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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire turn to Nigeria for gas
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Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire turn to Nigeria for gas. Mar 13. Cote d’Ivoire has sent a formal request indicating its interest to procure in liquefied petroleum gas from Nigeria. The request came just as Ghana has called on Nigeria to assist it overcome the negative impact of the recent gas supply disruption it is facing through the West Africa Gas Pipeline grid. Dawha said the package, which is the first of its kind in the West African sub-region, would see Nigeria commit a small portion of its three billion cub...
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Nigeria’s oil theft is unrivalled in any lawful environment
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Nigeria’s oil theft is unrivalled in any lawful environment. Mar 17. Vice-President of Shell Upstream International, Mr. Markus Droll, has called for a more effective counter-strategy against oil theft and sabotage by Nigeria, saying that the level of crude oil theft and pipeline sabotage witnessed in the country is not witnessed in any lawful environment. Oil theft remains a complex issue that will require sustained, multi-stakeholder measures on a number of fronts to arrest and ultimately reverse.
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - No timeline for the restart of Shell’s Seibou well
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No timeline for the restart of Shell’s Seibou well. Mar 9 Shell Nigeria is yet to announce a timeline on when it will restart its Seibou well that was shut in January after it sprung a leak. The well was shut in about fifteen hours after the leak was detected; over 500 barrels were estimated to have spilled. The spill impacted 300,000 square meters of water surface in Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. Shell said it had deployed booms to prevent further spread of the spill. Letter to the Editor.
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Egypt Raise Prices To Stimulate Local Gas Development
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Egypt Raise Prices To Stimulate Local Gas Development. Gas producing firms operating in Egypt could be making more for their efforts as the Egyptian government’s $20 billion in planned power projects could result in higher gas prices. The government is considering raising prices on new gas supplies that it deems to be proven. This means that Egypt has confirmed, through seismic surveys, that an area has a 90% chance of having the resource. Egypt sits on an estimated 77 Tcf of proven natural gas reserves ...
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Cotonou hosts regional counter piracy centre
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Cotonou hosts regional counter piracy centre. 13 Mar. The ECOWAS Commission is set to inaugurate the first regional counter piracy center in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will inaugurate the multinational maritime coordination centre (MMCC) for a maritime zone known as Pilot Zone E. It will also work with the multinational maritime coordination centres of Zones F and G, thereby completing the maritime security architecture at the sub-regional le...
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Shipowner sacks drunken ship master
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Shipowner sacks drunken ship master. Mar 24. The ship master fined for having operated a ship drunk has been fired by MUR Shipping. Parmod Kumar, master of the bulk carrier African Harrier, pleaded guilty to the charges before the Tauranga District Court and was fined NZD 3,000 (USD 2,272). The 2014-built, 37,707 dwt bulker was due to leave Tauranga on Sunday, March 22, but the ship’s pilot expressed concern to Maritime NZ that the master was under the influence of alcohol. Ghana Signs Maritime Agreement...
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - MAGAZINE
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Inner Front Cover US$2,365. Back Cover US$2,650. Inner Back Cover US$2,265. Inside Fullpage US$2,105. Inside Halfpage US$1,650. Inside Quarterpage US$1,105. Please note that rates are tax inclusive. Government Advised Not To Set Revenue Target for Nigeria Customs In 2016. India Court Slams 5year Jail term on 35 crew of US ship. Another Bunker Supplier for Gulf of Guinea. Nigerian Navy Arrests 1,610 Pirates in 2015. ISIS Attacks Libya’s Largest Oil Port. Ghana Signs Maritime Agreement with Denmark.
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Angola pegs budget on $40 per barrel
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Angola pegs budget on $40 per barrel. Mar 24. The Government of Angola has revised the budget passed by the country’s parliament, and pegs the country’s spending on a $40 per barrel price tag. The budget is based on Angola seeing a production boost of about 10% taking it to an average daily output of1.8 million. The state news agency said the budget was severely slashed cutting spending by 1.8 trillion kwanza with the revision to $40 per barrel price instead of the previous $81 per barrel price.
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Five Costa Cruises’ Guests Killed in Tunis Attack
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Five Costa Cruises’ Guests Killed in Tunis Attack. Mar 22. Costa Cruises confirmed that five guests, 4 Italians and 1 Russian, of the Costa Fascinosa are among the victims of the horrific attack that took place on March 18th at Museo Bardo in Tunis. In addition, the cruise liner company said that 8 guests, 7 Italians and 1 Russian, are injured and currently hospitalized. In all, 17 cruise guests reportedly lost their lives in the tragic event. All guests on board have been given the opportunity to disemb...
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AFRICA SHIPPING AND OIL DIGEST - Two Ghanaians arrested in connection with hijacked Nigerian tanker
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Two Ghanaians arrested in connection with hijacked Nigerian tanker. Mar 9 Two Ghanaians have been arrested in connection with the hijacking of the Nigerian tanker hijacked in the territorial waters of Ghana, reports Graphic Online. The two suspects are George Opata Okrah, a freight forwarder, and Joel Yaw Attah, a shipping agent. On January 17, 2015, the MT Mariam set sail from Lagos in Nigeria to Lome in Togo. The Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Hanson told the court that the complainant in the case was the...
