Offshore Africa News


Refurbished FPSO and FSO Set to Sail to Eni’s Baleine Fild

Jul 25, 2024

The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Petrojarl Kong and floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) Yamoussoukro have entered their final stages of upgrading and conversion prior to their mobilization to Côte d’Ivoire for Eni’s Baleine Phase 2 project…

Turkey to Send Ship to Search for Oil and Gas Off Somalia

Jul 18, 2024

Turkey will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia later this year to search for oil and gas as part of a hydrocarbon cooperation deal between two countries, Turkish energy ministry said on Thursday.'We will send our Oruc Reis vessel at the end of September…

TGS Extends Deepwater OBN Campaign in West Africa

Jul 18, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS has secured the extension contract for the deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition campaign in West Africa.The additional program for a major customer, whose name was not disclosed, will extend the ongoing…

Saipem Gets Subsea Intervention Services Job for GreenStream Pipeline

Jul 18, 2024

Saipem has secured a contract for the supervision and the subsea intervention services of the GreenStream pipeline, throughout the offshore and onshore sections at Libya and Italy terminals.The new contract, awarded by GreenStream, one of the leading midstream players in the Mediterranean Sea…

Senegal President Says Oil Contracts Will be Renegotiated

Jul 15, 2024

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said on Saturday the West African country planned to renegotiate its oil contracts, saying it could have negotiated better on the contracts.Faye, who defeated the ruling coalition candidate in a landslide election victory in March…

Eni Hires ABL for Congo Floating LNG Transportation and Installation Verification

Jul 11, 2024

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed by Eni to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) campaign for Phase 2 of the Marine XII Congo LNG development project.Phase 2 of the project envisages the fabrication…

Lower Than Average Production at PNGF Sud Off Congo Brings Workover Team to Field

Jul 11, 2024

Oil and gas company PetroNor E&P has marked lower than average production at Perenco-operated PNGF Sud field offshore Congo in the second quarter of the year, disclosing also that an additional workover team will be employed at the field to bring it up to speed…

Vallourec Gets TotalEnergies’ Contract for Kaminho Deepwater Project

Jul 10, 2024

France-based tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a contract from TotalEnergies to supply almost 5,000 tonnes of OCTG solutions and associated services for the Kaminho deepwater project on Block 20, 100 km off the coast of Angola…

Shell Joins Chase for 'Big Prize' Off South Africa's West Coast

Jul 09, 2024

Shell is seeking government permission to drill up to five ultra-deep offshore wells off the west coast of South Africa, a draft scoping report from independent environmental consultancy SLR showed on Tuesday.The oil major plans to drill exploration…

SLB OneSubsea Gets TotalEnergies’ Kaminho Deepwater Job Off Angola

Jul 04, 2024

SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract from TotalEnergies to provide subsea production system, including associated equipment and services, for the development of Kaminho project, offshore Angola.SLB OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB…

TotalEnergies to Exit Gas Field Offshore South Africa in Blow to Country

Jul 03, 2024

French oil major TotalEnergies has notified South Africa's petroleum regulator that it intends to withdraw from its 11B/12B offshore gas field but has yet to submit a formal request to do so, a source at Petroleum Agency SA said.TotalEnergies…

Trident Energy Ready to Restart Drilling Off Equatorial Guinea

Jul 03, 2024

Oil and gas company Trident Energy has welcomed Noble Corporation’s Noble Venturer drillship for a new drilling campaign offshore Equatorial Guinea, expected to begin shortly.Trident Equatorial Guinea is the operator of Block G in the Ceiba and Okume complex fields offshore Equatorial Guinea…

Over a Dozen Oil Firms Line Up for Galp's Namibia Oil Prospect

Jul 02, 2024

Over 12 oil companies, including Exxon, Shell and Brazil's national oil company, have expressed interest in buying a 40% stake in Galp Energia's major oil discovery offshore Namibia, sources close to the sale process said.Galp's Mopane discovery…

Blackford Dolphin Sets Sail for Drilling Ops with Oil India

Jul 02, 2024

Oslo-listed offshore drilling firm Dolphin Drilling has informed that its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig is on transit to India to start the contract with Oil India, following the termination of contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria due to payment issues…

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