When we covered the gross injustice of the case of Heroic Idun, where the 26-strong crew of a tanker were detained in Nigeria for many months on trumped up charges until ..
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COLUMN | Heroic Idun seafarers acquitted in Nigeria – Sing Hallelujah! [Offshore Accounts]
We were going to do a deep dive into corruption in Venezuela and Congo this week, but on Friday, finally, some good news from Abuja. Stop the press! The lengthy and unjus ..
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COLUMN | Namcor’s woes as chair arrested for drugs and managing director suspended over Angolan deal: will Namibia emulate Nigeria or Norway? [Offshore Accounts]
This Easter, after looking at three companies that experienced miracles last week, we move to an entire country that stands on the cusp of a miraculous transformation: Na ..
COLUMN | Action for the Heroic Idun crew: Nigeria should fire its corrupt naval leadership, Modi should grow a backbone, and Abuja should free the detained crew now! [Offshore Accounts]
A reader once criticised this column as “a bit ranty”. He should close his browser now and avert his eyes. This week’s column is not going to be a bit ranty; it is ..
International Maritime Bureau calls for sustained efforts as global piracy incidents hit lowest levels in decades
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calls for efforts to be sustained worldwide as maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached their lowest recorded level in al ..
COLUMN | Nigeria teeters on the edge as oil production collapses, boats sink and the currency plunges [Offshore Accounts]
For all of my lifetime, if you had asked which country was the largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, the answer would have been Nigeria. For five decades, the count ..
COLUMN | Holiday Shorts Part Two: books and music [Offshore Accounts]
As the out of office messages continue to ping back, and the summer holiday season draws on, it’s time to share a few more ideas for poolside reading or beachside liste ..
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COLUMN | Mind the gap: Europe’s LNG shortage provides opportunity [Offshore Accounts]
Following Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Europe is trying desperately to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. Sending Vladimir Putin billions of dollars for ..
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COLUMN | Yinson gets big in Brazil, while competitors bleed, and POSH quits Taiwan [Offshore Accounts]
Asian companies have taken a battering in the offshore industry downturn. Singapore’s Ezion and Ezra have gone into liquidation, Malaysian OSV builder and owner Nam Che ..
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COLUMN | The First Four Days of Christmas 2021: Cairn/Capricorn, Vantage Drilling, North Star and Vard, Shearwater and Shell [Offshore Accounts]
Last year we took an offshore take to the familiar Twelve Days of Christmas carol (here) and (here). So, now it is time to revisit the first four festive players, and cat ..