Nigeria
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Africa
Union Maritime tanker and 22 crew released by pirates
UK-based Union Maritime has confirmed that its 2005-built oil products tanker , which went missing last Tuesday off Benin, has…
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Europe
Addax extends FPSO contract with BW Offshore despite previous dispute and cancellation
BW Offshore subsidiary Sendje Berge has agreed terms of a contract extension for FPSO with Nigeria’s Addax Petroleum Exploration. The…
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Europe
Borr Drilling debuts with Total jackup deal
Newly-formed Borr Drilling has announced its first new contract having received a letter of commitment, in conjunction with local partner…
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Europe
Ensco secures contracts for three drillships off West Africa
UK-headquartered offshore driller Ensco has announced new contracts for a pair of drillships offshore Nigeria and another offshore Ivory Coast.…
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Asia
ICTSI quits Nigerian port project
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) continues to prune its ports empire. Having already exited Brunei and Portland this year,…
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Europe
Nestoil takes Frontline VLCC for floating storage
Nigeria’s Nestoil has been revealed as the buyer of the VLCC and sources tell Splash the tanker will now be…
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Offshore
Sea Trucks placed under provisional liquidation
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands has placed Sea Trucks…
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Europe
Disputed contract for BW Offshore FPSO terminated
Having won an arbitration award in March over a dispute regarding contract rates, BW Offshore has now had its contract for…
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Tankers
10 arrested in Nigeria for stealing 2,000 tonnes of Shell oil
The Nigerian navy arrested 10 suspects on Wednesday stopping a vessel carrying stolen crude oil off the coast of the…
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Europe
BW Offshore closes Abo FPSO extension
BW Offshore has finally agreed a long term extension for the lease and operation of FPSO with Nigerian Agip Exploration,…
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Contributions
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea analysed
The Gulf of Guinea continues to be one of the most dangerous bodies of water in the world for merchant…
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Piracy
Kidnapped seafarers freed
The eight crew belonging to the heavylifter nabbed by pirates off the Nigerian coast last month have been released. The…
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Piracy
Eight seafarers kidnapped off Nigeria
The Russian embassy in Nigeria has confirmed seven Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been kidnapped after an attack on…
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Finance and Insurance
Nigeria plans national shipping company IPO
Nigeria’s efforts to strengthen its domestic fleet have stepped up a gear and the country is now planning an initial…
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Africa
Pirate attack on a suezmax indicates possible ‘change of tactics’ in the Gulf of Guinea
The suezmax tanker Bouboulina was hit by pirates yesterday morning in the Gulf of Guinea to the southwest of the…
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Africa
‘Owner’ of ghost ship Tamaya 1 and crew members located
A Nigerian man has claimed ownership of Tamaya 1, the “ghost ship” that ground on Liberian shores on May 3, and…
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Africa
Militants give oil producers in Niger Delta two weeks to shut down or face ‘bloody’ attack
Militants in the Niger Delta have given a two-week ultimatum to owners and operators of oil production and export facilities in the…
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Africa
Tanker crew released by kidnappers in Nigeria
Pirates have released six Turkish crew who were kidnapped from a tanker off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago, reports say.…
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Africa
Two taken hostage from boxship off Nigeria
The 4,300 teu was attacked by armed pirates off Nigeria on Monday evening. All of the crew bar two managed…
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Africa
Turkish crew taken hostage off Nigeria
Six Turkish crewmembers working on the Puli chemical tanker were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Monday.…
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