As operators offshore Africa look to take their exploration efforts into ever more remote and demanding areas, so have the challenges increased in mobilising, moving and mooring the offshore exploration drilling rigs they are so dependent on. Duncan Cuthill, Viking Moorings looks at some solutions.
p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">As operators offshore Africa look to take their exploration efforts into ever more remote and demanding areas, so have the challenges increased in mobilising, moving and mooring the offshore exploration drilling rigs they are so dependent on. Duncan Cuthill, Viking Moorings looks at some solutions.Downstream
Egypt names new minister
Egypt has appointed Abdullah Ghorab as oil minister, replacing long-serving Sameh Fahmy who was removed from his post in late February, the Cabinet announced
p>Egypt has appointed Abdullah Ghorab as oil minister, replacing long-serving Sameh Fahmy who was removed from his post in late February, the Cabinet announcedNigeria reform bills due within weeks
Wide-ranging reforms to Nigerias mainstay oil and gas industry will be passed by parliament within weeks, a presidential adviser revealed.
p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wide-ranging reforms to Nigerias mainstay oil and gas industry will be passed by parliament within weeks, a presidential adviser revealed.Ghana's future in oil
As crude production from Ghanas offshore Jubilee field climbs from its initial 55,000 bpd to an expected 120,000 bpd by mid-year, President John Atta-Mills government is moving to reassure taxpayers and foreign investors that the windfall from the start of Ghanas oil age will be spent wisely.
p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">As crude production from Ghanas offshore Jubilee field climbs from its initial 55,000 bpd to an expected 120,000 bpd by mid-year, President John Atta-Mills government is moving to reassure taxpayers and foreign investors that the windfall from the start of Ghanas oil age will be spent wisely.Oil included in BP's first-ever energy outlook
China will soon be the worlds largest economy. Within less than 20 years it will become the worlds largest consumer of oil, too. This and other key energy trends are identified by one of the most experienced IOCs operating in Africa today
p style="widows: 0; orphans: 0; margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">China will soon be the worlds largest economy. Within less than 20 years it will become the worlds largest consumer of oil, too. This and other key energy trends are identified by one of the most experienced IOCs operating in Africa today