West Africa https://aogdigital.com/rss West Africa en-US Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:20:14 -0500 https://aogdigital.com/news/493134-s-africa-court-stymies-shell-offshore-seismic-survey S. Africa Court Stymies Shell Offshore Seismic Survey A South African high court today blocked Shell from conducting seismic testing offshore from South Africa's pristine Wild Coast, in the latest ruling in a case seeking… Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:20:14 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/493134-s-africa-court-stymies-shell-offshore-seismic-survey https://aogdigital.com/news/491980-aquaterra-energy-assists-with-bw-energys-jackup-rig-conversion Aquaterra Energy Assists with BW Energy's Jack-Up Rig Conversion Offshore energy industry engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has won a $4.4 million contract with BW Energy for delivery of multiple conductors tensioning units for… Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:41:29 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/491980-aquaterra-energy-assists-with-bw-energys-jackup-rig-conversion https://aogdigital.com/news/491730-stanford-marine-orders-two-crew-boats-from-grandweld Stanford Marine Orders Two Crew Boats from Grandweld Grandweld shipyard has won a contract with offshore support vessel firm Stanford Marine to build two 42-meter GrandSuperior crew boats with the keel-laying ceremony recently completed… Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:25:41 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/491730-stanford-marine-orders-two-crew-boats-from-grandweld https://aogdigital.com/news/490849-offshore-seismic-vessel-utilization-hits-prepandemic-levels-rystad-says Offshore Seismic Vessel Utilization Hits Pre-pandemic Levels, Rystad Says Vessel utilization in the offshore oil and gas seismic data acquisition sector has reached pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter of 2021, Rystad Energy has found… Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:36:03 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/490849-offshore-seismic-vessel-utilization-hits-prepandemic-levels-rystad-says https://aogdigital.com/news/490437-penspen-reels-in-70m-worth-of-middle-east-and-africa-contracts Penspen Reels In $70M Worth of Middle East and Africa Contracts Energy services firm Penspen said Wednesday it had recently secured more than $70 million worth of contracts in Middle East and Africa so far this year.The company’s… Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:38:28 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/490437-penspen-reels-in-70m-worth-of-middle-east-and-africa-contracts https://aogdigital.com/news/490324-borr-drilling-wins-drilling-work-in-southeast-asia Borr Drilling Wins Drilling Work in Southeast Asia Offshore drilling company Borr Drilling said Thursday it had secured a letter of award for its jack-up drilling rig Mist.The deal is with an unnamed operator in Southeast Asia… Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:36:10 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/490324-borr-drilling-wins-drilling-work-in-southeast-asia https://aogdigital.com/news/489586-market-report-transformation-on-the-horizon-in-the-offshore-rig-market Market Report: 'Transformation' on the Horizon in the Offshore Rig Market The offshore drilling rig market is showing remarkable signs of recovery despite having faced severe headwinds of late. Throw the “green” rig revolution and further consolidation into the mix… Mon, 02 Aug 2021 12:45:48 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/489586-market-report-transformation-on-the-horizon-in-the-offshore-rig-market https://aogdigital.com/news/487672-dont-miss-the-boat-in-the-subsea-market Don’t Miss the Boat in the Subsea Market The supply/demand balance in the subsea vessel market is shifting as activity levels rise markedly across many of the sectors these vessels support. Operators and… Mon, 17 May 2021 09:58:51 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/487672-dont-miss-the-boat-in-the-subsea-market https://aogdigital.com/news/486896-petronas-charters-maersk-drillship-for-ultradeepwater-well-in-gabon Petronas Charters Maersk Drillship for Ultra-Deepwater Well in Gabon Petronas' Gabon subsidiary PC Gabon Upstream has chartered Maersk Drilling's deepwater drillship for one exploration well in Gabon.Maersk Drilling will supply the… Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:20:00 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486896-petronas-charters-maersk-drillship-for-ultradeepwater-well-in-gabon https://aogdigital.com/news/486613-opec-bets-crude-oil-demand-will-recover-as-fast-as-output-returns OPEC+ Bets Crude Oil Demand will Recover as Fast as Output Returns The move by the OPEC+ group of oil exporters to ease their output restrictions from May onwards is effectively a bet that the current soft demand for crude will… Tue, 06 Apr 2021 13:10:14 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486613-opec-bets-crude-oil-demand-will-recover-as-fast-as-output-returns https://aogdigital.com/news/486567-indian-oil-corporation-buys-its-first-johan-sverdrup-crude-cargo Indian Oil Corporation Buys Its First Johan Sverdrup Crude Cargo State-run refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has made its first purchase of Norway's Johan Sverdrup crude, buying four million barrels via a tender as it speeds up diversification of crude imports… Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:01:30 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486567-indian-oil-corporation-buys-its-first-johan-sverdrup-crude-cargo https://aogdigital.com/news/486479-aberdeenshirebased-rov-firm-eyes-middle-east-growth Aberdeenshire-based ROV Firm Eyes Middle East Growth Aberdeenshire-based ROV company HPR ROV has said it has signed an exclusive two-year agreement with Saudi-based Intelligent Energy Services (i-Energy).i-Energy will… Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:35:52 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486479-aberdeenshirebased-rov-firm-eyes-middle-east-growth https://aogdigital.com/news/486333-offshore-drillers-noble-corporation-pacific-drilling-agree-to-merge Offshore Drillers Noble Corporation, Pacific Drilling Agree to Merge Offshore drilling companies Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling said Thursday they'd entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire… Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:09:50 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486333-offshore-drillers-noble-corporation-pacific-drilling-agree-to-merge https://aogdigital.com/news/486260-offshore-drilling-market-poised-for-growth-rystad-says Offshore Drilling Market Poised for Growth, Rystad Says Norwegian energy intelligence group Rystad Energy expects to see an increase in offshore wells drilled this year and the next one, compared to 2020, when the number… Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:08 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/486260-offshore-drilling-market-poised-for-growth-rystad-says https://aogdigital.com/news/485300-market-report-fpsos--charting-the-path-ahead Market Report: FPSOs ... Charting the Path Ahead COVID-19 will continue to skew the floating production systems market for the coming 24 months, while buying power for a large portion of FPSO contracts will be centered in Brazil and Guyana/Suriname… Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:55:24 Z https://aogdigital.com/news/485300-market-report-fpsos--charting-the-path-ahead