Africa
VRA to sign gas supply agreements with four companies
The Volta River Authority of Ghana is about to sign gas supply agreements with four companies to meet the demand for gas needed for the running of its thermal plants. The four companies are ND Western, Network Oil, Constant Capital and Sahara Oil, reports B&FT. A long-term gas supply deal has also b
First MOAS Rescue Mission Bears Fruit
Malta-based Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) successfully coordinated two rescues at the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, August 30, under the guidance of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of Rome. On Saturday morning, MOAS was directed by MRCC Rome to a vessel in distress: a wooden fishing b
VAALCO: Etame Marin Production Back On Line
VAALCO Energy has advised that production from the Etame Marin block has resumed after the successful completion of previously announced maintenance work on the company’s leased Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, offshore Gabon. Work was performed to upgrade the fire and gas
Egypt: New Suez Canal Dredging Kicks Off
Major General Kamel al-Waziri, chief of the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, said that the New Suez Canal dredging program will start today. Waziri added that dredgers will enter into the site of the New Suez Canal to begin the second stage of digging in parallel with the dry digging. On A
FES Delivers DBSCs for CLOV FPSO
FES International, a global provider of fluid transfer systems, has completed a $4M project to design and manufacture 19 diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) for NOV/Subsea 7. The DBSCs are to be installed on the CLOV floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, in Block 17 off the
Heroin Laden Ship Blown Up
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta oversaw the operation to blow up the ship caught with the heroin haul worth over USD 11.3 million on Friday, August 29. The President – aboard a Kenya Air Force chopper, and the Kenya Navy in the warship KNS Jasiri – led journalists, security personnel and anti-narcot
BG Group improves gas infrastructure in Egypt
BG Egypt, a subsidiary of LNG player BG Group, improved Egypt’s gas infrastructure with an upgraded well control system enabling it to bring new wells on in the complex West Delta Deep Marine concession while maintaining the supply from existing wells, offshore the Nile Delta. Delivered ahead of sch
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Royal IHC Starts Building EasydredgeTM 2700 for Stock Royal IHC is constructing the first vessel in its range of competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD). It has started to build the Easydredge™ 2700 for stock in response to the increasing global demand for TSHDs with an
FES earns $4M for CLOV FPSO equipment work
FES International, a global provider of fluid transfer systems, has completed a $4M project to design and manufacture 19 diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSCs) for NOV/Subsea 7. The DBSCs are to be installed on the CLOV floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, in Block 17 off t
Aker Solutions Presents Subsea Production System for Kaombo at ONS
During the last day of this year’s ONS Exhibition, Aker Solutions has presented the latest advancements in its subsea business, including the prestigious subsea production system for Total’s Kaombo development. The Kaombo development, located in block 32 about 150 kilometers off the coast of Angola,
Rowan Resolute drillship sailing to its first contract
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed construction of yet another drillship. The Ulsan-based shipyard has delivered the Rowan Resolute drillship, which in late July left South Korea. The drillship is owned by the Houston-based drilling contractor Rowan Companies. According to the Mari