Africa
KD Consortium Bags FLNG FEED from Eni
The KD Consortium, consisting of KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Eni East Africa SpA for a floating liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility for the Coral South Development Project located in Mozambique. With t
Four Companies Compete for New Suez Canal
Head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish recently held meetings with four consortiums that have submitted their proposals for the next phase of the New Suez Canal dredging project. A high-ranking source with the SCA said that the consortiums, including Chinese and Dutch companies, are cur
KBR, Daewoo Score Mozambique FLNG contract
KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KD Consortium) has been awarded a front end engineering design contract by Eni East Africa for an FLNG facility for the Coral South Development Project located in Mozambique. With the award, the KD consortium will be one of three consortia competing
KBR, Daewoo win Eni FLNG FEED
KBR, Inc. announced today that the KD Consortium, consisting of KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, Ltd, has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Eni East Africa SpA for a floating liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility for the Coral South Development P
KBR-Daewoo Consortium Wins FLNG FEED Deal
KD Consortium, consisting of KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company, has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Eni East Africa SpA for a floating liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility for the Coral South Development Project located in Mozambique. With the a
IHC and TID Bring Cutter Suction Training to South Africa
The State-of-the-Art TID Cutter Suction Simulator Training is being brought to South Africa for the first time, in a joint effort by IHC Marine & Mineral Projects (IHC MMP) and the Training Institute for Dredging (TID). After a successful series of sessions in the USA and India this training program
‘Maersk Deliverer’ continues with Chevron (Angola)
Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, a Chevron subsidiary in Angola, has extended the current contract for the ultra deepwater semi-submersible Mærsk Deliverer expiring in June 2015 by two years. Mærsk Deliverer has since 2012 been working for Chevron and its partners on the Tombua Landana field offsho
Oryx Petroleum buys stake in AGC Central license
Oryx Petroleum Corporation Limited has acquired an 85% interest in the AGC Central license located in the joint development offshore area between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (“AGC”). Commenting today, Oryx Petroleum’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ebsary, stated: “We are excited about expanding o
Expected Tanker Fleet Growth Reaches Four-Year High
As the market awaits a potential oil price hike triggered by the ongoing geo-political tensions in the oil-rich producing nations, demand for tankers seems to be doing pretty well. “The order-book for tankers has risen in the past two months and it is all about crude oil tankers. Four VLCCs and six
Shipping Earnings Index Down
The Drewry All Earnings Index, which covers the main bulk shipping markets, fell 25% in September to stand at 115 points, according to the Shipping Insight report published by shipping consultancy Drewry. This followed a similar fall in the index’s value in August, caused by another month of declini
WHL Energy Gets Initial “Fast-Track” Data from Junon 3D Survey
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has received the initial “fast-track” data volume from the Junon 3D seismic survey acquired offshore the Seychelles by the Ophir Energy/WHL Energy JV in July 2014. This post-stack migration volume is an intermediate product in the Pre-Stack Time Migration
Soco discovers oil offshore Congo
Soco International has made an oil discovery offshore the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The discovery was made at the Lidongo X Marine-101 (“LXM-101”) well in the Congo basin. The LXM-101 well is located in the Marine XI Block, 23 kilometres north west of Pointe Noire in a water depth of approxim