Africa
COPL, Shoreline create JV focused on Africa
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited has announced details of the joint venture partnership it has entered into with Shoreline Energy International Limited (Shoreline), a conglomerate with interests across sub-Saharan Africa including interests in oil & gas and power generation. In line with the comp
NIOF Hosts Symposium on Suez Canal Development
The National Institute for Oceanography Sciences and Fisheries (NIOF) yesterday held a workshop, named “The Ecological Impact of the Suez Canal Development Project”. The symposium discussed the issues of movement of migrant species between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal and
Picture of the Day: Dredgers Crowding New Suez
The New Suez Canal project is currently under construction, and is scheduled to be delivered next August. It will run parallel to the original Canal at a length of 72 km, allowing vessels to travel both ways along its length, cutting transit time from 20 to 11 hours. This giant scheme includes plans
Jumbo Installs MEG Riser on Ikhwezi, South Africa
Jumbo completed the subsea installation of the replacement MEG riser for the Ikhwezi Project at the existing FA Platform, at the end on January 2015. The contract was awarded by PetroSA at the end of 2014, Jumbo informed. Jumbo’s Fairplayer, a DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel with 2 x 900 Te revolving de
IMO SDC Approves SOLAS Amendments
The Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved amendments to SOLAS and other international documents at its second session (SDC2) held on February 16-20, 2015 at IMO Headquarters in London. The Sub-Committee approved the amendments to SOLA
UTEC Gets Moho Nord Survey Contract from Technip
UTEC, an Acteon company, has announced the award of the full survey services contract on the upcoming Technip Moho Nord EPIC project in West Africa. The project, operated by Total E&P Congo, is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, at water depths ranging fr
Skuld Issues Stowaway Warning
South Africa’s Port of Cape Town has recently started classifying unauthorised persons found on board ships as ”stowaways” and not ”trespassers,” which can have serious implications for shipowners, Skuld warns. This procedural change, already in force at the Port of Durban, means that if a person is
Jumbo installs MEG riser for Ikhwezi Project (Gallery)
Jumbo has completed the subsea installation of the replacement MEG riser for the Ikhwezi Project at the existing FA Platform, offshore South Africa. PetroSA awarded this fast track execution contract on December 5, 2014. According to Jumbo, with less than a month of engineering and preparation time,
McDermott, Petrofac team up to pursue SURF projects
McDermott International, Inc. and Petrofac Limited, an international oil and gas facilities service provider, announced today they have formed a strategic marketing alliance to pursue top-tier deepwater subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) projects. The five-year alliance expects to provide
Aframax tanker becomes heavy-lifter (Gallery)
FKAB China has informed that the MV Zhen Hua 7, the semi-submersible heavy lift vessel (SSHLV) converted from an aframax tanker, has completed various trials and tests and is now on its way to Africa for cargo operation. FKAB conducted the conversion design of a 15 years old aframax tanker “Mako” fo
FES Bend Stiffener Connectors for Saipem
UK subsea engineering firm, FES International, has won a $2 million contract to supply Bend Stiffener Connectors (BSCs) to oil and gas contractor Saipem. The BSCs will be used by global energy company, Total, at its third deep offshore development off the coast of Nigeria. The field is currently und
FES’ Bend Stiffener Connectors for Total’s Egina
UK subsea engineering firm FES International, a provider of fluid transfer systems, has won a $2 million contract to supply Bend Stiffener Connectors (BSCs) to oil and gas contractor Saipem. The BSCs will be used by Total, at its third deep offshore development off the coast of Nigeria, the Egina fi