Africa
Jan De Nul Active in Namibia
Maintenance dredging at both the port of Walvis Bay and the port of Lüderitz, undertaken by Jan De Nul, is progressing according to schedule, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) reports. This cleanup scheme, worth around $8 million, involves the removal of the fine silts which settle in these are
Royal IHC at Mining Summit
Royal IHC – engaged in construction activities for the specialist maritime sector – attended the African Mining Summit at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel in Istanbul on 25-26 November 2015. The summit was organised by GRV Global Ltd. in partnership with the Turkish government and Taner Yildiz Minister of E
Eni CEO, Egypt’s president talk offshore gas
Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian oil company Eni, met Thursday with the Egypt president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss Eni’s operations in Egpyt. According to a statement by Eni issued on Thursday, special attention was given to Eni’s progress on the plan for the development of the giant Zohr gas d
SCA Signs East Port Said Deal
Mohab Mamish, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, has signed an agreement with Klaus Laursen, CEO of the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT), to upgrade the East Port Said Harbor. The upgraded port and a new side canal will allow ships to immediately cross the East Port Said instead of waitin
Airborne Lands TCP Downline and Jumpers Deal in West Africa
Airborne Oil & Gas has been awarded contract by a West African operator for the supply of a composite downline, jumpers and deployment system for acid stimulation. Airborne Oil and Gas’s Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology was selected as the preferred solution for injecting large volumes
Gazprom Linked to Cameroon FLNG Offtake Deal
Gazprom Marketing & Trading, a subsidiary of Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom, has reportedly taken a 1.2 million tonne-stake in Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in Cameron, Interfax news agency said citing sources familiar with the matter. Under the offtake agreement betwee
Eni, Egypt discuss gas fields development
The President of the Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, met with Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi on Thursday in Cairo.
Penspen to run engineering study off Nigeria for Sirius
Penspen, a provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract from Sirius Group to conduct an engineering study for the monetization of gas reserves from oilfields offshore Niger Delta. As a key element of this agreement, the company named the develop
Airborne wins order from West African operator
Airborne Oil and Gas, the Netherlands-based composite pipe manufacturer, announced a West African operator selected its Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology for stimulation fluid injection in deep water offshore West Africa. Airborne Oil & Gas will supply a 1450 meter long, 3 inch ID 5000 p
Joint industry project to tackle wear limits for jack-up systems
DNV GL, one of the world’s largest classification societies and advisory body for the offshore oil and gas industry, will launch a joint industry project (JIP) for jack-up industry players. Providing the reasons behind the JIP , DNV GL, pointed to the fact that a lack of properly assessed and define
Penspen Wins Engineering Study Off Nigeria
Penspen, a provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract from Sirius Group to conduct an engineering study for the monetisation of gas reserves from oilfields offshore Niger Delta. A key element of this agreement is the development of gas reserve
Mauritius teams up with Australia for marine renewables
Mauritius and Australia have signed an agreement on assessing wave energy and microgrid possibilities in Mauritius which will be conducted by the Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy. The proposal, which follows on from a memorandum of understanding with Mauritian Research Council w