Africa
PGS Completes Namibia Shoot
Chariot Oil & Gas has completed its 3D seismic survey in Blocks 2312 & 2412A offshore Namibia in conjunction with its partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%) and Ignitus (5%). The survey, which started in January this year, comprised approximately 2,600km² of data and was conducted by PGS Exploration (U
Gallery: Saloos Wreck Removed from Angolan Waters
The wreck of a RORO cargo vessel Saloos, which sank at Cabinda anchorage in Angola in May 2014, has been removed from the area by Koole Mammoet Salvage, a wreck removal and salvage company. As the Panama-flagged vessel grounded, its cargo of 155 containers was scattered in an area of 60 km² while se
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage Removes Wreck Off Angola
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage has completed wreck removal operation of the roll-on-roll-off container vessel SALOOS offshore Angola. The vessel capsized in May 2014 at Cabinda anchorage in Angola, carrying 155 containers and cargo. After the grounding of the vessel, an unknown amount of containers was scatt
VIDEO: Time-lapse of Marathon’s Alba B3 platform installation
American oil and gas company Marathon Oil recently posted a time-lapse video of its Alba B3 platform being installed offshore Equatorial Guinea. The jacket and topsides for the Alba field compression project were installed in January. In its 4Q 2015 report on Wednesday, Marathon said that commission
Tullow Spots Jubilee FPSO Turret Issue
UK-listed oil and gas player Tullow informed that potential problem has been identified following a recent inspection of the turret area of the Jubilee floating production storage and offtake vessel (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah. The FPSO is moored in approximately 1,100 meters water depth on the Jubilee fie
Tullow detects issue with turret on Jubilee FPSO
Tullow Oil, an independent oil exploration and production company, has identified a potential issue on the FPSO operating on the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana. Tullow Oil has informed the Government of Ghana and its partners of a change to operating procedures at the Jubilee field FPSO. Namely, foll
Woodside buys stake in West African block
Australian LNG operator Woodside said Thursday it has entered into an agreement with UK-based Impact Oil & Gas to buy exploration acreage offshore Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Under the deal, Woodside will acquire a 65% participating interest in a production sharing contract (PSC) and associated joint
Woodside acquires African acreage
Woodside has entered into an agreement with Impact Oil & Gas AGC Ltd to acquire a 65% participating interest in a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and associated joint operating agreement in the AGC Profond block located in the joint development area between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. The AGC Profo
Wood Mackenzie: industry needs to start adapting for the longer term
Most companies are currently focused on surviving at US$30/bbl by cutting costs and activity, but the industry also needs to start adapting for the longer term, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie.
WODA to Present Environmental Excellence Awards
The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) has just announced that the organization will, for the first time, present the 2016 WODA Environmental Excellence Awards. The overall process and criteria are similar to the annual Environmental Excellence Awards initiated by WEDA in 2011. Three
Infographic: Ins and Outs of IMO’s Polar Code
The International Code for ships operating in Polar waters, better known as the Polar Code, will enter into force on January 1, 2017, and will apply to ships operating in Arctic and Antarctic waters. The Polar Code provides for safe ship operation and protects the environment by addressing the uniqu
Xtera Bags ‘Gulf to Africa’ Subsea Cable Deal
Omantel has signed a supply agreement with Xtera Communications for building a submarine cable from Salalah in Oman to Bosaso in Puntland and Berbera in Somaliland, with a terrestrial extension to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The Gulf to Africa (G2A) cable will be built in partnership with Ethio Telecom