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Panama Canal will lift restrictions so more LNG vessels can transit
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said it will open its locks to allow more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to…
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Petrobras reaches $2.95bn agreement on class-action lawsuit in US court
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras announced on Monday it has obtained approval for a $2.95 billion deal to settle…
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US Supreme Court rules in favour of Schlumberger on patent breaches overseas
Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services provider, enjoyed a victory in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) with…
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Tanker unloads crude by STS transfer after month’s delay over PDVSA-Conoco dispute
A crude oil tanker that spent a month in a holding pattern waiting to deliver to Venezuela’s state oil firm…
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Port of Prince Rupert agrees next stage of terminal expansion with DP World
The Port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia, Canada, has agreed with UAE-based DP World on a plan for…
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Negligent homicide charge dropped against commander of USS Fitzgerald
The US Navy is dropping a charge of negligent homicide against the commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald over the…
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Cox Oil agrees on $322m buyout of EGC
Cox Oil, a Dallas-based offshore oil company focused on Gulf of Mexico developments, has agreed to buy Houston-based E&P firm…
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Generator fire doused on Great Lakes bulker, USCG to investigate
US Coast Guard (USCG) responded on Monday to a self-discharging Great Lakes bulk carrier that suffered a generator fire. The…
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Panama Canal Authority increases maximum draft for neopanamax locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it is increasing the maximum allowable draft for vessels transiting the Canal’s…
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Canada launches campaign to recruit seafarers
Canada’s Seafarers’ Training Institute (STI) has launched a hiring initiative to plug a looming labour gap in the offing as…
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Venezuela considers using foreign crude oil at its refineries
Venezuela is contemplating using foreign crude oil to produce fuel for the first time, according to Reuters. The country sits…
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Byron Energy awarded four blocks offshore US Gulf of Mexico from March lease sale
Independent oil and gas E&P firm Byron Energy announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded four offshore blocks at…
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Charleston Harbour Deepening Project receives $49m boost
The Charleston Harbour Deepening Project has received a financial boost with $49 million of funding announced by the US Army…
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ExxonMobil announces development drilling has begun at Liza Phase 1 offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil announced on Tuesday that it has begun development drilling on Liza Phase 1 offshore Guyana, well ahead of the…
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PDVSA looks to ship-to-ship transfer to ease logjam at its terminals
Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer and it may provide a chance for…
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Oil spill off Louisiana as vessel hits production platform
An oil spill occurred off Louisiana after a 61-foot motor vessel hit the Breton Sound 18 production platform, causing the…
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Rowan wins drillship contract from Exxon
Houston-based international offshore driller Rowan Companies announced it has been awarded by ExxonMobil a contract for a drillship in the…
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Nordic American Tankers to sell three more suezmaxes
Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has announced that it plans to sell three of it older suezmax vessels. This follows the…
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Exxon buys half of Equinor’s stake in a Carcara field block
US supermajor ExxonMobil has bought half of Norwegian firm Equinor’s stake in the BM-S-8 oil block offshore Brazil, completing a…
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Petrobras CEO resigns
Pedro Parente, chief executive of Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras, resigned from the post unexpectedly on Friday, according to Reuters.…
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