Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on Oil Review Africa, from 26th June - 30th June 2017
Offshore field development surveys commence in Senegal's Sangomar blocks
Cairn Energy has commenced field development surveys in the Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore blocks, covering 400 square kilometres of the coast of Senegal. Click here to read the full story.
GE Oil & Gas and Eni East Africa sign long-term partnership to develop gas resources offshore Mozambique
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term agreement to collaborate with Eni East Africa (EEA), on the offshore Mozambique developments it operates. Click here to read the full story.
Tullow Oil trading impacted by falling oil prices
Tullow Oil has released a statement to summarise recent operational activities and to provide trading guidance in respect of the financial half year to 30 June 2017. Click here to read the full story.
Industrial automation market set to grow
The industrial automation market for oil and gas is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.2 per cent between 2017 and 2023, according to a recent report from MarketsandMarkets. Click here to read the full story.
Honeywell launches Experion SCADA solutions for process industries
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the new Experion Elevate, a real-time process supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution, aiming to achieve predictable cost, operational efficiency, integrated safety and cyber security, reducing the need for onsite hardware and support. Click here to read the full story.
Aker Solutions wins contract as Mozambique's offshore gas project moves forward
ENI's Coral South project, the first offshore gas development for Mozambique, made further progress this week with the awarding of a contract for umbilicals and associated equipment to Aker Solutions. Click here to read the full story.
Ghana’s Sankofa field begins oil production three months early
Eni, Italian multinational oil and gas company, has announced that it will start commercial production at Ghana’s Sankofa field in July 2017, three months earlier than projected, with ain aim to increase domestic gas supply in the west African country. Click here to read the full story.
Nigeria halts Eni’s disputed Port Harcourt refinery deal
The Nigerian senate passed a motion on 30 May 2017 to halt a concession agreement with the regional unit of Italian firm Eni to repair, operate and maintain (ROM) Nigeria’s Port Harcourt refinery, on the ground of the deal’s lack of transparency. Click here to read the full story.
