Africa
Tangiers: No Hydrocarbons in Assaka Objective of TAO-1
Tangiers Petroleum Limited provides the following update on the TAO-1 exploration well located in the Tarfaya Offshore Block, Morocco. The TAO-1 exploration well has intersected the shallowest and secondary objective, Assaka. Based on currently available information, no hydrocarbon shows have been e
FAN-1 drilling resumes offshore Senegal
FAR Ltd has informed that drilling has resumed on the FAN-1 well offshore Senegal.
No hydrocarbons at TAO-1
Tangiers Petroleum has provided the following update on the TAO-1 exploration well located in the Tarfaya Offshore Block, Morocco. The TAO-1 exploration well, operated by Galp, has intersected the shallowest and secondary objective, Assaka. Based on currently available information, no hydrocarbon sh
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Extra Tonnage in Demand
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Hydra Offshore, Wood Group pen TEN project support contract (Ghana)
Hydra Offshore Limited and Wood Group Ghana Limited have signed a two-year support contract for subsea engineering services in Ghana. Hydra Offshore has reported, through the company’s Facebook page, that the company has signed a long-term deal with Wood Group to provide local engineering support fo
Hydra Offshore Nets TEN Support Contract from Wood Group Ghana
Hydra Offshore Limited and Wood Group Ghana Limited signed a two-year support contract for engineering services in Ghana. According to social media, Hydra Offshore will provide local engineering support to Wood Group for the provision of subsea engineering services for work in Ghana’s Tweneboa-Enyen
EXCLUSIVE: Dragflow Introduces “High Depth Dredging”
Dragflow, a world player in solid pumping solutions with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing heavy duty pumps and complete dredging equipment, has submitted their presentation on High Depth Dredging, exclusively for Dredging Today readers. Growth of global population, tourism, transportatio
Siphoning Incidents Nothing New?
The trend of incidents involving siphoning of fuel/oil from product and oil tankers at sea is not new. Statistics for Jan-Jul of 2014 reveal that the occurrence of such incidents took place more frequently compared to the annual numbers reported in the past three years (2011-2013), piracy watchdog R
Nigeria Boosts Safety in Its Waters
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders in the maritime sector of safety on Nigeria’s waterways with the take-off of its 24-hour Satellite Surveillance Centre in Lagos, which will help curb piracy. Addressing a world press conference on Wednesday, J
Rising Concern over Small Tanker Hijacks
The Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) raised concerns over a worrying trend of small tanker hijacks in its 2014 half yearly report released on Tuesday, July 22. Globally, 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery agains