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Tel: 064 - 205854 / 064 - 461866 / Fax: 064 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net Rowan inside expected to carry Namibian oil Renaissance inside Spanish Oil and Gas Company, Repsol has The Veneration Rowan expected to carry Namibian oil Renaissance NAMAs i nsid hired the Rowan Renaissance Rig to start of the Cross drilling Oil of the well near has Spanish and Welwitschia-1 Gas Company, Repsol Lüderitz. hired the Rowan Renaissance Rig to start NewsNAMA drilling of the Welwitschia-1 well near Lüderitz. News mid-April until May and about the rig itself. The newly built drillmid-April until ship will undergo sche-May and about the rigand itself. duled preparation The acceptance newly builttes-drillfinal ting Repsol, who shipbywill undergo schehired it onpreparation a three year and duled contract. It is expected tesfinal acceptance toting commence withwho by Repsol, drilling operations in hiredfor it onthe a three 2014 Wel-year contract. It is expected witschia-1 well, operatedtobycommence Repsol and inwith drilling operations which Tower has a in 30% interest. 2014 for the WelAccording to well, Bloomwitschia-1 operaberg, ted an by international Repsol and in news agency which Towerheadhas a quartered in New York, 30% interest. Repsol SA, Spain's According to Bloombiggest oil producer, berg, an international will spend about news million agency(N$1 head000 445 000) drilling US$95 representatives gave Marshallino quartered inBeukes New York, its first well offshore
The Rowan Renaissance drillship arrived in Walvis Bay last The Renaisweek Rowan and is anchored sance drillshipofarrived in the vicinity Langinstrand. Walvis Bay last Minister of MinesandIsak Katali, week is anchored Ambassador inSpanish the vicinity ofPage Lang5 Maria Orejas, Namcor strand. Minister of representatives, senior Hunt for in Mines Isak oil Katali, m a n a g e mBasin ent of Walvis Spanish Ambassador Rowan and from RepMaria Orejas, sol in Spain Namcor visited representatives, senior Walvis Bay as part of mfamiliarisation a n a g e m e noft theo f plannedand drilling and Rowan from Reppreparations for the rig sol in Spain visited last week Walvis Bay Saturday. as part of Repsol and Rowan familiarisation of the representatives gave planned drilling and various presentations 6 preparations forPage the rig and briefed the delelast week Saturday. Beauty to planned fight gation on the Repsol and Rowan drilling set to start against passion
ANCHORED: The Rowan Renaissance drillship in the vicinity of Langstrand. ANCHORED: The Rowan (Photo by Mikkie Kriel)
Renaissance drillship in the vicinity of Langstrand. (Photo by Mikkie Kriel)
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nation's coastal shelf making discoveries in from Namibia. Repsol, which has a may mirror that of the Ghana, Sierra Leone Pa killing presentations Repsol SA, Spain's 44% interest in off- oil rich Brazil across and Ivory Coast. various vandie verwoestende brand Foto deur Marshallino Beukes Tower Resources holds shore license 0010, is the Atlantic. New ladies g and briefed the dele- DAKLOOS: biggest Die oiltoneel producer, The fact that Brazil and operator of Block 1911 30% of license 0010 in en ‘n woonhuis in die Mondesa woongebied van Swakopmund is dakloos gelaat, nadat hul wonings verlede Dondergation on the planned Inwoners in Meersig w i l l svan p e nvyf d plakkershutte about e r e o n ccoastal e the Walvis where the Welwitschia200 discoveries in in ‘n vlammesee is. 445 000) drilling making shelf Basin, from Namibia. A f r i c a wnation's drilling set to start dag US$95 million verswelg (N$1 000 1 well will be drilled as joined raised expec- kilometers (124 miles) vir die bied. Sierra Altesaam 25 persone (inVuilspel word vermoed skynbaar besluitwell het om besittingsRepsol, is verwoes.which Die hulle klere wat that Leone may mirror of betrokkenes the Ghana, has slegs a die its first offshore t a t i o n s a n d w i t h north of HRT Particfrom March. sluitende huisgesinne) is en ‘n 38-jarige vrou, sy plakkershut aan die woonhuis, waaragter die in hulleoffdaardieoil dagrich aan hul Skade wat deurand die brand Ivory Coast. Brazil across 44% interest discoveries in het Angola Repsol will geleë alsowas, be liggame ipacoes em Petroleo Sylvain Kheinses is op brand te steek. ‘n Jong plakkershutte oor aangerig is beloop dergeaffekteer. Tower the Atlantic. shore license 0010, isG agehad Resources holds a n d b o n , i t i s drilling wells all along SA's Wingat well, aanklag van brandstig- seun was na bewering ‘n is ook gedeeltelik uitge- en weet hulle nie hoe die duisende dollars en die Die verdagte het DinsThethere fact that Brazil and operator of Block 1911 that 30% of license 0010 in expected is the west coast of Africa where a subcommerslagoffers vra vir hulp dag in die Swakopmund ting in hegtenis geneem. ooggetuie en het klaar- brand en die huiseienaar pad vorentoe lyk nie. Page 7 f r i c a w ecial r e odiscovery ndiec egemeenskap, also Erongo oil inAStreeksraad Namibia's where the Walvis Basin, 200 verskyn year, according to