Nigerian maritime and logistics company Nigerdock has completed an agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the commencement of operations of Snake Island Port, an 85-hectare, multipurpose port facility comprising three terminals located within the Snake Island Integrated Free Zone....
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Shelf Drilling jackup gets work off Nigeria
United Arab Emirates-based jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has won a contract in Nigeria for one of its rigs. The firm term of the contract is approximately two years. The contract with an unknown customer is scheduled to begin in December 2024. The rig in question is the 1982-built Main Pass...
https://splash247.com/shelf-drilling-jackup-gets-work-off-nigeria/
Africa’s Largest Oil Refinery Ships First Cargo
By Prejula Prem (Bloomberg) Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, larger than any other in Africa or Europe, has shipped its first seaborne gasoline cargo as a vital fuel-producing unit continues to ramp up….
https://gcaptain.com/africas-largest-oil-refinery-ships-first-cargo-dangote/
Shelf Drilling scores jackup double in Nigeria
Dubai-based Shelf Drilling has landed new contracts for two jackup rigs in Nigeria. The Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play has firmed up the letter of award from September into a three-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Achiever with operations starting in October this year. The contract comes...
https://splash247.com/shelf-drilling-scores-jackup-double-in-nigeria/
Shelf Drilling finds work in West Africa for jackup duo
Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has won new deals for two of its rigs in West Africa. The company has secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Mentor covering 10 wells for an estimated 450 days in direct continuation of the rig’s current campaign in Nigeria with a contract value of...
https://splash247.com/shelf-drilling-finds-work-in-west-africa-for-jackup-duo/
Crew escapes from massive blaze on Nigerian FSO
Following a fire outbreak, all 19 crew members from the Britania U floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel have been saved. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said that it collaborated with other agencies and first responders to ensure the safe rescue and...
https://splash247.com/crew-escapes-from-massive-blaze-on-britania-u-fso-off-nigeria/
Norway imports record amount of West African crude
The Maran Lyra, a VLCC, is due in Norway today with what broker Braemar describes as an “unusual” cargo. The ship will discharge Nigerian crude at Mongstad, north of Bergen where Equinor has a refinery. It is the second vessel to carry Nigerian crude to Mongstad this month, following on from the...
https://splash247.com/norway-imports-record-amount-of-west-african-crude/
Blackford Dolphin rig finally on its way to India but court cases still unresolved
After getting rid of one arrest order and submitting a providing the court with a bank guarantee in another case against the Blackford Dolphin semisub, Dolphin Drilling has finally been able to get things rolling and set the rig on its way to India. This long and very complicated case began in...
COLUMN | Drip, drip, drip: Marinakis orders eight PSVs; DSOC jackup moves; Paratus and Northern Ocean raise capital [Offshore Accounts]
There was only one story in offshore this week, the news that Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has doubled down on this bet on the platform supply vessel (PSV) market by making the single biggest order in the entire segment in the last decade. His Capital Offshore has placed an order for four firm diesel-electric, DP2, […]
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New study reveals the scale and costs of maritime corruption
For over a decade, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has gathered first-hand data to map the extent of maritime corruption in the port and maritime sector. While detailed accounts of the direct cost of corruption have been documented, a comprehensive assessment of its overall monetary...
https://splash247.com/new-study-reveals-the-scale-and-costs-of-maritime-corruption/