West Africa

EPI to support GNPC seismic exploration of Voltaian basin

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2015-12-01 16:58

01st December 2015

Two-year contract to assess feasibility of 104,000km area and kick-start onshore exploration in Ghana

Total deploy Sonardyne LBL acoustic network at Kaombo in record-breaking time

Submitted by Editorial on Sun, 2015-10-11 12:45

11th October 2015

Transponder frames being readied for deployment at Kaombo

Following on from the installation of a Long BaseLine (LBL) acoustic positioning network at the giant Egina oil field off the coast of Nigeria, French oil major Total and its project partners have repeated their success using the same Sonardyne Fusion 6G technology offshore Angola at the even larger, even deeper, Kaombo oil field.

Total saves times with Sonardyne Fusion 6G at Egina

Submitted by Editorial on Sun, 2015-09-13 12:09

13th September 2015

Total, operator for the Egina oil field offshore Nigeria, together with its construction and survey partners, has successfully installed a Fusion 6G subsea positioning network to support its development of the USD15 billion project.

Tullow proceeds with with TEN project offshore Ghana following border dispute ruling

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2015-04-27 11:15

27th April 2015

The Special Chamber of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg has rejected Côte d’Ivoire’s request that Ghana be ordered to suspend all oil exploration and exploitation in the disputed zone including the TEN Project

Vaalco launches production from Etame 12-H offshore Gabon

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2015-04-14 14:37

14th April 2015

Vaalco Energy announced first production from Etame 12-H, a development well drilled from the Etame platform offshore Gabon

Cairn plans further drills and an FPSO tie-up for Senegal offshore discoveries

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Mon, 2015-04-13 17:19

13th April 2015

Following the successful drilling campaign offshore Senegal in 2014, FAR Ltd, ConocoPhillips, Cairn Energy (the operator of the licence) and Petrosen (the government of Senegal) are planning a first phase work programme to evaluate the SNE-1 and FAN-1 discoveries

WorleyParsons nets Equatorial Guinea offshore EPC contract with Ophir

Submitted by Editorial on Fri, 2015-04-10 09:40

10th April 2015

Ophir Equatorial Guinea (Block R) Limited has awarded WorleyParsons a contract for provision of engineering and project management services for their Equatorial Guinea Block R Project (The Fortuna Project)

Hercules bags Eni rig contract offshore West Africa

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2015-04-02 16:47

02nd April 2015

Hercules Offshore has signed a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Eni for use of the Hercules 260 in West Africa

Fugro awarded USD 100m subsea services and equipment contract by Total E&P Congo

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2015-04-02 10:44

02nd April 2015

Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract with an estimated value of USD 100m by Total E&P Congo

Subsea Masters establishes Canary Island base to service West Africa offshore operations

Submitted by Editorial on Wed, 2015-04-01 17:08

01st April 2015

Subsea Masters establishes Canary Island base to service West Africa offshore operations

Subsea Masters, a subsidiary of UK based GEV Group, has agreed a joint venture with a Las Palmas shipyard in the Canary Islands to provide rig maintenance and repair for the West African offshore drilling market