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Chevron onstream at Lianzi

Nov 02, 2015

Chevron subsidiary Chevron Overseas (Congo) began oil and gas production from the Lianzi Field, the company’s first cross-border project between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola, offshore Africa. Map of Lianzi…

Ocean Installer inks Moho Nord installation job

Sep 11, 2015

Total E&P Congo awarded Ocean Installer a contract for deepwater umbilicals, flowlines, and risers (UFR) installation work at the Moho Nord field, off the coast of the Republic of Congo. Image from Total…

Aquatic wins Moho Nord work

Aug 18, 2015

Aquatic Engineering and Construction Ltd. has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract on the US$10 billion Moho Nord subsea project, 75 km off the coast of the Republic of Congo, West Africa. The contract was awarded by a UK-based subcontractor working for Total E&P Congo…

Looking further afield

May 01, 2015

Italian engineering companies could offer competitive engineering, procurement and construction services in the Mediterranean Sea, should activity pick up, but West Africa is currently the hot spot for contracts. Litchendjili…

UTEC gets Moho Nord survey contract

Feb 24, 2015

UTEC was awarded the full survey services contract on the upcoming Technip Moho Nord EPIC project in West Africa. The project, operated by Total E&P Congo, is located approximately 75km off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, at water depths ranging from 650-1100 m…

Nene Marine starts up in record time

Jan 05, 2015

Eni has started production from Nené Marine field, offshore Congo, just eight months after obtaining the production permit and 16 months following the exploration discovery. The 1.5 billion boe field, in Marine XII Block, about 17 km from the coast and in 28m water depth…

Eni completes Congo production test

Dec 15, 2014

The production test for Eni’s Minsala Marine 1 NFW exploration prospect, in shallow waters offshore Congo is complete. Map from Eni.   Minsala Marine 1 NFW, located in the Marine XII block…

Eni makes 1bn Congo oil find

Oct 30, 2014

Eni has made a light oil discovery estimated to contain about 1billion boe in place in the Minsala Marine exploration prospect in shallow waters offshore Congo.  The discovery, in the Marine XII Block, about 35km from shore and 12km from the recent Nené Marine discovery…

Skandi Singapore works off West Africa

Sep 23, 2014

DOF Subsea UK has started work on two major construction projects off West Africa for Italy’s Saipem. DOF Subsea is supplying its 107.1m-long DSV Skandi Singapore and project crew, along with project management and technical support; specialist survey services…

DOF wins Saipem contract

Sep 03, 2014

DOF Subsea's UK business unit has been awarded and started work on a multi-million dollar contract with Italy's Saipem. The scope sees the provision of DOF Subsea’s dive support vessel Skandi Singapore and project crew, to complete two key construction projects offshore West Africa…

SOCO well spud offshore Congo

Aug 07, 2014

SOCO International announced the Lidongo X Marine-101 (LXM-101) exploration well spud in the Marine XI Block, located in the Congo Basin, offshore the Republic of Congo. The LXM-101 well is located 23km north west of Pointe Noire in a…

Gabon, DRC reject Angola’s redraw of maritime border

Jul 21, 2014

Both Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa are rejecting Angola's proposed changes to the maritime borders, in which Angola seeks to increase its continental shelf length by more than 200mi. Gabon and the DRC have…

ENI signs Congo agreement

Jul 21, 2014

The Congolese Minister of hydrocarbons, André Raphael Loemba, and Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, in the presence of President of Congo, Dennis Sassou Nguesso, and the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, have signed a cooperation agreement,…

Sapura nets $454m of contracts

May 16, 2014

SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad's drilling division, SapuraKencana Drilling, has won a new contract and three contract extensions, worth a total of US$454 million, from new and existing clients in West Africa (Congo and Angola), Brunei…

Oryx confirms discovery off Congo

Mar 05, 2014

Oryx Petroleum Corp Ltd. announced that the testing of the E-1 exploration well targeting the Elephant prospect in the Haute Mer A license area in Congo (Brazzaville) confirmed the discovery of natural gas and crude oil previously announced in September 2013…

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