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Keith Ingram was made a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to the fishing and maritime industry. Times photo Wayne Martin Rosa Chow and Keith Ingram, both of Half Moon Bay, have been recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours. Ingram was made a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to the fishing and maritime industry. Chow was awarded The Queen’s Service Medal (QSM) for services to immigrant communities. Ingram is recognised as a maritime industry and recreational fishing advocate who has been a member of the New Zealand Recreational Fishing Council fo...

Grace Goodrich, Field Editor December 22, 2020 Equatorial Guinea will see three exploration wells drilled in Trident Energy-operated Block G in 2021, along with refurbishment and well intervention works across other assets, according to the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons. Trident Energy will drill three wells in Block G in 2021 – each of which is expected to take 33 days to complete – with an estimated start date in April. Located 15 km offshore Equatorial Guinea, Block G is home to the Ceiba and Okume fields, and is set to yield new development opportuni...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor Find French version here Serigne Mboup, Director General of the Société Africaine de Raffinage (SAR), spoke to Africa Oil & Power about how the oldest refinery in West Africa has put together an ambitious extension plan to meet local demand requirements. Senegal will start producing crude oil from its offshore Sangomar field in 2023. What modernizations and works have been carried out on the SAR site since 2018? The primary objective of the refinery’s development is to increase its gasoil and liquefied petroleum gas processing capacity by 15% to ...

Grace Goodrich, Field Editor December 17, 2020 Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) will target increased foreign capital and E&P activities in 2021, following its recent evaluation of 2021 Work and Budget Programs. The MMH forecasts foreign direct investment for 2021 of approximately $1.1 billion, comprising $832.4 million in firm commitments and $370.6 million in contingent investment. As a result of augmented investment inflows, the Central African producer expects a parallel increase in hydrocarbon production, supported by new explor...

Thomas Hedley, Field Editor November 3, 2020 Read more about Gabon’s growing hydrocarbon sector and more in the Africa Energy Series Special Report: Gabon 2020 – the leading investor resource for tracking the country’s current and future movements within the sector. Download the report and other AES Special Reports here. Gabon is one of Africa’s pioneers when it comes to oil exploration and production. A new oil and gas code was adopted in 2019 and well-received by the industry due to its incentives for both major foreign operators as well as local playe...