Gabon Archives - Baird Maritime

January 25, 2021

One killed, 15 abducted following pirate attack on containership in Gulf of Guinea

Written by Baird Maritime on January 25, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Piracy.

A violent pirate attack on a containership in the Gulf of Guinea has left one crewman dead, maritime security consultancy Dryad Global has confirmed. The attack on the ..

November 27, 2020

COLUMN | Quick updates: BW Offshore, Cadeler, MMA Offshore, McDermott, James Fisher, Noble Drilling, Maersk Drilling, Ocean Infinity, Kris Energy and Rubicon [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on November 27, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Operations & Maintenance, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

After announcing in October that it would liquidate the subsidiary that owns the FPSO Umuroa, and hand the idle vessel to the company administrators to maintain, remove ..

October 7, 2020

ICTSI Cameroon starts commercial operations at Port of Kribi

Written by Baird Maritime on October 7, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Port World, Ro-Ro World.

Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT), a Cameroonian subsidiary of Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), has started commercial operations at ..

January 15, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – January 15, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2021. Posted in Crew Transfer, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Well Intervention.

Charters for offshore vessels are already on the rise this early in 2021, indicating the much anticipated growth of a resilient sector that is steadily overcoming the ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

October 14, 2020

Pirates kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports

Written by Baird Maritime on October 14, 2020. Posted in Boxship World, Piracy, Tanker World.

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 ..

July 29, 2020

BW Offshore secures FPSO lease extension from Vaalco Energy

Written by Baird Maritime on July 29, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Processing & Storage.

BW Offshore has received a one-year contract extension for the lease and operation of the floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Petróleo Nautipa. The ..

December 8, 2020

COLUMN | Do it yourself: oil companies buy rigs and boats in bargain basement (except Energean) [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 8, 2020. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Boat and rig prices fall. Oil and gas producers buy boats and rigs because they are so cheap. Oil and gas producers own and operate the cheap boats and rigs themselves ..

October 12, 2020

Vaalco to perform 3D survey offshore Gabon

Written by Baird Maritime on October 12, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Subsea Surveying.

US-based Vaalco Energy will begin acquiring and processing new 3D seismic data at the Etame Marin block offshore Gabon in connection with planning for future drilling ..

April 22, 2020

COLUMN | “Complete catastrophe”: Diamond Offshore, Noble Corp, Borr and Pacific Drilling [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on April 22, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

The last few days have been crazy, with West Texas crude contracts showing negative prices earlier in the week, meaning oil companies were paying customers to take away ..