Die was magistraatshof vanaf Volgens inwoners van blyklik gesien hoe sy, in this se bakkie, wat inthe die Welwitschiamopartintussen of Westen Africa spokesannounced May. en raised expec- last 1Rix, wella was, will be drilled asthe joined kilometers (124 2014 Fishtival borgmiles) aan haar is gedie plakkershutte het ‘n beskonke toestand, die Kristian torhuis parkeer het het tente bedbesigheidslui, asook margin on the African man for the MadridTo w e r R e s o u r c e s t i oslagofn s a nplaaslike d w i towerhede, h northaanfrom of HRT Particdie beskuldigde en haar brand gestig het. Al vyf ook in die slag March. gebly. degoed aant adie weier. Die saak is uitgesa success side. be company. announced March Page 13 kêrel blykbaar ‘n onder- die plakkershutte, sowel based Volgens een vanwill die also fers beskikbaar gestel, in gesien hulle on alles in die5 em tel tot 22 Mei 2014 vir discoveries Angola Repsol ipacoes Petroleo In 2013, 11 out of the Namibia has attracted that a drillship bewoners het allwat tydelike verdere ondersoek. onsie gehad, waarna sy as hul bewoners se aardse plakkerhut a n verligting d G a b o nbrand , i tverloor i s het. drilling wells along SA'swas Wingat well, attention from the top 20 oil and gas expected to start opeexpected that there is the west coast of Africa where a subcommerworld's biggest oil discoveries in the rations at WelwitschiaPa alsomade oil in in Namibia's thisdespite year, preaccording worldtowere companies 1 on April 11. cial discovery was part of to thea West Africa toannounced KristianoperaRix, a spokeslast May. 2014 Fishti Africa, according vious drilling According reports margin on the African forwhich the These MadridTo w e r R e s o u r c e s oldsuccess January 29 presentions at man 18 wells Namibia has also granGUILTY?: An alert police officer caught two men, suspected of breaking into vehicles parked in two men were caught red-handed dumping waste alongside thea the vicinity of Edgars (11th Road) and Jet (Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue). The area is a crime t a t io n b y R ep s o l . failed tobased find commerted permission to U.S. side. company. announced on Swakopmund access road recently, and the driver of theMarch vehicle5 was ishotspot and is plagued by gangs of criminals that prey on unsuspecting vehicle owners. They Namibia also attracted cial deposits of crude. based Murphy Oil In 2013, 11 out of the Namibia has sued attracted a drillship was Waste with a fine of N$1 000.00, Mr Davidthat Uushona, Manager Solid gain access into vehicles with alarm immobilising gadgets and remove valuables while vehicle Tullow Oil Plc20 and Explorers such as BP Corp. to explore two to start opetop oil and gas attention from the expected and Environmental Management at the Municipality of Walvis Bay anowners do their shopping. The two suspects put up fierce resistance when the police officer SA as explorers blocks Plc and world's Chariot Oilbiggest & Totaloil in therations Lüderitzat Welwitschiain the confronted them and asked them to accompany him to the police station for questioning. They nounced in adiscoveries notice to the media. Gas Ltd. snapped up move along Africa's Basin. refused to be handcuffed and vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Two security guards arrived world after were made in 1 on April 11. companies despite pre- coastline assets on a bet that the A Atlantic resident of Walvis PeterContinues Etsebeth,onForepage 2 the Council’s Traffic on the scene and assisted the police officer with the arrest and transporting the two suspects to Africa, according to a According vious drilling operato reports the police station. Bay alerted Uushona man: Solid Waste and division reactedPage swift-12 January 29 presentions at 18 wells which Namibia has also granGUILTY?: An alert police officer caught two men, suspected of breaking into vehicles parked in and together with Mr with the assistance of ly to this alert. the vicinity of Edgars (11th Road) and Jet (Theo-Ben Gurirab Avenue). The area is a crime faileddumping to find commer- t ati o n b y R e p s o l. ted permission to U.S. Illegal Page 17 Continues on page 2 hotspot and is plagued by gangs of criminals that prey on unsuspecting vehicle owners. They cial deposits of crude. Namibia also attracted based Murphy Oil gain access into vehicles with alarm immobilising gadgets and remove valuables while vehicle Explorers such as BP Tullow Oil Plc and Corp. to explore two owners do their shopping. The two suspects put up fierce resistance when the police officer Plc and Chariot Oil & Total SA as explorers blocks in the Lüderitz confronted them and asked them to accompany him to the police station for questioning. They Gas Ltd. snapped up move along Africa's Basin. refused to be handcuffed and vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Two security guards arrived assets on a bet that the Atlantic coastline after Continues on page 2 on the scene and assisted the police officer with the arrest and transporting the two suspects to the police station.
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