Africa
EU Naval Force Aircraft Scares Off Armed Pirates
On Saturday 26 April the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an EU Naval Force Spanish maritime patrol and reconnaissance (MPRA) aircraft. The master confirmed his ordeal to members of the Boarding T
Nigeria: Osun Dredging Projects Kick Off
The Government of the State of Osun last week commenced the dredging of rivers and waterways in all parts of the state to avert flood disaster as rainy season approaches. This dredging program is part of the state government’s efforts to protect the residents against flooding. The Special Adviser to
Perro Negro 6 Salvage Operation Due to Start
Salvage operation for sunken Perro Negro 6 jack-up drilling rig is due to start in this quarter. The rig sank in approximately 130 feet (40 meters) of water after the seabed collapsed under one of its three legs. The event occurred during the rig positioning on location prior to starting drilling op
CMA CGM Adds a Call at Bizerte to Improve Its NAF Service
In order to offer its customers a solution to the operational difficulties encountered in Tunisia at the port of Rades, French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM has decided to add a call at Bizerte on the rotation of its NAF service. Bizerte is served via Malta (1 day transit tim
Chariot Completes 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, has completed 1,700km2 3D seismic survey across its areas of interest offshore Morocco (Chariot 75% (Operator), ONHYM 25% (carried interest). The survey, encompassing ~1,075km2 in Rabat Deep, ~250km2 in Loukos O
Chariot completes seismic survey in Morocco
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, has completed 1,700km2 3D seismic survey across its areas of interest offshore Morocco (Chariot 75% (Operator), ONHYM 25% (carried interest). The survey, encompassing ~1,075km2 in Rabat Deep, ~250km2 in Loukos O
Sunken Perro Negro 6 rig to be salvaged by March 2015
Saipem’s Perro Negro 6 jack-up rig which sank in the Atlantic Ocean, offshore Angola, in July last year, is expected to be removed from the seabed by March, 2015. The incident occurred during the rig positioning on location between the coasts of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in approx
Tangiers needs cash to pay for drilling offshore Morocco
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has informed that a DWOP (Drilling Well on Paper) meeting was held in Morocco on 22 April 2014, which was attended by Galp, ONHYM and Tangiers. At the meeting, the Operator, Galp, confirmed the indicative budget for the drilling of TAO-1 exploration well, offshore Morocco,
XPD8 wins FPSO contract off Ghana
Asset integrity management specialist XPD8 Solutions has continued its recent success in West Africa for work off the coast of Ghana. Over an 18-month period, the company will develop the maintenance programme and inventory data for MODEC’s TEN MV25 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)
Gasol Names New Finance Director
Gasol appointed Patrick Garo as Finance Director with effect from 1 July, 2014. Patrick joins the main Board of Gasol from Lynx Energy, a trading company with downstream assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Office
Strong Results for DP World in 2014
DP World Limited will today hold its Annual General Meeting for the year ended 31 December 2013. DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem will make the following statement regarding operational performance in the first quarter of 2014: “DP World Limited handled 14.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equiva
Cooper Energy: Hammamet West shows sizeable hydrocarbon reserves
Cooper Energy Limited announces that it has assessed its net 2C Contingent Resource in the Abiod Formation of the Hammamet West Field, in the Bargou Permit offshore Tunisia to be 11.3 million boe. Cooper Energy is the Operator of the Bargou joint venture which includes Dragon Oil plc and Jacka Resou