Africa
Shell Finds Gas in Leopard-1 Well, Gabon
Shell announced a frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon, West Africa. The well Leopard-1 encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 metres net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir. Leopard-1 is located around 145 kilometres off the Gabonese coast, west of Gamba. It was drilled in water
BMT names sales manager for offshore O&G
BMT Group Ltd (BMT), an international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Ray McGlynn as Sales Manager for Offshore Oil and Gas. McGlynn will be responsible for European and African regional sales support and assisting Louise Ledgard, Offshore Oil an
Shell makes Leopard gas discovery offshore Gabon
Shell has made a frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon, West Africa. The well Leopard-1 encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 metres net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir.
C-Retriever’s Kidnapped Captain Sues Chevron and ECO
Captain of the Edison Chouest’s hijacked supply vessel C-Retriever Wren Thomas has filed a lawsuit against Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and Chevron USA for gross negligence and failure to take appropriate remedial measures to protect its employees from pirates. According to the lawsuit petition, de
Maritime Industry Needs Green Agenda Incentives
88% of the maritime industry agrees that the ‘Green Agenda’ is good for the global industry, but less than 46% say it actually offers good value for money, according to a survey carried out by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST). With around 200 responses, the surve
Windward: Data Manipulation at Sea Rising
Windward, a specialized data and analytics company, has found in its industry research report aimed at documenting intentional data manipulation at sea that ships worldwide are increasingly manipulating data to conceal their identity, location and destination, undermining the ability to track their
GWEC, Greenpeace: Wind to Provide Up to 30% of Global Electricity Supply
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace International have released the 2014 edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook in Beijing. The report shows that wind power could reach 2,000 GW by 2030, and supply up to 17-19% of global electricity, creating over 2 million new jobs and reducing
NMDC: Al Mirfa on the Way to Suez
National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) will take part in an ambitious world class project to dredge the 35km of the New Suez Canal, parallel to the existing one. The $1.5 billion contract for the project was announced on October 18th by the Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Mohab Memish and
Drewry: Slow Steaming Keeps Overcapacity at Bay
Drewry Shipping Consultants says no matter how low the oil and bunker prices go, it is confident that ocean carriers will not return to sailing container ships at their design speeds for fear of flooding the market with the latent capacity that has been held in check by slow steaming. Despite bunker
Ophir completes Fortuna-2 DST
Ophir Energy completed the Drill Stem Test (DST) on the Fortuna-2 well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea. After successfully drilling and coring the Fortuna-2 well, a DST was conducted to prove the deliverability of the Fortuna gas field. The DST achieved a sustained flowrate of60MMscfd with a drawdown
Prosecution of Somali Piracy Leaders Crucial
Piracy activity in the Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean has declined significantly, as concluded by the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in a report on Somalia. However, networks supporting piracy are still operating and the threat of piracy remains, the Council said. “The EU is de
Ophir: Fortuna well flows off E. Guinea
Ophir Energy plc has announced the successful Drill Stem Test (DST) on the Fortuna-2 well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea. Ophir holds 80% of Block R and GEPetrol 20%. After successfully drilling and coring the Fortuna-2 well, a DST was conducted to prove the deliverability of the Fortuna gas field. T