Africa
Surveys: Seafarers Not So Happy After All
A survey released by the International Transport Workers’ Federation has highlighted the need for continuing work on wellbeing among seafarers, as well as for debunking myths about HIV/AIDS. The major findings came in response to the questions about general wellbeing, with many of those quizzed repo
One Dead after Libya Military Attacks Turkish Freighter
A ship officer died and several crew members were injured after a Turkish general cargo ship was shelled and attacked from the air near the Libyan port city of Tobruk on Sunday, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. The Ministry has strongly condemned the attack on the vessel identified as t
Poten & Partners: Utilization of VLCCs for Storage on the Rise
More vessels are being used to store crude oil based on a recent report by Poten & Partners covering the last 4-6 weeks. The trend has emerged countering the traditional economics that do not seem to support it at this point in time. Since early April, crude oil prices have rebounded from their mult
Ghanaian Wave Energy Plant Installed
Seabased Industry AB, in collaboration with TC’s Energy, has set up Africa’s first wave power plant south of Ada, Ghana. The onshore grid connected switchgear was installed one week ago and the first phase of the wave power park was connected on May 8. Comprising 6 wave energy converters and switchg
Clarkson: Dry Bulk Orders Spiraling Down
In the last four months dry bulk orders have fallen to 0.4 million dwt per month, the lowest level since the 1990s, according to the latest market review released by Clarkson Research. “This is a massive 98% reduction from the 23 million dwt peak in orders in December 2007, and probably the sharpest
Cairn submits evaluation work plan to Senegal. Chooses drillship for drilling program
Cairn Energy and its joint venture partners have submitted a three year evaluation work plan to the Government of Senegal. This plan includes an initial program of three firm and three optional exploration and appraisal wells, with drilling starting in Q4 2015 in Cairn’s new basin play offshore Sene
Popular news, May 4 – 10, 2015
Dear readers, as every week, we’re bringing you a list of the most popular stories on Offshore Energy Today. Unsurprisingly, the most popular story was the one on a fatal accident offshore Mexico, in which two workers died after a jack-up rig tilted due to a fault in one of its legs. The second most
Readers’ Picks of the Week (4-8 of May)
MAST: Security Situation in the Mediterranean Could Get Out of Hand Incidents of criminality and piracy on the high seas and in coastal areas of the Mediterranean could become more prevalent as the human trafficking organisations become more established, say… Read more Costa Concordia to Embark on I
Top news of the week May 4 – 9, 2015
Anadarko, partners moving forward with Mozambique LNG project Texas-based Anadarko and its partners are making progress on the remaining agreements and approvals that are required to support investment in the Mozambique LNG project. Excel LNG tanker suffers propulsion loss off Alaska The 135,000 cbm
Top news of the week May 4 – 9, 2015
Anadarko, partners moving forward with Mozambique LNG project Texas-based Anadarko and its partners are making progress on the remaining agreements and approvals that are required to support investment in the Mozambique LNG project. Excel LNG tanker suffers propulsion loss off Alaska The 135,000 cbm
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
New Suez: 62.9 Pct of Dredging Finalized Up to 157.260 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said executive director supervising the dredging process Wagdi Zaki. Belgian Business Delegation Visited Managua HKND Group an
Ghana connects wave energy plant to its grid
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to