Daily Archives: August 22, 2017

Wintershall’s Skarfjell FID set for first half of 2018

By _Offshore_Energy_Today_ Wintershall could make a Final Investment Decision on its Skarfjell field development offshore Norway sometime in the first half of 2018. This was shared on Tuesday by Cairn, a partner in the Wintershall-operated Skarfjell development through its subsidiary Capricorn Norge Cairn said that that the joint venture was targeting the final investment decision…

MCA appoints new SOSRep for Maritime Salvage & Intervention

By _Offshore_Energy_Today_ UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has appointed a new Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSRep) for Maritime Salvage & Intervention which oversees the response to accidents at sea. MCA said on Tuesday that Les Chapman was appointed to the role and joined the Agency on Monday, August 21. The newly elected SOSRep, Chapman,…

Clean Energy to Build $2.8m Transit CNG Station for PARTA

By NGV Global Clean Energy, operator of the largest network of natural gas fueling stations in the U.S., brings a wealth of collective experience to CNG station design and construction. That experience was recently recognized by the awarding of a new-station contract by Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA), which services communities in Portage County,…

Equatorial Guinea, Ghana to sign LNG supply deal

By LNG World News Ghana president Akufo-Addo (left) and Equatorial Guinea president Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (right)(Image courtesy of presidency.gov.gh)Ghana and Equatorial Guinea are closing in on an agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to augment Ghana’s energy security. The two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding in June for the supply…

African Petroleum refutes Gambian license expiry once again

By _Offshore_Energy_Today_ Independent oil and gas company African Petroleum (AP) has refuted media claims that its Gambian offshore licenses have expired and are up for grabs for interested parties. According to Premium Times, The Gambia’s presidential spokesperson, Amie Bojang, told the media that African Petroleum’s rights to explore in two offshore Gambian oil blocks have…

Repsol takes UMW’s jack-up for a drilling spin

By Offshore Energy Today UMW Offshore Drilling has secured a contract to provide a jack-up drilling rig to the Spanish oil company Repsol. The driller, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s UMW Oil & Gas said on Tuesday the contract value was RM 113 million. Repsol will take UMW’s Naga 5 rig on a one year contract…