Support Services

Aker wins BP contract for Greater Plutonio and PSVM fields offshore Angola

October 05, 2018 | Angola, Contracts, Offshore, Support Services

London, UK | – Multinational oil and gas giant BP has given a five-year brownfield services contract to Aker Solutions for its producing Greater Plutonio and PSVM fields located offshore Angola. Under the contract, the Norwegian oil services company will be responsible for the brownfield modifications, maintenance and operations support of the Greater Plutonio and PSVM fields. According to Aker Solutions, the scope of the contract includes supply of engineering, procurement, and construction services for brownfield projects on the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) …

Onne youths protest SNEPCo’s planned relocation from Rivers State

August 08, 2018 | Company Operations, Nigeria, Support Services

Port Harcourt, Nigeria | — Hundreds of Onne youths on Tuesday, stormed the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) base over alleged plan by the company to pull its operations out of the Oil and Gas Free Zone, Onne, Rivers State according to Nigerian daily newspaper Guardian. The President, Onne Youth Council (OYC), Philip Tenwa, who led the peaceful protest, said they are worried that the relocation of SNEPCo operational activities from Onne to Lagos, would lead to the loss of over 5,000 jobs. …

Technip-FMC merger gets EU anti-trust clearance

November 24, 2016 | Company Operations, Mergers, Acquisitions & JVs, Support Services

London, UK | – Technip S.A, a company that carries out project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry and FMC Technologies, Inc. an American provider of equipment and services for the energy industry said yesterday that they had received EU anti-trust clearance ahead of their proposed merger. Antitrust authorities in the United States, India, Turkey, Mexico and Russia have already approved the merger deal between the two giant industry service providers. Both firms will hold shareholders’ meetings on December 5 to vote on …

Medserv wins two logistics support contracts offshore North Africa

March 24, 2014 | Africa, Support Services

London – Oil services company Medserv said today it has been awarded contracts to provide fully integrated logistic support services to two international oil companies operating offshore North Africa. Medserv did not name the companies. “These contracts reaffirm our belief that North Africa still has a major role to play.” said Godwin Borg, Chief Operations Officer for Medserv Group. “Our base in Malta is currently fully utilised, and as a result, we have recently also taken up an additional 30,000 square metres of land in …

Powering Africa: Tanzania Summit in Dar Es Salaam 29 – 31st January

January 16, 2014 | Government & Regulations, Support Services

Powering Africa: Tanzania coincides with the launch of U.S President Barack Obama’s “Power Africa” initiative, which announces Tanzania as one of six priority countries for investment. It is an ideal time to promote a productive and long-term dialogue between public, private, local and international energy partners. The dialogue scheduled to take place from 29 – 31st January at the Hilton Doubletree Dar Es Salaam will discuss Tanzania’s energy sector, examine the future transformation of Tanzania’s energy landscape and opportunities for private investment in Tanzania’s energy …

Nigerian Navy arrests 21, intercepts N2.4billion stolen crude oil

January 15, 2014 | Government & Regulations, Support Services

Port Harcourt – The Central Naval Command, Nigerian Navy says it arrested 21 persons in connection with crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region of the oil-rich South South Nigeria. The command also reported the interception of two vessels loaded with crude oil worth over N2.4 billion along the waterways of Agbami oil field and Ebi creeks in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Usman, said during the inspection of the seized …

Petrofac signs co-operation deal with Nigeria’s NNPC

December 03, 2013 | Contracts, Support Services

Lagos – Oilfield services group Petrofac has signed a five-year co-operation agreement with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) The memorandum of understanding, signed together with African firm Taleveras Energy Resources, “support[s] NPDC’s aims to further build indigenous capacity and technical capabilities of NPDC & its affiliates”. The agreement, which forms part of the ongoing promotion of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, allow the companies to explore options including funding, technical support, training services and asset development/management …

BP awards £75 million supply chain contract to DHL

May 18, 2012 | Contracts, Support Services

BP’s has awarded a £75 million contract to DHL Supply Chain to manage its the warehousing and distribution of goods for its UK convenience retail business until 2018. The contract builds on DHL’s eight-year track record for implementing efficiency improvements for BP UK Convenience Retail, aiming to achieve even greater levels of cost and carbon savings for both organisations. As part of the contract, DHL provides warehousing, storage and transportation services to BP’s 350 company-owned forecourts across the UK, handling 19 million cases per year of …