Africa
BGP wraps up seismic shoot off Gabon
BGP Inc. has announced that BGP Pioneer has completed Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon 3D seismic acquisition project of approximately 1500 sq. km offshore Gabon. The project included undershoot operations between platforms, and was run in water depth varying between 55 to 15 meters of water depth. Overall,
BGP Wraps Up Seismic Survey Offshore Gabon
BGP Pioneer has successfully completed Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon 3D seismic acquisition project of approximately 1500 sq.km offshore Gabon. The project was challenging as it included undershoot operations between platforms, and was to be run in water depth varying between 15 to 55 meters of water dept
NNPC officials tour NLNG facilities
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) welcomed Andrew Yakubu, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC), and other senior members of his team to its six-train plant complex on Bonny Island, Rivers State. The GMD was received by Isa Mohammed Inuwa, the Deputy Managing
400 cargoes loaded at EG LNG
Equatorial Guinea LNG (EG LNG) said it has recently loaded its 400th cargo into the 157,600 cbm Maran Gas Efessos tanker. The LNG cargo was sent to Japan, world’ largest LNG importer. “With this achievement, EG LNG continues to demonstrate its commitment to operating a safe and reliable plant that i
Mitsui to sell EG LNG stake
Mitsui & Co. of Japan is reportedly negotiating a sale of Equatorial Guinea LNG export project’s stake. One or more of the existing partners in the project are lining up to buy Mitsui’s 8.5 percent stake, sources told Reuters. Stakeholders in the project are Marathon Oil Corp with 60%, Sonagas with
Tullow reports 1H 2014 loss
Tulloq today reported its first half 2014 sales revenue decreased 6% to $1.26 billion (1H 2013: $1.35 billion) principally as a result of a 7% decrease in sales volumes primarily relating to the 2013 disposal of Tullow Bangladesh and certain Gabon assets for which Tullow did not receive any sales vo
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Saipem bags $540 M in offshore contracts
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Arabian Gulf and Latin America worth approximately $850 million of which $540 million are related to offshore activity and refer to four different units of Saipem’s fleet. Saipem has signed with Eni Muara Bakau B.V. a
Bathymetric Mapping in Atlantic Completed
In the latter half of 2013 the British Royal Research Ship, RRS James Cook, set sail for the Atlantic to conduct the field work component of a European Research Council funded project, Reconstructing abrupt changes in chemistry and circulation of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean: Implications for globa
Bureau Veritas Testing Single Window Software
Bureau Veritas Group has launched Maritime Pilot Phase for its Single Window for foreign trade in Togo, Africa. The ceremony took place in Lomé, under the patronage of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Faure Gnassingbe. The pilot phase allows the testing of the electronic platform for
Polar Duchess Completes Junon 3D Seismic Survey Off Seychelles
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited announces that the 1,528 km2 Junon 3D seismic survey has been completed. The specialist seismic acquisition vessel M/V Polar Duchess contracted by Ophir Energy pic (“Ophir Energy”), operator of the jointly held Seychelles exploration blocks is demobilisin
Ophir completes Seychelles survey
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited has announced that 1,528 km2 Junon 3D seismic survey, offshore Seychelles, has been completed. The specialist seismic acquisition vessel M/V Polar Duchess contracted by Ophir Energy, operator of the jointly held Seychelles exploration blocks is demobilisi