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Eiffage signs €104m contract to build a port platform in Ghana

Eiffage, through its Eiffage Génie Civil and RMT subsidiaries, has been awarded a 104 million euro design-and-build contract by Meridian Port Services –comprising Bolloré Transport & Logistics, APMT, and Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority– for a 97.6-hectare port platform at Tema, Ghana. It will take four months of studies and 26 months of works to...

TechnipFMC awarded an Onshore Contract in Ghana

TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by ENI Ghana E&P Limited (a subsidiary of ENI, GNPC(1) and Vitol), for the onshore part of the OCTP(2) development of the Sankofa field, offshore Ghana. Under this contract, TechnipFMC will perform the project management, engineering, supply, construction and commissioning (EPC) for the Onshore Receiving Facilities (ORF) located in...

Micoperi awarded Ghana EPC contract

Micoperi SPA have signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Quantum Power Ghana Gas Limited (“Quantum Power”) for the TemaLNG import terminal located close to Accra in Ghana (“TemaLNG Project”). Earlier this year, the Tema LNG Project executed an offtake agreement with Ghana’s national oil and gas company and national gas aggregator, Ghana...

Siemen’s Dresser-Rand to supply generators to Zohr gasfield

The Dresser-Rand business, as part of Siemens Power and Gas, recently secured a contract to supply two compressor trains to an onshore receiving facility in Ghana, Africa. This marks the first time the Dresser-Rand business has sold a Siemens Power and Gasdriven by a Siemens gas turbine. This order is also a significant integration milestone...

Africa’s Energy Appeal for International Contractors

Advances in Africa’s emerging oil and gas industries are adding to the continent’s increasing appeal as a rewarding and challenging work destination, as infrastructure improves and operational capabilities develop. The strength of emerging oil-producing nations, such as Ghana and South Africa, and rapid advances in Africa’s natural gas industry, are expected to contribute to a...

Penspen win FEED contract Ghana

Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has been awarded a contract from Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to conduct a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for further development of the Ghana Natural Gas Interconnected Transmission System. BOST, the holder of Ghana’s Natural Gas...

GE Lands $850m Ghana Order

GE has secured an $850 million deal across its oil & gas business for the supply of equipment to the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, Ghana. According to GE, this order incorporates both turbomachinery and subsea elements, with the first shipment planned for Q4 2015.  Further shipments are planned in order to deliver first...