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 ..
Equatorial Guinea
COLUMN | Newcomers claim the glory? Guyana, Suriname and the other contenders [Offshore Accounts]
The surprising triumph of 18-year-old British tennis player Emma Raducanu in the US Open tournament last weekend shows that newcomers can overcome the odds and succeed. M ..
COLUMN | The power and the plight of the whistle-blower [Offshore Accounts]
“I assure you they are nothing more than criminals engaging in criminal stock market manipulation,” thundered a recent correspondent to Baird, following up on one of ..
TDI-Brooks wraps up survey off Equatorial Guinea
TDI-Brooks International has completed a geophysical and geotechnical campaign for Trident Equatorial Guinea in the Elon field off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. The ..
COLUMN | Prelude FLNG woes spell problems for Shell, Australia and neighbours too [Offshore Accounts]
In any analysis of which oil and gas player was the most technically competent and cutting-edge, Shell would have to rank near the top, if not number one. Indeed, the ..
LNG carrier crew member kidnapped in Equatorial Guinea
The 2003-built 138,000 cu m LNG carrier , owned by Golar LNG Partners, was boarded by pirates on Saturday while at anchor off Malabo of Equatorial Guinea. According to an intelligence report by maritime security consultancy Dryad Global, the vessel was attacked shortly after breaking off loading...
https://splash247.com/lng-carrier-crew-member-kidnapped-in-equatorial-guinea/
Pirates kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports
International Maritime Bureau (IMB) figures show a rise in piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2020, with a 40 per cent ..
ICTSI Cameroon starts commercial operations at Port of Kribi
Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), a Cameroonian subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), has started commercial operations at ..
Three pirate attacks in one day off West Africa
Piracy attacks continue to proliferate off West Africa with three incidents reported in just one day. The tanker Yuan Qiu Hu was pursued by a speedboat for 45 minutes off Cameroon early on Saturday morning before a navy patrol boat scared off the pirates. A couple of hours later the general cargo...
https://splash247.com/three-pirate-attacks-in-one-day-off-west-africa/
Two crew abducted from cargo ship off Equatorial Guinea
The 1993-built 8,900 dwt cargo ship was attacked by pirates off Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Saturday and two crew members were kidnapped. Maritime security consultancy Dryad Global reported that the vessel was attacked by a single speedboat, and the perpetrators are believed to have used ladders...
https://splash247.com/two-crew-abducted-from-cargo-ship-off-equatorial-guinea/