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Drilling & Completion

BG hits for fifth time in deepwater offshore Tanzania

BG Group has its fifth consecutive gas discovery offshore Tanzania.

Eni adds to deepwater Mozambique gas reserves

Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) has a new gas discovery offshore Mozambique at the Coral 1 well in Area 4.

Anadarko scores more gas in deepwater offshore Mozambique

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) has discovered a “major” new natural gas reservoir in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma basin, Mozambique.

Field Development

Development drilling set to resume on Gabon complex

Total (NYSE:TOT; Paris: FP FP) has completed installation of the new AGMN platform for its Anguille field redevelopment offshore Gabon.

Aveon to supply subsea components for Bonga NW

FMC Technologies has subcontracted Aveon Offshore to fabricate components for the subsea production system for Shell’s Bonga North West project offshore Nigeria.

Aker to supply subsea trees to Total for Dalia field offshore Angola

Total E&P Angola (NYSE: TOT Paris: FP FP) has contracted Aker Solutions (Oslo Børs:AKSO) to provide seven subsea tree systems for Dalia at a value of NOK 470 million ($81.6 million).

Subsea

Aveon to supply subsea components for Bonga NW

FMC Technologies has subcontracted Aveon Offshore to fabricate components for the subsea production system for Shell’s Bonga North West project offshore Nigeria.

Aker to supply subsea trees to Total for Dalia field offshore Angola

Total E&P Angola (NYSE: TOT Paris: FP FP) has contracted Aker Solutions (Oslo Børs:AKSO) to provide seven subsea tree systems for Dalia at a value of NOK 470 million ($81.6 million).

Cecon completes expanded Nigeria pipelay scope

Cecon has installed four flexible pipelines and umbilicals for Broron Oil & Gas/Addax Petroleum offshore Nigeria.

Geology & Geophysics

Deepwater seismic activity spreads through West, East Africa

African Petroleum (NSX:AOQ) has contracted Prospector Pte (BGP Marine) to acquire seismic surveys on two blocks offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

Serica, BP prepare for offshore Namibia seismic campaign

The 10-streamer seismic vessel Polarcus Nadia was in Namibian waters last week, ready to start an extensive 3D survey for Serica Energy in the Luderitz basin.

CGGVeritas to process long-term seismic work offshore Angola

Total Exploration& Production Angola and Sonangol have awarded CGGVeritas (NYSE:CGV) a five-year contract for 4D seismic processing and imaging of annual and biennial surveys planned for offsho...

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Pipeline & Transportation

Offshore storm halts production from Tunisia field

Lundin Petroleum says a storm offshore Tunisia in March caused damage to a flowline connected to the Oudna field.

Saipem to lay Niger Delta gas line

Shell Petroleum Development has contracted Saipem to install the Otumara-Saghara-Escravos gas pipeline in Nigeria.

First Algerian gas heads to Spain via Medgaz

First gas has flowed through the Medgaz trunkline taking supplies north from Algeria to mainland Spain via the Mediterranean Sea.

Production

Offshore storm halts production from Tunisia field

Lundin Petroleum says a storm offshore Tunisia in March caused damage to a flowline connected to the Oudna field.

Aseng oil field production builds to peak

Production from the Noble Energy-operated Aseng field off Equatorial Guinea has reached its plateau level of 60,000 b/d, according to partner PA Resources (PAR).

Usan sees first offshore oil production

First oil is flowing from Usan field into its FPSO offshore West Africa, says Nexen Inc. (TSX, NYSE: NXY).

Rigs/Vessels

Otto Marine contracts on two AHTS for the Congo

Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.

Cathelco overhauls Xikomba FPSO cathodic protection

Cathelco is renewing the impressed current cathodic protection system on the hull of the FPSO Xikomba, which is being redeployed on Eni’s block 15/06 West hub development off Angola.

Aveon Offshore hires Fjell for barge transport

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. has signed a contract with Aveon Offshore Ltd. to provide marine transportation services for the Chevron OAGM project in Nigeria.

Africa Offshore Oil & Gas News

BG hits for fifth time in deepwater offshore Tanzania

BG Group has its fifth consecutive gas discovery offshore Tanzania.

Otto Marine contracts on two AHTS for the Congo

Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.

Eni adds to deepwater Mozambique gas reserves

Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) has a new gas discovery offshore Mozambique at the Coral 1 well in Area 4.