Africa
TGS in Nigerian joint venture
Norway’s TGS has entered into an agreement with PetroData Management Services for the formation of TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited, a joint venture entity, to provide geoscience data products and services to the petroleum industry in Nigeria. According to TGS, PetroData Management Services
Long Range Tanker Market on Rebound
There has been a significant change in fortunes for struggling long range (LR) tankers in recent months, according to UK-based shipbroker and consultant Gibson. The second quarter figures indicate a switch from the first half’s spot earnings of USD 11,000/day, in which both LR2 and LR1 earnings in t
Piracy in Sub-Saharan Africa Needs to Be Addressed on Land
Given the tremendous social and political conflict occurring in many piracy prone countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, counter-piracy efforts at sea will likely fail, as indicated in a recent research paper of the Office of Naval Research in the United States on the trends in maritime piracy. Extant res
Algeria gets new LNG plant
Abdelmalek Sellal, Algeria’s Prime Minister opened a new LNG plant in Arzew industrial zone on Monday.
Schlumberger offers offshore Mozambique seismic data
Schlumberger has announced the availability of its multiclient seismic survey data offshore Mozambique. The Schlumberger multiclient seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2D lines and newly acquired seismic data, and, acc
3D Survey Over Guinea-Bissau Block 5B Begins
Cap Energy announces that a 3D seismic survey on the Block 5B, offshore Guinea-Bissau, started on November 04, 2014. The contract was awarded to Polarcus Limited and will cover an area of circa 2,673 km2 over the Block. The survey is expected to take approximately two months to complete, after which
Polarcus in seismic survey offshore Guinea-Bissau
A 3D seismic survey on Cap Energy Plc’s Block 5B, offshore Guinea-Bissau, started on November 4, 2014. The contract was awarded to Polarcus Limited and will cover an area of circa 2,673 km2 over the Block. The survey is expected to take approximately two months to complete, after which the results
BMT Gets Kizomba Maintenance Work
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has been selected by Esso Angola to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) offshore Angola. BMT previously installed integrated marine monitoring systems (IMMS) on the TLP and Floating Production Storage
Schlumberger Provides Mozambique 2D Data
Schlumberger has announced the availability of its multi-client seismic survey data offshore Mozambique. The Schlumberger multi-client seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2D lines and newly acquired seismic data, and pr
BMT hired for Kizomba maintenance (Angola)
BMT Group’s subsidiary BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT) has been selected by Esso Angola to provide maintenance services for systems installed on the two Kizomba Tension Leg Platforms (TLP) offshore Angola. BMT previously installed integrated marine monitoring systems (IMMS) on the TLP and Float
Afren: Ebok jacket installed. Ameena spudded
Afren and its partner, Oriental Energy Resources Limited (Oriental), have informed that the jacket for the Ebok Central Fault Block Extension (CFBx) platform, offshore Nigeria, has now been installed. The installation of the decks and bridge will complete in early January 2015 once the wellhead jack
Facts Behind Royal IHC – TNPA Cooperation
On 5 November 2014, Ms Marisa Gerards, the Dutch Ambassador for South Africa, attended a meeting in which the details of the cooperation between Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and Royal IHC (IHC) were explained in detail. This takes the form of a supplier development plan (SDP), which is p