From Cameroon to Kingston: NUWC Helps Fund, Hires URI Doctoral Student Specialized in Corrosion
the long-term effects seawater and ultraviolet radiation have on the materials used to coat marine structures.After earning her doctorate in spring 2021, the first-generation college student is now applying what she has learned as an engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport.From Cameroon to KingstonOriginally from Cameroon, Neba Mforsoh moved to the United States in 2016 to be with her husband, who was a member of the United States Army serving on active duty in Germany at the time.Staying with a relative in Iowa, Neba Mforsoh decided to enroll in a doctoral program, which is when
LNG Report: Floating Liquefaction & Regasification
for the commercial arrangements with partners and government for the proposed LNG project. Our other senior analyst in the study has 30+ years of experience as offshore field development engineer in offshore oil and gas projects and has been directly involved with planning FLNG projects in Tanzania, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Brazil and elsewhere.GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE REPORT• VISIT: https://flng.worldenergyreports.com/reports/• EMAIL: [email protected] • CALL: Jean Vertucci @ +1-212-477-670
MainOne Cable System to Extend to Francophone Region
, and will inject new technology that upgrades the system to a potential capacity of 10TBps by November 2019 when the subsea system becomes operational.With this development, MainOne will have landing points in five markets – Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire and Portugal, in addition to Cameroon. A cluster of francophone countries in West Africa that are experiencing an increased demand for advanced telecom services including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Mauritania will also benefit from these extensions into Cote D’Ivoire and Senegal.“MainOne continues to lead the current digital
N-Sea Begins Work in Cameroonian Offshore Market
Subsea services provider N-Sea said it has begun work in the Cameroonian offshore market, via a contract win with Dutch offshore lifting and transportation company Jumbo Offshore. With phase one completed in mid-July, the project takes place off the shores of Cameroon’s South Province, as a part of the Hilli Episeyo Subsea Soft Yoke Installation. N-Sea’s workscope comprises diving and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support, performing all subsea installation of the soft yoke system. The activity N-Sea will perform on the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)
Cameroon’s First Subsea Cable Installed
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd., a global submarine network provider, has recently completed undersea installation of the Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS). The submarine system is scheduled to be operational by last quarter of 2015. According to the service provider, this is Cameroon’s first submarine cable which is wholly owned and solely funded by the Cameroon government. The NCSCS will deliver 12.8 Tbps of capacity to broadband users in both nations by the end of 2015. The NCSCS will cover approximately 1,100 km and is expected to benefit both countries Cameroon and
Fugro Integrates its UK Geotechnical Firms
capabilities ‘without boundaries’ to more efficiently deliver multi-service projects. The company works offshore and on land providing engineering and geotechnical services for clients in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors worldwide. Projects include the Kribi port development (Cameroon), BP’s Azeri oilfield (Azerbaijan) and Flamanville nuclear power plant (France). Significant UK projects include Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Gwynt y Môr and Walney offshore wind farms, HS2, as well as the Garden Bridge, Shard and Thames Tideway projects in London
GMS Completes Gulf of Guinea Cable Lay
partner. Thiswill be the first installation of the R2 repeater following successful sea trials, which took place on Cable Innovator in November 2014. The project, saw the installation of a 1,011 km repeatered fibre optic subsea cable system installed between Lagos in Nigeria and Kribi in Cameroon. It also encompassed a branching unit, for future connection, to Escravos and Qua Iboe in Nigeria’s southeast region. Project activities included PLGR (post lay grapnel run) and route clearance, surface lay, cable burial, the supply and installation of pipeline crossing protection
Cameroon Oil Output up 15%
Oil production in Cameroon rose 15 percent year-on-year to 22.69 million barrels by the end of October, according to the state oil firm, but output may double within the next two years as new fields come on line. Cameroon became a modest oil producer in 1977, with output hitting a record of 185,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 1986 before dropping steadily to 63,000 bpd in 2011 due to maturing fields. However, new finds and new techniques to tap more oil from matured wells have seen volumes rising again. "This increase results particularly from the Dissoni field production, as well as the commissioni
Woodside's Farm in Agreement for Cameroon
Woodside has finalised an agreement with Noble Energy and Glencore to farm in to the Tilapia Production Sharing Contract (PSC) off the coast of Cameroon. The 3875 km² block is located within the Douala Basin, offshore southwest Cameroon in water depths ranging from the shoreline to 1100 m. Under the agreement, Woodside will acquire a 30% non-operating interest. Noble Energy will retain a 46.67% interest and will continue to operate the PSC. Glencore will retain a 23.33% interest. The Joint Venture plans to drill the Cheetah exploration well in 2015. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman
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