Africa
Shipyard De Hoop Builds New Vessel for Nigeria
Shipyard De Hoop has recently secured an order for the design and construction of an Intermix/Transmix vessel. The contract consists of a newly designed 68.23 x 15.77metre Offshore Service/Support Vessel (OSV) for Awaritse Nigeria Limited (ANL). Designed to operate in the Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Ni
PGS MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer Survey in South Africa Ahead of Schedule
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), through an agreement with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa, is acquiring approximately 13,000 km MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer® survey covering East Coast basins. The acquisition program is ahead of schedule (approaching 70% complete to date) and has successfully surmo
PGS: South Africa seismic data to be ready in Q4, 2014
A new PGS MultiClient survey of a 13,000 line km in the frontier area offshore East Coast South Africa is making progress. Petroleum Geo-Services, through an agreement with the Petroleum Agency of South Africa, is acquiring approximately 13,000 km MultiClient 2D GeoStreamer® survey covering East Coa
Eni CEO highlights importance of Libyan gas for Italy’s energy security
The key issue discussed in the meeting was the importance of maintaining and increasing Eni’s current production levels in Libya, of fundamental importance for the country given that at present the company, jointly with NOC, operates the majority of overall Libyan hydrocarbon production, ensuring th
HNLMS Evertsen Transports Injured Civilian Mariner to Hospital (Seychelles)
HNLMS Evertsen delivered a badly injured civilian mariner to a Seychelles hospital after two days’ medical treatment at sea, on Friday, 21 March 2014. The incident began Wednesday afternoon, when Evertsen received information that a crew member of the French fishing vessel Belouve was badly injured
BW Offshore Inks Contract Extension for Sendje Berge FPSO
BW Offshore has signed an interim agreement for a six year extension for FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration Ltd, an affiliate of the Sinopec Group. The firm period has been extended to Q1 2018, with options until Q1 2020. The agreement secures operational continuity while awaiting fi
Impressive RAS Operation in the Gulf of Aden
Three EU Naval Force warships, FS Siroco, FGS Hessen and ESPS Relampago have gathered in the Gulf of Aden for a joint replenishment at sea (RAS) with the American logistics ship, USNS Pecos from Task Force 53. Ships from Task Force 53 provide regular replenishment support to the European Union’s cou
Addax extends FPSO Sendje Berge contract
BW Offshore has signed an interim agreement for a six year extension for FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration Ltd, an affiliate of the Sinopec Group. The firm period has been extended to Q1 2018, with options until Q1 2020. The agreement secures operational continuity while awaiting fi
New EC380E Crawler Excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment
Volvo Construction Equipment has introduced its EC380E crawler excavator, equipped with a powerful Tier 4 Final engine. The Volvo heavy-duty EC380E crawler excavator is a productive machine that lowers operating costs through reduced fuel consumption and simple maintenance requirements. Powered by a
Morning Glory Arrives to Tripoli (Libya)
Tanker ship Morning Glory arrived in Tripoli on March 22, 2014., after U.S. naval forces handed it over to the Libyan naval authorities in international waters just outside of the territorial water line, Reuters reports. The U.S. Navy’s USS Elrod relieved the USS Stout of its escort duties for the M
UTEC Survey, Veripos sign offshore positioning services contract
UTEC Survey, one of the world’s largest independent survey organisations, has awarded Veripos an exclusive three-year contract for provision of high-precision GNSS positioning services in support of global offshore operations via UTEC’s offices located around the world including: Australia, Brazil,
Ophir wraps up Tanzanian blocks sale
Ophir Energy plc announces that the transaction reported on 14 November 2013 to sell a 20% interest in Blocks 1, 3 and 4, Tanzania to Pavilion Energy has now completed. The company has received cash of US$1,255million reflecting the purchase price consideration of US$1,250million plus a completion a