquefied natural gas export plant on the coast of the Kribi region in southern Cameroon.
Drewry: Bad Time to Own Old Boxships
More containership capacity is being demolished than ever before, including old-design ships made redundant by the new Panama Canal; however, the trend will not make a significant impact on the current capacity surplus unless owners also refrain from ordering many new vessels, according to shipping
Marathon Oil extends life of Alba gas field supplying EG LNG plant
Marathon Oil Corporation has achieved first gas production through its new Alba B3 offshore compression platform off Equatorial Guinea.
Sirius gains nod to drill three wells on Ororo field
Sirius Petroleum has received an approval from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment for the Environmental Impact Assessment Survey (EIA) on the Ororo Field Licence (OML 95), offshore Nigeria. The company announced on April 22, 2016 that together with its partners, Guarantee Petroleum and Owe
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Top news of the week July 11-16, 2016
Production at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project still suspended Liquefied natural gas production at Chevron’s US$54 billion Gorgon project in Australia remains suspended following a “minor gas leak” earlier this month. LNG Canada FID delayed, again Hague-based LNG giant Shell and its partners in LNG Cana
Readers’ Picks of the Week (July 11th-15th, 2016)
Boskalis Decides to Withdraw 24 Vessels Dutch dredging and maritime company Boskalis has decided to take 24 vessels out of service in the 2016-2018 period through their scrapping, sale and lay-up… Read More CSL Bulk Carrier Aground in St. Lawrence River Channel The 37,690 dwt bulk carrier Whitefish
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 11-17, 2016). Boskalis Announces Job Cuts and Fleet Reduction Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has completed its fleet rationalization study announced earlier this year. The Netherlands to Implement New Flo
New security patrol vessels to guard offshore assets in Nigeria
Two new 35-meter offshore security patrol vessels for surveillance, intervention, and protection of offshore assets in the Gulf of Guinea have been delivered, to protect offshore oil and gas assets in Nigeria. Incat Crowther said on Friday that the two vessels named M/V Hezekiah and M/V Lady Dora we
Mauritius Convicts Suspected Somali Pirates
The Intermediate Court of Mauritius has reversed its earlier decision and convicted twelve persons accused of attempting to carry out an act of piracy against a merchant ship, MSC Jasmine, on 5 January 2013, the court papers show. The conviction follows an earlier court ruling, made in November 2014
Hapag-Lloyd Increases Port Coverage in WMX Service
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said that it plans to revise its West Africa Mediterranean Express (WMX) service effective end of July 2016. The upgraded West Africa Mediterranean Express (WMX) will feature an increased port coverage with the ports of La Spezia, Genoa and Takoradi, with sailings
Nigeria LNG appoints new CEO
Nigeria LNG, operator of the giant Bonny export plant, said it has appointed Tony Attah as new managing director and CEO. Attah will take over from Babs Omotowa, who has been at the helm of the LNG operator since December 2011.