Africa
Equatorial Guinea calls bids for 32 offshore blocks
Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines has launched the country’s latest oil and gas blocks licensing round, EG Ronda 2016, at the Africa Oil & Power conference in Cape Town, South Africa. According to the energy ministry, a total of 114 discoveries have been made in the country to date, with 48 resu
Shipping Firms Still Far Away from Cyber Security Basics
While cyber security has become a hot topic on conference platforms and industry events around the world, implementation plans and training for crew are lagging as companies take time to develop top-down strategies, according to shipping industry’s provider of shipboard software solutions GTMaritime
Seadrill reaches safety milestone offshore Congo
Seadrill, an offshore deepwater drilling contractor, has reached a safety milestone offshore Congo. Seadrill stated via social media on Monday that its jack-up rig the West Ariel has marked its eighth straight year without lost time injury (LTI). The KFELS ‘B’ class, independent jack-up rig, was bui
Gibson: Tanker Owners Told to Invest Wisely in New Tonnage ahead of Price Cuts
Prompted by difficulties in accessing new finance, shipyards are likely to reduce further the newbuilding prices in the tanker sector in the face of stiff competition between yards for new orders. The move is seen as the probable course of action aimed at inciting new investments especially on the b
Angola LNG loads first cargo after 2014 shutdown
The Chevron-led $10 billion Angola LNG project has loaded its first cargo of the chilled fuel since the facility was closed in April 2014, due to a major rupture on a flare line.
ICS: EU’s CO2 Regulations Must Line Up with International Rules
The member national shipowners’ associations of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have agreed to commence a co-ordinated campaign in an effort to persuade the European Union (EU) of the vital necessity of aligning its unilateral regulation on the monitoring of shipping’s CO2 emissions with
Aker Solutions’ ‘Longest-Ever’ Umbilicals System for Zohr Field
Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver its “longest-ever” umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel in Egypt is worth more than NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the second quarter, the company said. It stipula
Aker Solutions to deliver its ‘longest-ever umbilicals’ for Zohr field
Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver what is says is ‘its longest-ever umbilicals system’ at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel in Egypt is worth more than NOK 1 billion ($122.2M) and will be booked in the second quarter. It
Aker scores umbilicals contract for giant Egypt gas field
Aker Solutions said it has secured a contract to deliver its “longest-ever” umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel, a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Eni, is worth more th
Aminex presses on with Kiliwani North commissioning
Following the first gas produced from Aminex-operated Kiliwani North field off Tanzania in April, commissioning of the power generation system and other auxiliary facilities has now been completed. Aminex said on Monday that commissioning of the gas plant and subsea pipeline started on June 1, 2016.
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (May 30 – June 05). Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from
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