Golar LNG awarded Keppel Shipyard a US$705 million contract for the conversion of a second Moss liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the GIMI, into a floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV) for Golar’s subsidiary Golar Gimi. Image of Keppel Shipyard…
Year in review: 2014 - OEDigital’s top stories Mozambique NG flow test. OE staff presents a look back at 2014’s top stories posted on OEDigital.com. It was a year filled with highs and lows…
Transocean's Sedco Express semisubmersible drilling rig arrived at the Oyo field in oil mining lease (OML) 120 to begin operations for CAMAC Energy, offshore Nigeria. The Sedco Express. From Transocean…
The deadline to apply in Mozambique’s fifth licensing round has been extended to 30 April 2015. The Institute of National Petroleum (INP), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique, announced the extension for the competiive…
Wärtsilä donated its Wärtsilä 20 engine to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in an initiative to support and stimulate the maritime economy in South Africa. The donation handover. People in the picture from left to right…
A heads of agreement (HOA) was signed between Golar LNG, Societe Nationale de Hydrocarbures (SNH) and Perenco Cameroon to develop a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) export project located 20km off the coast of Cameroon that will use Golar's floating liquefaction technology (GoFLNG)…
Moroccon authorities have approved a farm-in deal between London based exploration minnow Chariot Oil & Gas and Australia's Woodside on the Rabat Deep Offshore permits I-VI. Woodside is committed to pay 100% of the 3D seismic acquisition…
Australian explorer Cooper Energy said while it still intends to divest its Tunisian portfolio, the exit may take longer than expected. Cooper Energy originally announced plans to divest its Tunisian assets in June 2013 in order to focus on its Australian assets…
African Petroleum signed a non-binding term sheet agreement with a private London-based independent oil and gas company to farm-in to African Petroleum’s 100% owned Liberian LB-08 license. LB-08 is situated in a highly prospective region offshore Liberia…
The Gazelle gas field offshore Cote d'Ivoire has taken a step forward after the country's president signed an Exclusive Exploitation Authorization (EAA). The field, operated and 86% owned by Vioco, which is a joint 35/65% venture between…
Norway-based offshore geophysical services firm Polarcus has signed a letter of intent with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by Polarcus Nadia and subject to the execution of a service contract…
ExxonMobil signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Cote d'Ivoire governmentfor two ultra deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea. The PSA is for the Blocks CI-602 and CI-603 located in the southern Ivory Coast. CI-602 covers 3874sq km and CI-603 covers 5543sq km…
Chevron’s subsidiary Star Deep Water Petroleum awarded FMC Technologies a US$268 million contract to provide subsea equipment for operations for the Agbami field’s Phase 3, offshore Nigeria. The Agbami FPSO…
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas and partner Pura Vida Energy are planning to drill an up to US$136 million well offshore Morocco targeting 'well over' 1.4-3 billion barrels total gross mean resources. The well, Mazagan-1 (MX-1), which contains the Ouanoukrim prospect…
Technip Umbilicals gives a look at its umbilicals operations. The group has four manufacturing sites: Houston (US), Lobito (Angola) and Tangjung Langsat (Malaysia) and its newest location in Newcastle (UK). Umbilicals form the…
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