Africa Surveyors September-October issue 2023

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NEWS BRIEFS PGS Awarded 4D Survey Contract Offshore West Africa PGS Awarded 4D Survey Contract Offshore West Africa|Image: Courtesy PGS, a Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm is awarded a 4D acquisition contract offshore West Africa. Mobilization is scheduled for Q4 and the contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days. “We experience continued high activity in our core West African markets and are very pleased with this contract award. Our Ramform acquisition platform in combination with multi-sensor GeoStreamer technology will provide the client with highquality 4D seismic data,” says President & CEO in PGS, Rune Olav Pedersen. PGS announces contract awards and MultiClient projects as stock exchange releases if the contract has a value of $10 million or more, MultiClient projects with a duration of 2 months or more and strategically important contracts. N-Sea contributes to the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline development with survey operations Gorée Offshore Engineering signs OA with Woodside Energy (Senegal) for Subsea Integrity Management Engineering Services Gorée Offshore Engineering signs OA with Woodside Energy (Senegal) for Subsea Integrity Management Engineering Services |Image: Gorée Offshore Engineering Gorée Offshore Engineering Senegal (Gorée) – in Consortium with Genesis, a wholly-owned Technip Energies company – has signed a multi-year Outline Agreement (OA) with Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V. The Consortium will provide Asset Integrity Management Engineering Services to the Sangomar Field’s first phase, located offshore Senegal and operated by Woodside. N-Sea contributes to the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline development with survey operations| image: courtesy N-Sea, a Netherlands-based underwater solutions provider, is contributing to the development of the Nigeria- Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) project through survey operations. The company has collaborated closely with ship owner Rederij Groe to transform the seismic support vessel, 7-Waves, into a research vessel equipped with advanced equipment for this project. According to N-Sea, the project is being conducted with a reduced crew on board the vessel, with all data being transferred to the N-Sea data center onshore. Daily meetings are held with the client’s representative, the FEED engineer, the client, and the company’s data processors to assess data quality and route alignment, N-Sea said in a statement. “N-Sea has expanded its operational area to West Africa by commencing survey operations to support the prestigious Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project,” emphasized N-Sea. N-Sea emphasized the significance of the project, noting that the pipeline is set to connect multiple countries and provide intermittent onshore returns for compression as a base case. The Nigeria- Morocco gas pipeline is an ambitious project aimed at helping Africa become self-sufficient in terms of energy needs and benefiting over 400 million people in West Africa. It will connect 11 countries in the region to Nigerian gas sources. Morocco is set to host 1,672 kilometers of the 5,600-kilometer-long pipeline. The project has garnered support from numerous countries, with agreements in place to ensure its implementation. In June, Morocco’s Hydrocarbon and Mines Office ONHYM, along with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), signed Memoranda of Understanding with petroleum operators in various countries, including Guinea, Liberia, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire. This international Consortium will be pivotal in delivering a successfully integrated Integrity Management offering for Woodside while delivering key local content milestones in developing and supporting Senegalese engineers through knowledge sharing, onthe-job training, mentoring, and interactive learning. Gaspard Mendy, MD at Gorée Offshore Engineering reacted: “This really is a big one for our team of local engineers. The Woodside Sangomar field consists of some of the most cutting-edge subsea technology in the world and we are excited and humbled to be entrusted with its upkeep. We relish the opportunity to work with Technip Energies and Genesis, who have an unrivalled trackrecord and expertise in subsea engineering. We look forward also, to working closely with the Woodside team and to delivering for them here in Senegal”. Gorée Offshore Engineering Senegal, founded in November 2019, is a leading Senegalese oil and gas engineering services company delivering engineering design, asset integrity and repair and maintenance solutions to Tier 1 and Tier 2 blue-chip energy companies operating onshore and offshore Senegal and Mauritania. 4 September-October issue l 2023 www.africasurveyorsonline.com
