Africa
Total begins drilling at its deepest offshore project
French oil company Total has started what it describes as an intensive drilling program at the Egina offshore project in Nigeria. Total has said that two offshore drilling rigs will be kept busy for a total of 3,000 days, drilling 44 wells in water depths ranging between 1,400 and 1,700 meters. The
VAALCO fixes Ebouri field problems
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today announced that production from Well 2-H in the Ebouri field, offshore Gabon, has resumed following successful wireline remedial work. VAALCO expects production to stabilize at approximately 2,500 gross barrels of oil per day, 700 net to VAALCO. The well was temporarily shut
Offshore Wind Defines Innovation Horizon, MAKE Says
Wind turbine technology has matured significantly, resulting in substantial reductions in LCOE and increased competitiveness of wind energy on the grid. Turbines have grown larger, more productive, cost effective and reliable due to technology investments. The next decade will bring further change,
Nigeria’s Seplat makes preliminary approach for Afren
After share price of Afren PLC, an Africa-focused oil and gas exploration company, rose around 16 per cent today, the company has issued a statement explaining the jump. According to Afren, the company has received a “highly preliminary” approach from Nigerian oil and gas company Seplat Petroleum De
Popular news, December 15 – 21, 2014
A story on Halliburton’s decision to cut workforce amid tough market conditions was the most read during the week December 15 – 21, 2014. Also, Wood Group PSN’s news on slashing salaries for workers offshore & onshore UK came in as the second most popular piece during the week. According to our st
Readers’ Picks of the Week (15th – 19th Dec)
MSC Rachele Runs Aground MSC’s containership Rachele has run aground on a sandbank in Western Scheldt (Westerschelde) estuary off Terneuzen, a city in the southwestern Netherlands, the Zeeland Veilig website reported.…Read more Ocean Star Pacific Runs Aground Panamanian-flagged Ocean Star Pacific cr
Highlights of the Week – Readers’ Choice
Picture of the Day: The Largest Hopper Dredger With a hopper capacity of 46,000 m³, trailing suction hopper dredger Cristóbal Colón is the largest and the most high-tech dredger in the world today. More Dredgers Ready for the New Suez Canal All vessels belonging to the Consortium consisting of Gre
TID Project Staff Training a Great Success
Last November an international group with seven different nationalities participated in the Project Staff training, organized by the Training Institute for Dredging (TID). The course was given at TID’s premises in Kinderdijk and proved to be a great success. The five-day course was based on earlier
Another Successful Delivery from DRAGFLOW
DRAGFLOW, together with their partner Tsurumi Pumps South Africa, has supplied 6 DRAGFLOW Electric Pumps High Head (EL1204HHB) units to Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa. “We were up against other slurry pumps suppliers on this project. The client chose us and we received the order based on the foll
PHOTO: SAL’s MV Frauke Completes Its Job
SAL Heavy Lift’s Type 176 vessel MV Frauke successfully finalized her latest project, for which it had been engaged since July 2014. The project consisted of seven phases: – Mobilization and special preparation of the vessel in Germany and the Netherlands; – Loading and transport of two empty carous
BIMCO: Faster Steaming Not an Option
Despite fall in bunker fuel costs that have been almost halved in the past six months dropping from USD 600 to USD 330 per tonne, introduction of higher speeds cannot be justified as overcapacity still prevails in the dry bulk market, according to BIMCO. Therefore, several years of strong demand gro
Greek Owners and Operators Favor Liberian Flag
LIiberia has become the flag of choice for Greek ship owners and operators, according to Liberian Registry. Figures produced by the Greek publication Shipping & Finance, which bases its findings on data from the Marine Information Services database for Greek and Cypriot shipping companies, confirm t