Africa
Somali ‘Pirate King’ Gets 20 Years of Prison
The notorious Somali pirate leader Mohamed Abdi Hassan, aka Afweyne, has been sentenced to 20 years of prison for his involvement in the hijacking of the Belgian dredger MV Pompei in 2009. Namely, the Bruges Criminal Court sentenced the so called King of Somalian pirates in absentia together with hi
Cairn spuds third appraisal well offshore Senegal
Oil and gas exploration and development company Cairn Energy has started drilling the third appraisal well as part of the SNE oil field appraisal program offshore Senegal. The second appraisal well, SNE-3, was completed last week. Cairn is using the 2013-built drillship Ocean Rig Athena for the comp
Aminex preparing for first gas from Kiliwani North
Aminex PLC is getting ready to start production from its Kiliwani North-1 well, offshore Tanzania. The company on Tuesday said that the final well integrity testing of the Kiliwani North-1 well (“KN-1”) has been concluded, recording a high tubing pressure reading relative to the other producing well
MX Oil raises cash for Aje investment
MX Oil, a company involved in developing the Aje field, offshore Nigeria, has raised raised £2,500,000 before expenses via a placing of shares. The company placed 333,333,333 ordinary shares at a price of 0.75 pence per share together with the issue of 66,666,667 warrants over ordinary shares at 1 p
OneSubsea Bags BP Gig Offshore Egypt
OneSubsea has secured a contract from BP Exploration (Delta), and its partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, situated offshore Egypt. Giza/Fayoum will be tied-back to modified onshore Rosetta facilities and integrat
OneSubsea scoops BP deal in Egypt
OneSubsea, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, has been awarded a contract from BP and partner DEA, to supply subsea production systems for the West Nile Delta Giza/Fayoum and Raven fields, offshore Egypt. OneSubsea said that Giza/Fayoum will be tied-back to modified onshore Rosetta facilities and i
MT Maximus Handed Over to Owners, Two Crew Still Unaccounted for
The oil tanker MT Maximus that was rescued from pirates last month has been handed over to its owners, represented by Rene Von-Loenen of Super Maritime Nigeria Ltd. by the Nigerian Navy. The Saturday handover in Lagos comes on the back of yet another arrest of what the navy officials dubbed as a “ke
Wärtsilä to Service Engines aboard BGT’s Six LNG Carriers
Finnish marine engine builder Wärtsilä signed a deal to monitor and service the engines on board six new LNG carriers operated by Nigerian gas transportation company Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG. Under the five-year maintenance agreement Wärtsilä will also deliver spare par
Nigeria LNG denies Bonny incident
Nigeria LNG on Sunday responded to media reports of an airborne disorder from dangerous gas related to routine maintenance work being undertaken at the Bonny LNG facility.
Wartsila scoops maintenance deal from BGT
Wärtsilä said on Monday it has signed a five-year maintenance deal with Bony Gas Transport, the LNG shipping unit of Nigeria LNG.
Erin Energy elects ex-Shell man as new chairman. COO takes CEO role
Oil and gas company Erin Energy, formerly known as CAMAC Energy, has announced the appointment of a new chairman of the board and the appointment of its current COO as CEO. John Hofmeister, a former president at Shell, was appointed as chairman of the board of Erin Energy. The appointment is effecti
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