Africa
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Petronas taps Maersk Drilling for Gabon campaign
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a $24m contract from PC Gabon Upstream, a subsidiary of Petronas, for the provision of…
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Total and CNOOC ready for Ugandan crude exports via pipeline to Tanzania
Aframaxes are set to haul crude from landlocked Uganda following news of a major pipeline construction across East Africa. France’s…
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Chinese firms sign up for Algerian iron ore project
China continues to diversify its raw materials needs away from traditional supplier Australia with news of a big iron ore…
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Sangomar FPSO work kicks off
Conversion works have kicked off on Woodside’s 323m-long very large crude carrier (VLCC) set to become the floating production storage…
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Petronav Carriers brings in MR tanker for West Africa project
Petronav Carriers, a subsidiary of Delaware-based Petrogress, has added a 38,000 dwt MR tanker to its fleet via a long-term…
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Siem Offshore awarded OCV contract in West Africa
Norway’s Siem Offshore has been awarded a contract for 2014-built offshore subsea construction vessel . The vessel has been contracted…
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Chariot to work with Subsea 7 and OneSubsea on Moroccan gas project
Africa focused energy company Chariot Oil & Gas has signed a collaboration agreement with Subsea 7 and OneSubsea’s Subsea Integration…
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Maersk Drilling awarded long-term drillship contract by Tullow Oil
Maersk Drilling has received a conditional letter of award from Tullow Ghana for 2014-built drillship . The contract will commence…
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Kidnapped crew from Bulgarian general cargo vessel released by pirates
All of the crew who were kidnapped by pirates from the 1982-built 11,900 dwt general cargo vessel have been released,…
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DP World invests in Angola
DP World, the UAE-based terminal operator, has signed a 20-year contract to invest $190m modernising Angloa’s multipurpose terminal at the…
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Subsea 7 awarded Angolan contract by CABGOC
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Chevron’s Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) for the Sanha Lean Gas Connection…
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United Africa Feeder Line to be sold
Germany’s Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger Group of Companies (DAL / JTE) is closing in on the sale of United Africa…
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MODEC awarded operations contract by Woodside for Sangomar FPSO
Japan’s MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside for the operations and maintenance of the FPSO vessel for the Sangomar…
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Electric failure sparks ship mayhem at Algerian port
The 13-year-old, 1,100 teu suffered an electrical failure while unmooring at the Algerian port of Béjaïa, the ship rearing out…
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Woodside takes FAR stake in Senegal joint venture
Australia’s Woodside is exercising its right to pre-empt the sale by FAR Senegal to ONGC Videsh Vankorneft of FAR’s interest…
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Five crew kidnapped off Nigeria
Criminal syndicates are trawling the seas off West Africa, swooping for kidnap-for-ransom targets with security firms describing the current risk…
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West Africa kidnap risk profile deemed critical
Shipping has been warned active criminal syndicates are trawling the seas off West Africa looking for easy ransom targets. Two…
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LNG carrier crew member kidnapped in Equatorial Guinea
The 2003-built 138,000 cu m LNG carrier , owned by Golar LNG Partners, was boarded by pirates on Saturday while…
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Parakou Shipping tanker boarded by pirates off Togo
Product tanker was boarded by pirates when it was sailing off the south of Lome, Togo on Friday. Maritime security…
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Hyundai Mipo wins Nigerian LPG orders
In the LPG sector, West Africa Gas, a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Co (NNPC) and Ocean Bed Trading,…
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