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Woodside's Farm in Agreement for Cameroon

Oct 14, 2014

Woodside has finalised an agreement with Noble Energy and Glencore to farm in to the Tilapia Production Sharing Contract (PSC) off the coast of Cameroon.The 3875 km² block is located within the Douala Basin, offshore southwest Cameroon in water depths ranging from the shoreline to 1100 m…

Kalleklev to Head DNV GL's SE Asia Oil & Gas

Oct 14, 2014

Energy demand in South East Asia is expected to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the world. DNV GL has appointed Arve Johan Kalleklev regional manager for Oil & Gas in South East Asia just as the company is establishing a dedicated LNG and Gas Consulting unit in Singapore…

Smith Appointed Ferguson Group CEO

Oct 13, 2014

Ferguson Group announced the appointment of Richard Smith to lead its executive team. This appointment follows on from the acquisition of Ferguson Group by the global supply-chain logistics company, Brambles Limited, in September 2014. Richard…

China Meets Europe at DNV GL Headquarters

Oct 13, 2014

The future of EU–China relations, the country’s investment in Europe as well as sustainable growth and environmental protection in the Chinese economy were just some of the topics on the agenda at the 6th Hamburg Summit last weekend. To foster…

Israel Corp CFO Steps up to CEO Suite

Oct 13, 2014

Avisar Paz, the chief financial officer of Israel Corp, will take over as the conglomerate's chief executive once its reorganisation is complete, the company said on Monday.Israel Corp is planning to spin off some of its less profitable…

Drydocks World's to build BorWin3

Oct 13, 2014

Drydocks World signed an agreement today with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in the North Sea, named BorWin gamma.  When completed, this will provide an essential renewable offshore resource to meet increasing energy demands…

Singapore Minister Yew to Launch SGMF’s Global

Oct 13, 2014

Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, Singapore, will conduct SGMF’s Global Launch on Stand No. 33 on Wednesday 15th October 2014 at 10.15am in connection with SIBCON 2014 confirms SGMF’s Brand, Marketing and Membership Manager, John Saunders…

Samson Energy to Sell $1 bln Gulf of Mexico Assets

Oct 12, 2014

Oil and gas explorer and producer Samson Energy Company LLC is selling its offshore Gulf of Mexico assets that could fetch more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the situation.The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company has tapped Jefferies LLC…

Morgan Stanley says "no assurance" Rosneft Deal Will Close

Oct 12, 2014

Morgan Stanley said on Friday that there is 'no assurance' a deal to sell its physical oil trading business to Russian oil company Rosneft will close.The Wall Street bank cited a contractual requirement to get regulatory approvals by year end…

Sierra Leone to Invest Heavily in Power

Oct 12, 2014

Sierra Leone is aiming to increase its power capacity tenfold by 2017, a plan the energy minister said should be driven by foreign investors despite the outbreak of Ebola and a history of bureaucratic difficulties.Sierra Leone has recorded…

Kenya Yet to Decide oil Refinery's Fate

Oct 11, 2014

Kenya is yet to decide whether to turn east Africa's only oil refinery into an oil storage facility or pay for its upgrade after buying the remaining 50 percent stake from India's Essar Energy, the energy minister said on Friday.Fuel…

Uganda to Auction Oil Blocks

Oct 11, 2014

Uganda will auction new oil exploration acreage by December and compensate land owners at the site of a planned crude oil refinery, a government official said on Friday.Investor interest in Uganda's hydrocarbons potential has been growing…

Procedures for OPL Attendance at Mina Saqr

Oct 11, 2014

Saqr Port Authority has advised that, with effect from 16 October, new procedures will come into force for personnel attendance Off Port Limits (OPL).Documents required for OPL Mina Saqr personnel attendance (less than 3 days) for Operations…

Harvey Gulf Expands into Mexico

Oct 10, 2014

Harvey Gulf, a strong driver in the U.S. OSV market and a true leader in the incorporation of LNG-as-fuel in marine vessels, announced that it establishing Harvey Gulf International Marine de Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V.    Recently approved changes…

Swissco Bags $17m Chartering Contract

Oct 10, 2014

SGX Mainboard-listed Swissco Holdings Limited announced it has secured three chartering contracts with options worth US$17.3 million. The offshore support vessels, comprising two new workboats and one anchor handling tug supply vessel, will be deployed in the Middle East under the contracts…

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Irish Consultancy Opens Its Doors for Offshore Wind, Subsea Markets

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Zambia and the US increase use of $491 Million grant programme for critical metals infrastructure
There are some flights to the Middle East that have resumed but there is still disruption.
Sources claim that PetroChina and Indian Oil failed to secure tankers for loading Iraqi crude.