Africa
New Contract for PSV Topaz Faye
Topaz Energy and Marine has won a new contract for its fast growing West Africa operation. Under the terms of the US$ 11 million agreement, Topaz will supply a global oil major with a platform supply vessel, the Topaz Faye, for 18 months to support its offshore production operations. This contract c
Topaz gets West Africa contract for PSV
Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel company with primary operations in the Middle East and Caspian, has announced a new contract win for its fast growing West Africa operation. Under the terms of the $11 million agreement, Topaz will supply a global oil major with a platform supply v
Twenty-Nine Vessels Changed Owners Last Week
Lion Shipbrokers said that a total of twenty-nine vessels have been acquired by various shippers last week. Seven bulkers, three container vessel and nineteen tankers changed their owners. Lion Shipbrokers said in its weekly report: “The BDI is going south for one more week, standing at 1002 today,
Total Begins Kaombo Offshore Project Development (Angola)
Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola. With a production capacity of 230,000 barrels per day, Kaombo will develop estimated reserves of 650 million barrels. Following an intensive optimization exercise
Total: FID on Kaombo Project Offshore Angola
Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola. With a production capacity of 230,000 barrels per day, Kaombo will develop estimated reserves of 650 million barrels. Following an intensive optimization exercise
Artemis Atlantic to Start 2D Seismic Survey Offshore Senegal
Cap Energy PLC, is about to start seismic operations on the Block Djiffere Offshore, offshore Senegal. The Djiffere Offshore Licence was awarded in July 2013 to Rex Atlantic Limited (now TAOL Senegal (Djiffere) Limited). Cap, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sencap Limited, recently acquired a 4
Namibia: Marine Mining Moratorium Still in Force
Namibia’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernard Esau said last week that his ministry has not changed its position regarding the moratorium on marine mining activities in the country. In September last year, Cabinet decided to place a moratorium on marine phosphate mining to enable the
Deepsea Metro 1 Completes Drilling of Sunbird-1 (Kenya)
Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL advises that the Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has been completed and the well has intersected a hydrocarbon-bearing zone in the top of the Sunbird Miocene Pinnacle Reef. Analysis of the zone itself and recovered hydrocarbon samples are continuing. Analys
Total makes Final Investment Decision for Kaombo project (Angola)
Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola. With a production capacity of 230,000 barrels per day, Kaombo will develop estimated reserves of 650 million barrels. Following an intensive optimization exercise
Cap Energy: Seismic survey over Djiffere block about to start
Seismic operations are about to start on the “Djiffere Offshore License, offshore Senegal, Cap Energy PLC has announced. The Djiffere Offshore Licence was awarded in July 2013 to Rex Atlantic Limited (now TAOL Senegal (Djiffere) Limited (“TAOL Djiffere”)) with a 90% interest and Société des Pétroles
Pancontinental: Sunbird discovery unlikely to be commercial (Kenya)
Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL has informed the Sunbird-1 well off the southern Kenyan coast has been completed and the well has intersected a hydrocarbon-bearing zone in the top of the Sunbird Miocene Pinnacle Reef. Analysis of the zone itself and recovered hydrocarbon samples are continuing. Analys
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