Tag: oil and gas

  • India, Bangladesh joint ops

    Bangladesh Navy and Indian Navy on Saturday started a three-day coordinated patrol and bilateral exercise “Bongosagar” in the Bay of Bengal aimed at curbing maritime crimes and smuggling. Two Bangladesh […]

  • Covid piracy surge?

    by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]

  • Egypt to buy MDA kit

    The government of Egypt has requested the purchase of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system from the United States at a cost of $417 million. The US Defence Security Cooperation […]

  • WAF piracy: media to blame?

    West African piracy remains a threat but attacks are not becoming more frequent despite headline-grabbing abduction stories in the media. That is the view of Dirk Siebels, senior analyst at […]

  • US to Warn Shipping Industry Against Storing Iranian Oil

    March 09: The Trump administration will soon issue advisories warning shippers, port officials and insurance companies against the practice of storing Iranian oil and avoiding U.S. sanctions on Iran, a […]

  • Nigeria Lost N4.57tn Revenue to Crude Oil Theft In 4 Years

    February 12: Nigeria lost a approximately N4.57 trillion to oil theft activities in the four years between 2015 and 2018, according to estimates by the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC). […]

  • Extinction Rebellion Plans Flotilla in Otago, New Zealand To Protest Offshore Drilling Starting Feb 08

    Source: Stuff / Hamish McNeilly January 21: A flotilla is on a mission to highlight the impact of deep sea oil drilling off Otago’s coast. The large drilling rig, COSL Prospector, is currently […]

  • Tankers Idle At Libyan Ports As Oil Exports Dry Up Amid Port Blockade

    January 20: Libya’s oil production and exports have almost ground to a halt as General Khalifa Haftar, the military leader in the country’s east, ignores international calls to seek a […]

  • Brazil’s Petrobras Vessels To Avoid Strait of Hormuz

    January 08: Amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has ordered its ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, it said […]

  • Investigation Finds That Workers Likely Behind At Least One “Pirate” Attack Against Mexican Oil Platform

    January 02: Amongst hundreds of piracy incidents in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019, new investigations into incident/s against oil platforms in Tabasco and Campeche has revealed that workers likely […]