Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced the successful testing of its subsea Blowout Preventer Actuation Tool (BOP-AT) on a live well off the coast of at a water depth of over 1000 meters. The tool closes the blow out preventer remotely using only the power provided by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). When a problem occurs [...]
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West Africa Cable System (WACS) has been officially launched in Cape Town on Friday. The submarine cable which links Southern and Western Africa to Europe will increase South Africa’s broadband capacity by more than 500 Gigabits per second (Gbps), reports African Business Review. WACS cable stretches from South Africa all the way to UK. [...]
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WASACE Cable Company announced that it has begun the procurement process to select a cable system supplier for the construction of its undersea fiber optic cable system, which will create new and unique communication routes to support the communities around the Atlantic Basin. WASACE will develop, operate and build a new network connecting Africa to [...]
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At a workshop to show the eThekwini municipality’s plan to partner US HAE (Hydro Alternative Energy) in building a R 155 million sea-power project off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, scientists said that the research and technological knowledge were available in their country, reported the Iol. Professor Wikus van Niekerk, director of the Centre for Renewable [...]
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Alcatel is about to launch submarine fibre-optic cable project which will link Seychelles to the rest of the world, IPP Media reports. The cable will be laid down from Msasani Beach, Dar es Salaam, to the Seychelles. Seychelles Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Peter Sinon said that the fibre-optic cable project would help [...]
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Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola. Contract value is approximately NOK 470 million. Scope of work includes seven production subsea trees, seven wellhead systems and seven well jumper systems, and may include some contract options. “Our [...]
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Main One Cable Company announced that it has upgraded the lit capacity on its undersea fibre optic cable system with an additional 20 Gbps between Lagos, Nigeria and Seixal Portugal, with deployment of an additional bank of 10 Gbps wavelengths ready for implementation on demand. This upgrade was necessary to meet the growing demand for [...]
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A contract for a 3D seismic survey in Pancontinental’s licence area L6 offshore Kenya has been awarded to Fugro-Geoteam AS. Pancontinental’s interest in the L6 licence is 40%. The survey will cover 680 sq| km and is budgeted to cost $13.67 Million (Pancontinental share $5.5 Million). Licence area L6 off the Kenyan coast lies in [...]
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Recently BGP signed a contract for a Multi Client 2D & 3D offshore seismic survey with the Office of National Mines and Strategic Industries of Madagascar (“OMNIS”). With this Contract, BGP will acquire, process, market and license the seismic as well as gravity & magnetic data in Morondava basin offshore Madagascar. The initial program for [...]
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SeaBird Exploration PLC has been awarded a contract in excess of USD 5.5 million in East Africa for the Northern Explorer by a Multi-Client company. The contract will commence in direct continuation of her current contract with Spectrum ASA, and has an estimated duration of 60 days with an optional extension estimated to about 40 [...]
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