Africa
Cedigaz: LNG market to grow up to 2.5 pct in 2015
Cedigaz’s first estimates of the global LNG market for the first quarter of 2015, showed changing dynamics compared to the previous year.
VRA eyeing LNG supplies
Volta River Authority of Ghana is looking to pen a deal for the supply of liquefied natural gas in order to meet the projected growth of demand from the power supply sector.
Höegh Autoliners Confirms Weapons Found on Its Ship
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has confirmed that its vessel, Höegh Transporter, which is currently berthed at Mombasa, Kenya, carried a consignment of United Nations (UN) vehicles from Mumbai, India destined for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo which cont
Höegh Autoliners Confirms Weapons Found on Its Ship
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has confirmed that its vessel, Höegh Transporter, which is currently berthed at Mombasa, Kenya, carried a consignment of United Nations (UN) vehicles from Mumbai, India destined for the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo which cont
NOV Bags Pipe Supply Deal for Eni’s OCTP Project
Flexibles, a Group of National Oilwell Varco (NOV), has been awarded a contract to supply flexible pipe structures for Eni’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project offshore Ghana. In total, Flexibles will supply in excess of 120km flexible pipe structures, including a variety of flexible risers a
Another Win for Viking Neptun
Eidesvik Offshore ASA, through the Ghanaian entity Eidesvik Ghana Limited operated by Ghanaian partners in cooperation with Eidesvik, and Technip, have entered into an agreement for the charter of the Offshore Construction Vessel MV Viking Neptun for work to be performed on the “TEN URF Development
Low Idle Boxship Fleet Masks Global Overcapacity Issues
This year’s idle container ship fleet of above 500 TEUs has fallen to the lowest level recorded since 2011 but there is still a significant amount of hidden excess capacity, according to Alphaliner. The 500 TEU+ idle container ship fleet averaged only 310,000 TEUs for the first nine months of 2015,
Low Idle Boxship Fleet Masks Global Overcapacity Issues
This year’s idle container ship fleet of above 500 TEUs has fallen to the lowest level recorded since 2011 but there is still a significant amount of hidden excess capacity, according to Alphaliner. The 500 TEU+ idle container ship fleet averaged only 310,000 TEUs for the first nine months of 2015,
Eidesvik: OCV Viking Neptun to work on Tullow’s TEN
Eidesvik Offshore ASA, through the Ghanaian entity Eidesvik Ghana Limited, and Technip have entered into a charter agreement for the Offshore Construction Vessel MV Viking Neptun for work on the ‘TEN URF Development Project’ offshore Ghana. According to Eidsvik, the firm contract period is 50 days p
National Oilwell Varco in OCTP deal with Eni
Flexibles, a Group of National Oilwell Varco, has secured an order from ENI and its Partners Vitol and GNPC in West Africa. Flexibles has been awarded a large volume, multi-year flexible pipe project including a variety of flexible risers and flowlines. In total, Flexibles will supply in excess of 1
Nigeria: Workers threaten with strike over dispute with Chevron
This article has been updated The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday issued a 7- day Ultimatum to the Federal Government on the unresolved issues affecting Chevron contract workers over alleged anti-labor practices stating it will start a nation-wide strike action
EIA: Number of offshore rigs in Gulf of Mexico dropped by 46 percent
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that, in response to the decline in crude oil prices since mid-2014, the number of active offshore rigs has declined worldwide, dropping close to 20%—304 offshore rigs were operating in August 2015, down from 377 in August 2014. According