Geoff Bury, managing director of Wentworth Resources, gave an upbeat presentation at the Africa Independents Forum last week in regard to the company’s gas prospects in Mozambique and Tanzania 

Botswanas gas reserves, extracted from coal beds, could play an important role in the southern African countrys energy security

Witt’s new back-purging filter serves as an analysis gas inlet filter on in-line gas analysers, and with its suction pipe, the device is intended to prevent the clogging of the filters effectively, and if desired, fully automatically

DEME has been awarded several new contracts in Africa with a total value of approximately EUR125mn

The contracts were awarded over the last few weeks for projects in Angola, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Nigeria. 

In Angola, a 5-year maintenance dredging contract has been awarded by Angola LNG for its gas terminal in Soyo. Works will start by mid of June 2017.

In Benin, DEME was awarded a contract for coastal protection works at the Cotonou shoreline. Works will include beach nourishment with a total volume of 1.5 mn m³ as well as revetment works and groyne construction.

In Ghana, DEME participates in a contract for the Tema Port expansion project. Ghana’s main seaport, operated by Meridian Port Services (MPS), is gearing up to accommodate some of the world’s largest container ships and increase cargo handling services and capacity. The project includes dredging and land reclamation of 3 mn m³. Works are set to start by the end of May 2017.

In Cote dIvoire, a contract has been awarded for the maintenance dredging of the port of Abidjan. Works will be executed in May 2017. It is the third consecutive time that DEME is contracted by the Port Autonome d’Abidjan to maintain the port.

DEME also returns to Liberia for maintenance dredging works in the Freeport of Liberia. The contract has been awarded by Liberia’s National Ports Authority.

In Nigeria, DEME acquired a contract for the Maiyegun Waterfront development in Lagos. DEME reclaims approximately 600,000 m³ to raise the level of an existing beach. Maiyegun Waterfront will include new housing units, a commercial hub, as well as leisure facilities. The contract in Nigeria follows the recently won project for the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), where DEME is involved in the yard and quay wall construction, as well as the dredging of the berth pocket and access channel to the quay, on behalf of Samsung Heavy Industries.