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Eni: Production begins from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo
Italian oil company Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo. The field is located in Marine XII Block, approximately 17 km from the coast. The Nené Marine field, located at a water depth of 28 meters and close to existing plants, produces from Djeno pre-salt formation 2.5 k
Eni: Production Starts at Nené Marine Field
Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo, just eight months after obtaining the production permit and 16 months following the exploration discovery. The field is located in Marine XII Block, approximately 17 km from the coast. The start of production reflects another importa
Photo Update: Dredging at New Suez Canal
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish said recently that the digging rate was beyond expectations due to efforts exerted by the Egyptian army. “We are in a race against time to finish the new Suez Canal Project,” Mamish stated during a speech at Banha University over the newly-launched S
Overtonnaging Key Challenge in 2015
Overtonnaging is top of the list of things which shipping can change in 2015, as the industry gears up to get to grips with the 2015 challenges, as explained by Moore Stephens Shipping Partner Richard Greiner. Accelerated scrapping is needed, together with an acknowledgement that there are already t
Dry Bulk Sector to Slow Down in 2015
The dry bulk sector is heading for a slowdown in 2015 to a rate of 4-5%, according to the forecast by BIMCO. Accordingly, the Capesize segment is expected to outperform smaller sizes, as demand growth continues a biased trend towards the Capesize segment. In 2014, 70% of the total volume growth came
DNO: Jawhara-3 water bearing (Tunisia)
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, and Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolière, holder of the Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit in the Republic of Tunisia, announced today the completion of drilling of the Jawhara-3 well on the permit. Jawhara-3 well was vertically drilled to a total d
Popular news, December 29, 2014 – January 4, 2015
The most popular news of the past week include Offshore Energy Today’s compilation of the most read articles in 2014, a news article about Russia’s Gazprom becoming the sole owner of the South Stream, a report that five oil companies are eager to explore for oil and gas in the Adriatic Sea, and a wa
Readers’ Picks of the Week (Dec 29th – Jan 2nd)
Update: Burning Norman Atlantic Evacuated, Death Count Rises Italian and Greek rescue crews on Monday completed the air evacuation of 427 people from the Italian-flagged Norman Atlantic, a roro/passenger ferry that caught fire off the coast of Greece in the early hours of Sunday. 10 people died …Rea
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
VIDEO: Panama Canal Expansion – December 2014 The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. Wärtsi
Top news of the week December 29, 2014 – January 3, 2015
Infographic: BG Group’s QCLNG facility loads first cargo LNG player, BG Group, said that it has been loading the first cargo of LNG from its Queensland Curtis LNG facility since 28 December. Keppel bags second FLNG vessel conversion for Golar LNG Keppel Shipyard, a unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine,
Egypt pays further USD 350 million to BG Group
LNG player BG Group, has received a further payment equivalent to US$350 million, from the Egyptian government.
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AMT Explorer Sinks with Prysmian’s Cargo Cable barge AMT Explorer sank on Thursday, July 3 around 50 miles southwest of Sardinia while carrying Prysmian’s power cables to the North Sea.…Read more EU States Reject Ban on Filipino Seafarers At the Committee on the Safety of the Sea (COSS) held on 23 A