Africa
Aveva to supply Total E&P Nigeria with engineering solutions
Aveva has announced that Total E&P Nigeria Ltd has adopted Aveva’s Engineering & Design solutions as part of an Integrated Engineering & Design approach. TEPNG is the operator of a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Company has invested in licences for AVEVA PDMS™, A
Waterways Development Projects Continue in South Sudan
Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Motleb said that his ministry is continuing the development projects in the fields of water resources and irrigation in South Sudan to clean up the main waterways in the Bahr El-Ghazal area. The projects include establishment of a number
CMA CGM Group Bolsters Its Presence in Madagascar
Since the creation of CMA CGM Madagascar in 2003, the CMA CGM Group, the world’s third largest container shipping company, has continued to develop on the island to move closer to its customers and partners and meet economic growth forecasts in the Malagasy industrial market. The CMA CGM Group is op
Oando pays increased deposit for ConocoPhillips deal
Oando Energy Resources Inc. , a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, has paid a previously agreed upon deposit of $25 million for the extension of the outside completion date for the acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas Business of ConocoPhillips. The $25
Technip Secures Contract for Kaombo Project Off Angola
LNG engineer Technip said that a consortium composed of Angoflex (owned jointly with Sonangol) and DUCO, has been awarded a large lump-sum contract by Total E&P Angola. The contract consists of the umbilical system part of the Kaombo project, located in Block 32 offshore Angola in water depths up to
Technip Awarded Its Largest Umbilical Contract by Total
Technip announces that a consortium composed of Angoflex Ltd (owned jointly with Sonangol) and DUCO Ltd, has been awarded a large lump-sum contract by Total E&P Angola. The contract consists of the umbilical system part of the Kaombo project, located in Block 32 offshore Angola in water depths up to
Technip’s umbilicals for Total’s Kaombo project in Angola
French oilfield services provider Technip has announced that a consortium composed of Angoflex Ltda (owned jointly with Sonangol) and DUCO Ltd, has been awarded a large lump-sum contract by Total E&P Angola. The contract consists of the umbilical system part of the Kaombo project, located in Block 3
TOTAL Invests in AVEVA’s Solutions
TOTAL E&P Nigeria Ltd (TEPNG) has adopted AVEVA’s Engineering & Design solutions as part of an Integrated Engineering & Design approach. TEPNG is the operator of a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The company has invested in licences for AVEVA PDMS™, AVEVA Instr
Gardline Completes Deep Water Environmental Survey for BP
Gardline Environmental Limited, part of the marine specialists Gardline Marine Sciences Limited, through WAW International, were awarded, at the end of 2013, a contract to undertake Environmental and MetOcean surveys in South Eastern Mediterranean by BP. Gardline’s survey vessel, the M/V Ocean Obser
Report: $41 billion in oil & gas deals in 1Q 2014
PLS Inc., a leading Houston-based research, transaction and advisory firm, in conjunction with its international partner Derrick Petroleum Services, reports that global upstream oil and gas M&A activity for Q1 2014 totaled $40.7 billion spread across 192 transactions (including 133 with deal value d
ACEP worried about alleged Ghana Energy Minister’s signature forging
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) said it was worried that Ghana’s oil and gas industry may be exposed to international ridicule following the alleged forging of the signature of the Minister of Energy and Petroleum by an oil company, Miura Petroleum, claiming the right of first negotiation
Canadian Natural Finds Oil Offshore Ivory Coast
Canadian Natural Resources Limited informed that the Saphir-1XB well has encountered an accumulation of light oil in the deepwater frontier exploration play in Block CI-514 offshore Cote d’Ivoire. The well was drilled by a semi-submersible rig in a water depth of 2,300 meters and reached a total dep