The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 certified containers, tanks, baskets, refrigeration containers, accommodation and engineering modules to the offshore energy sector, has announced a new partnership with Alpha Logistics Services (EPZ) Ltd, extending its reach across East Africa. Alpha Logistics is a division of the Alpha Group – Marine Division, which [...]
Bowleven, the Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, announced the results of the second test at the IM – 5 appraisal/development well drilling offshore Cameroon. A drill stem test (DST) has now been performed on the Intra Isongo reservoir interval and this following the Middle Isongo DST announced on 2 April 2013 completes the successful drilling and testing programme at IM – 5.
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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the discovery of a new natural gas accumulation fully contained within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin of Mozambique. The Orca-1 discovery well encountered approximately 190 net feet (58 meters) of natural gas pay in a Paleocene fan system. “Discovering another large, distinct and separate natural gas accumulation [...]
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Technip to deliver umbilicals for the Girassol Resources Initiative (GirRI) phase 2 development off the coast of Angola. Contract value is undisclosed. Aker Solutions will deliver two dynamic power and control steel tube umbilicals, one dynamic power cable and ancillary equipment. GirRI, operated by the French oil [...]
VAALCO today announced it has successfully completed the new development well (EAVOM-3H) in the Avouma field, offshore Gabon. Production from this well commenced at a natural flow rate of approximately 3,000 gross barrels of oil per day (“BOPD”), rising to 4,000 gross BOPD once the Electrical Submersible Pumps (“ESPs”) were engaged at the minimum setting. [...]
Cairn announced it has secured a long term contract with Transocean for the “Cajun Express” drilling rig. The rig, which is on an initial one-year contract, will be used on Cairn’s planned multi-well frontier exploration programme in Senegal, Morocco and potentially other areas. Subject to obtaining the necessary approvals the rig will be mobilised to [...]
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Sparrows has signed a contract with CNR International in Cote d’Ivoire (CDI) and Gabon, for the provision of crane maintenance and training. Crane maintenance and training will be provided on board CNR’s Espoir Field west and east wellhead towers in CDI. The Gabon contract covers crane maintenance on board the Olowi Field A, B and D [...]
Reef Subsea has secured two contracts for offshore operations in the West Africa region with a combined value of more than US$15M (£9.8 Million). The firm’s IMR and Construction division, based in Bergen, Norway, is working with two major oil and gas companies on the projects in The Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea. For [...]
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Exxon Mobil Corporation announced that its Liberian affiliate has acquired from Canadian Overseas Petroleum (Bermuda) Ltd. (COPL) 80 percent interest in Liberia Block 13 (LB-13), comprising more than 625,000 acres (2,500 square kilometers) offshore Liberia in water depths ranging from 250 to 10,000 feet (75 to 3,000 meters). ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Liberia Limited and [...]
Tug Fairmount Summit has delivered rig SSV Catarina offshore Angola. The rig has been towed from Okpo, South Korea, via Strait of Malacca and Cape of Good Hope towards Angola. SSV Catarina is a brand new sixth generation semi-submersible drilling rig for ultra deepwater operations. The rig is constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering [...]
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