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France's Technip Energies secures Mozambique FLNG project
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (174+ words) Technip Energies has won an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for the Coral Norte floating liquefied natural gas project offshore Mozambique, the French oil services firm said on Monday. Technip CEO Arnaud Pieton said the project would support…...
Energean's purchase of Chevron Angola assets uncertain as local partner matches offer
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (198+ words) Energean said on Wednesday its $260 million deal to buy Chevron's Angola offshore assets is in limbo after partner Etu moved to match the offer, complicating its push to expand beyond its core Eastern Mediterranean gas business. Energean announced the $260 million…...
OPINION | Good Hope for shipping " none for the South African Navy
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (378+ words) But South Africa remains underprepared to capitalise on this renewed importance. Despite possessing a coastline of nearly 2, 800 kilometres and an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) exceeding 1. 5 million square kilometres, the country struggles to adequately monitor and protect these waters. South Africa's…...
South Africa's Transnet signs 25-year deal to operate Eastern Cape LNG terminal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (196+ words) South African state company Transnet's ports division has signed a 25-year terminal operator agreement with Ukwanda LNG to develop an onshore regasification facility at the port of Ngqura in the Eastern Cape, it said on Thursday. Ukwanda LNG is a…...
Afentra eyes 2027 for offshore Angola investment decision
2+ week, 4+ day ago (215+ words) Oil and gas company Afentra, which called off talks with potential suitors this month, is pushing ahead with onshore and offshore exploration aiming to boost production in Angola, its CEO said on Thursday. Sharply higher crude oil prices due to…...
Eni looks to scale up in Mozambique with another floating LNG unit
2+ week, 6+ day ago (182+ words) Italian energy group Eni is considering deploying a third floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform offshore Mozambique, a company spokesperson said. Eni took a final investment decision on its second platform, Coral North, in October last year. That facility will…...
VESSEL REVIEW | FCV3001 " CNOOC debuts versatile ROV for survey and inspection duties
3+ week, 4+ day ago (245+ words) China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has introduced a new work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) built to support subsea engineering projects worldwide. FCV3001 was designed and manufactured in-house by CNOOC in collaboration with Dutch survey and exploration specialist Fugro under the…...
Australian Border Force interdicts two foreign illegal fishing vessels off Northern Territory
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (199+ words) The Australian Border Force (ABF) has taken swift action against two foreign fishing vessels (FFV) detected operating illegally in waters north of Cape Wessel in the Northern Territory on May 1. The FFVs were detected during maritime surveillance by the Royal…...
Cases of fatal hantavirus onboard cruise ship rise, Cape Verde refuses docking
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (635+ words) Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspected, among people who fell ill on a cruise ship now marooned off the Cape Verde islands and unable to put passengers ashore, the World Health Organisation…...
Next Geosolutions expands North African work and Rana Subsea stake
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (185+ words) Next Geosolutions and subsidiary Rana Subsea have secured contractual amendments with Saipem for the Bouri Gas Utilisation project in North Africa. Following project progress and client requirements, the original agreement was valued at more than "70 million ($76 million). For Next Geosolutions,…...