NEWS BRIEFS TotalEnergies gets greenlight to drill offshore South Africa Image: courtesy TotalEnergies has secured green light from the environment ministry of South Africa to drill for oil and gas offshore, reported Reuters. The approval comes after the government authority rejected appeals by lobby groups and individuals challenging further exploration for offshore oil and gas. The most recent in a string of appeals was the effort to stop TotalEnergies from drilling in Blocks 5/6/7 offshore Cape Town. The environmental authorisation given to the French oil and gas company by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in April was challenged on a number of grounds, including marine noise, oil spills, climate change, and inadequate public consultation. Environmental activist groups aimed to persuade Environment Minister Barbara Creecy to revoke the authorisation. However, Creecy, as the appellate authority, dismissed their concerns, the news agency reported citing the ruling. “I am therefore satisfied that the impacts of noise and light have been adequately assessed and mitigated to ensure low impacts on the receiving environment. As such this ground of appeal is dismissed,” Creecy was quoted as saying. Climate Justice Charter Movement, one of the appellants, described Creecy’s judgement as “disappointing but unsurprising.” “The decision by the minister will be challenged, it is irrational and ignores climate science,” it said in a statement. Trimble commits to Nigeria through digital technologies Trimble, an industrial technology company, has disclosed plans to unlock opportunities in areas of agriculture, surveying, architecture, mining, construction, among others through the deployment of digital technology in Nigeria. According to Albert Momo, Trimble’s vice president and Executive Director in charge of emerging markets and funded projects, the conference will feature plenary, breakout sessions and live demonstrations by Trimble businesses in the geospatial, advanced positioning, land administration, agriculture, construction, and the utilities sectors. “This event will unlock opportunities in areas including energy, mining, and Rwanda launches Institute of Quantity Surveyors On July 14th 2023, the Ministry of Infrastructure successfully launched the Institute of Quantity Surveyors in Rwanda (RIQS) which will enable the government to properly implement construction projects and account for value for money. The newly launched institution becomes the youngest institution in the East African region where other member states, particularly Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania who have already established institutions for over 40 years. The establishment of the institution was also preceded by the first RIQS general assembly in Rwanda in which the council members were elected to be led by QS Charles Lugira as the Chairman, and QS Frederick Nyaminani as the vice-Chairman. Dr. Ernest Nsabimana, the Minister of Infrastructure, said that quantity surveyors play a crucial role in shaping the landscape of Rwanda’s growing construction sector and can never be underestimated especially when it comes to value for money. Quantity Surveyors are the financial custodians and the master strategists of contract management who ensure the successful delivery of construction projects while maintaining cost-effectiveness and geospatial as well as provide potential users with the requisite knowledge of Trimble solutions, as the company seeks to expand in the West African market. Trimble remains a dedicated industrial technology company that transforms the world in enabling customers to deliver prominent solutions with the use of core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity, and data analytics to connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency, and sustainability,” said Momo. “Agriculture and Construction alone – two areas Trimble solutions support contributed over a quarter to the nominal GDP of Nigeria on 2023 Q1 and remain sectors that the Nigerian government is very keen to grow,” he adds. Image: courtesy quality standards,” Dr. Nsabimana said. “Your expertise is vital in safeguarding our infrastructure investments and driving the sustainable development agenda across Rwanda and the continent as a whole,” he added. Quantity Surveying (QS) is a professional career of experts who estimate and control costs for large construction projects and by legalizing their activities in Rwanda, the institute will remove the chaos in Rwanda’s growing construction sector where other professionals in the construction sector especially engineers, and architects have been assuming the QS jobs. The establishment of the Rwanda Institute of Quantity Surveyors comes at an opportune moment when the construction industry is experiencing rapid growth and development. With ambitious infrastructure projects and burgeoning urbanization, the demand for quantity surveyors has never been greater. www.africasurveyorsonline.com September-October issue l 2023 5
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