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KBR to be paid $435m in settlement of dispute with Pemex
Houston-based engineering and construction services firm KBR announced on Monday it has settled for almost half a billion dollars a…
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OMSA hits back at claims that Jones Act revisions would hurt US economy
The US Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has spoken up in defence of proposed changes to the Jones Act, which…
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President Trump to issue order putting Arctic and Atlantic offshore drilling back in play
US President Donald Trump is getting ready to issue an executive order to undo restrictions on offshore oil and gas…
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Hempel sets aside $40m for potential costs in German bribery case
Danish company Hempel, which produces ship coatings, has set aside $40m for costs in a bribery case in Germany, as…
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Proposed changes to Jones Act could cost thousands of offshore jobs
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has criticized plans to amend some aspects of the Jones Act, saying they could cost…
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Alaskan oil and gas firm agrees to settle Jones Act case for $10m
Furie Operating Alaska has agreed a settlement whereby it will pay a $10m civil penalty for a 2011 incident in…
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Search efforts continue as 22 feared dead from VLOC sinking
The search continued on Sunday for survivors of the very large ore carrier which is believed to have sunk in…
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Spill reported from Husky rig offshore eastern Canada
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy has reported a spill of Blowout Preventer (BOP) control fluid from semi-submersible drilling…
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Argentine union suspends dock strike after picketer killed by truck
Argentine dockworkers suspended a 24-hour work stoppage on Thursday after a picketing striker was killed when a trucker drove his…
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Charges laid in against owners of ship that spilled bunker fuel in English Bay in 2015
Court charges were laid on Wednesday against the owners of a bulk carrier that spilled thousands of litres of bunker…
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Exxon announces another oil find offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil announced on Thursday that it has made another oil discovery offshore Guyana, the third such find on the Stabroek…
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Petrobras ends oilfield deals with Australia’s Karoon Gas
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has withdrawn its appeal of an injunction on the planned sale of offshore oil fields…
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FMC commissioner gives backing to HMM alliance with 2M
The commissioner of the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a statement of support for the strategic alliance announced…
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Crude spill from pipeline near Venezuela’s main oil export terminal
A rupture in a pipeline caused a crude oil spill at Venezuela’s main terminal but the state oil and gas…
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Trump signs executive order ditching many clean air requirements on energy sector
As promised a day previously, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled an energy policy executive order that rolls back…
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Tidewater opts not to renew waivers from its creditors
New Orleans-based OSV operator Tidewater announced on Tuesday that it has not sought a renewal of waivers from its lenders…
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Odebrecht O&G may seek out-of-court reorganization with creditors
Brazilian offshore oil driller Odebrecht Oleo & Gas (OOG), part of the Odebrecht construction, engineering and chemicals giant, could seek…
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Petrobras board extends CEO’s term by two years
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras is giving a two-year extension to its CEO Pedro Parente, the firm’s board decided on…
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Chinese state firms eye infrastructure projects near Panama Canal
The chief executive of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Chinese state companies have shown interest in developing a logistics…
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Trump administration set to unleash energy companies from regulatory shackles
The US administration announced that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday that will free energy companies…
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