Africa
Dredging at Port of Damietta’s Access Channel Kicks Off
Trailing suction hopper dredger named Werner Mobius arrived at the Port of Damietta, Egypt on Tuesday, May 6th to start the process of dredging and removing sediment in the access channel of the port, Adm. Abdul Kader Darwish, Chairman of Damietta Port Authority said. Chairman Abdul Kader added that
Egypt: Dredger “Werner Mobius” Arrives at Damietta Port
Admiral Abdul Kader Darwish, chairman of Damietta Port Authority, said that the dredger “Werner Mobius” arrived at the Port of Damietta two days ago with the task to remove sediment from the access channel of the port. Chairman said that the main goal of this dredging program is to maintain the dept
CAMAC signs Petroleum Agreement with Ghana for ESWT
CAMAC Energy Inc. has signed a Petroleum Agreement with the Government of Ghana covering the Expanded Shallow Water Tano block located in the Tano Basin offshore Ghana, about 15-35 km off the coast of Ghana. The ESWT block size is 1,508 square kilometers (370,000 acres) in water depths ranging from
CAMAC Energy Pens Petroleum Agreement for ESW Tano Block Off Ghana
CAMAC Energy Inc. has signed a Petroleum Agreement with the Government of Ghana covering the Expanded Shallow Water Tano (ESWT) block located in the Tano Basin offshore Ghana, about 15-35 km off the coast of Ghana. The ESWT block size is 1,508 square kilometers (370,000 acres) in water depths rangin
Deeptech orders SMD’s Quasar ROV
Rapidly growing Egypt based company Deeptech Oil Services have confirmed an order with SMD for a Quasar MkII 150hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle. The high specification system includes Tophat tether management system, A-Frame, umbilical winch and fully integrated control cabin. Th
Baker Hughes: Offshore rig count down by 5 in April
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for April 2014 was 1,349, up 4 from the 1,345 counted in March 2014, and up 48 from the 1,301 counted in April 2013. The international offshore rig count for April 2014 was 329, down 5 from the 334 counted in March 2014, and
MOL, Evergreen Line & COSCON Launch Asia-West Africa Service
COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. , MOL Liner Ltd. (MOL) and Evergreen Line today announced the launch of a weekly direct service from Asia to West Africa, branded the ‘WA1’. The new express link is expected to further enhance each company’s service network to cover strategic markets in Africa to meet
Anadarko: Mozambique LNG Project Moves Forward
Anadarko has increased the total estimated recoverable resources in its Mozambique Offshore Area 1 to 50 to 70-plus trillion cubic feet of natural gas. “Successful appraisal drilling activities in the Orca field increased the total estimated recoverable resources in Anadarko’s Offshore Area 1 to a r
PIANC Presents Its New Publication
PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, has introduced its publication named “Design Principles for Small and Medium Marine Container Terminals”. This report concentrates specifically on small and medium size container terminals and attempts to introduce current best pr
EOC Wins Multy-Year Support Contracts in Asia and Africa
EOC Limited, one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore oil and gas development and production solutions, has secured an award worth in excess of $40 million including options for the Lewek Chancellor. Under this award with an oil major, the accommodation and construction barge will provide full su
Oil major hires ‘Lewek Chancellor’ for work in Africa
Singapore’s EOC Limited, one of Asia’s leading providers of offshore oil and gas development and production solutions, has secured an award worth in excess of US$40 million including options for the Lewek Chancellor. Under this award with an oil major, the accommodation and construction barge will p
Tullow Continues Its Campaign Offshore Ghana
Tullow Oil plc has released an operation update for its TEN development project and Jubilee Field, offshore Ghana. The Jubilee Field has been a great success for Tullow, since it started with production in 2010. Tullow is looking to maximize opportunities in the Jubilee Field and keep the production