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Africa Oil & Gas: Aker Energy To Submit Plan For Ghana Offshore Field In 2019

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Norwegian oil firm Aker Energy will delay submitting a plan for development of its block off Ghana until early next year to allow time to complete appraisal drilling, expected to start in October, its chief executive said on Thursday.

Africa Oil & Gas: New Nooros Development Well Drilled Offshore Egypt

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

A new development well on the Nooros gas field has been drilled. The Nooros field is located offshore Egypt in the Nile Delta.

Africa Oil & Gas: Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Angola

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Subsea 7 has announced the award of a substantial(1) contract by Total E&P Angola for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of the subsea flowlines and umbilicals for the Zinia Phase 2 project, 150 kms offshore Angola in water depths from 800 to 1,000 metres. The contract scope includes the tie-back development of two reservoirs to the existing Pazflor FPSO in Block 17. Approx. 36 kms of flowlines and 21 kms of umbilicals will be…

Africa Oil & Gas: Eni finds oil offshore Angola gas-prone block

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Eni said June 25 it had made a new oil discovery in Block 15/06, in the Kalimba exploration prospect, in Angola’s deep offshore – estimated to hold between 230 and 300mn barrels of light oil in place.

Africa Oil & Gas: Kenya blacklists over 300 firms from energy tenders

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

More than 300 firms in Kenya have been blacklisted from energy tenders. According to the East African country’s energy minister, Charles Keter, 350 companies linked to corrupt deals at Kenya Power Lighting Company were blacklisted.

Africa Oil & Gas: Ghana Looks To Award Nine Offshore Oil Exploration Blocks

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

West African country Ghana, a relative newcomer to the oil industry, plans to award as many as nine offshore blocks off its west coast in 2018 and 2019, Ghana’s energy ministry said on Thursday.

Global Oil & Gas: Four Things You Need to Know About Living Offshore

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Have you landed that first summer internship offshore? Are you getting ready to start that first hitch as a roustabout? Whatever your role may be, getting used to life offshore on a drilling rig or production platform will be an adjustment. I recently asked a couple of offshore pros for tips on how to ease the transition. Below are their insights. Don’t Leave Shore without A Support Network If you’ve decided to work offshore, you’re…

Angola Oil & Gas: Calima Energy awarded Block 2813B in Namibia’s Orange River Basin

Posted on May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Calima Energy has expanded its asset portfolio in Africa through the award of a Petroleum Agreement for offshore Block 2813B, covering an area of 5,344 km2 in the Orange River Basin of Namibia. The award was made following an application to the relevant authorities representing the Government of Namibia.

Africa Oil & Gas: Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Nigeria

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Subsea 7 has announced the award of a substantial(1) contract by Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN) for the Production Uplift Pipeline Projects (PUPP) in shallow water, offshore Nigeria.