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Eni Hits Gas Offshore Libya
Eni has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometers from the coast and 20 kilometers north of the production field of Bouri. The discovery was made through the A1-1/1 well, drilled at a water depth of 125 meters, which
Eni firms up gas find offshore Libya
Italy’s Eni has confirmed a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometers from the coast and 20 kilometers north of the production field of Bouri. Eni’s partner in an Exploration and Sharing agreement in the contract area D, Li
Van Oord’s TSHD Utrecht Enters Suez
Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger “Utrecht”, the first addition to the dredging fleet already working on the New Suez Canal, arrived this morning in Suez. The second trailing suction hopper dredger owned by the Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., the “Oranje” is expec
Video: Teekay’s Tanker Market Update – May 2015
Teekay Tankers, part of Teekay Group, operates a fleet of over 95 tankers, including aframax, long range (LR), medium range (MR), suezmax and very large crude carrier (VLCC) vessels. In this video, Chrisitian Waldegrave, Head of Research at Teekay, is offering insights into global tanker market for
Eni hits more gas off Libya
Eni said it has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometers from the coast and 20 kilometers north of the production field of Bouri.
Eni hits more gas off Libya
Eni said it has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometers from the coast and 20 kilometers north of the production field of Bouri.
MSI Establishes New Company in Mozambique
Metocean Services International (MSI) has established a new company based in Maputo, Mozambique. Sondamar LDA, the third company in the MSI stable, has been officially registered in Mozambique to support clients in the oil and gas, port and harbour development and coastal engineering industries. The
Oil Tanker Bombed off Libyan Coast
An oil tanker was bombed on Sunday by Libya’s government airplanes while anchored to offload fuel cargo at a terminal near the city of Sirte, controlled by Islamist leaders. One person was killed and another injured in the bombing that saw the tanker Anwaar Afriqya burst into flames, the Libya News
Interview: Trials and Tribulations of the Dry Bulk Market
The dry bulk shipping market has been hit hard by the downturn of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) that fell to unprecedented lows this year. Vessel oversupply and dwindling demand, especially from the world’s top importer China, have caused numerous headaches for the ship owners across the board, some of
Importance of Mombasa Port Expansion Highlighted
A donor conference, aimed to raise money needed for the improvements of Mombasa Port, was held last Friday, May 22nd, in Mombasa with JICA, Development Bank of South Africa, AfDB, DFID, the World Bank, the EU Delegation to Kenya and USAID taking the part. The conference, organized by TradeMark East
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Interview: Time for Carriers to Get Ahead of the Curve The 2015 has started off as a pretty challenging year for the container shipping industry. With volatile spot rates coupled with oversupply and ordering of… Read more Why Containers Get Lost at Sea? Containerization has reformed the ocean transp
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