offshore | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 9
Koral Energy Invests in Africa
Koral Energy International Ltd. has acquired a floating production unit (FPU) and the associated O&M contract from Singapore-based Mercator, which states that Koral will be working on a project offshore Nigeria.
Gas Production from Edison New Platform NA/Q-PIII Commences
Edison International Spa achieved a new milestone in Abu Qir Concession offshore Egypt starting gas production from the new platform North Abu Qir PIII (NA/Q-PIII).
Cairn Energy Discovers Oil Offshore Senegal
Cairn Energy, in partnership with the Australian independent FAR Ltd, announced late March the discovery of oil at the VR-1 well located on offshore Senegal.
Erin Energy to Discard Extension on Kenya’s L27, L28 Blocks
Erin Energy decided not to extend its offshore L-27 and L-28 blocks in Kenya due to the higher costs and risks of the exploration process in the current economic environment
Swedish Trelleborg Wins EPC Contract in the UAE
Swedish engineering firm Trelleborg has won a contract for the supply of float-over equipment for a major offshore oilfield development project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Algeria Discusses Offshore Drilling Partnerships with Majors
Algeria's Sonatrach wants to start its offshore oil drilling and has begun discussions with U.S. operators ExxonMobil Corp and Anadarko, as well as Italy's Eni.
Cairn Energy Drilled SNE-5 Well Offshore Senegal
Cairn Energy has reached Total Depth (TD) at the SNE-5 well offshore Senegal at 2,852 meters below the mud line.
Fugro Awarded Seabed Survey Contract in Kenya
Geo-intelligence firm Fugro announced it has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons.
