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Congressmen urge Interior to keep moratorium on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico
A group of Florida lawmakers, led by US Senator Bill Nelson, have written to US Secretary of the Interior Ryan…
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BCL orders new vessel for Bermuda service
Bermuda Container Line (BCL) has signed a contract for construction of a containership equipped with state-of-the-art technology to be used…
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Court rules Petrobras within Brazil’s tax law with 2009 deduction
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras received some good legal news on Friday with a Brazilian court ruling that the company…
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Colombian authorities find cocaine haul on German container ship
Colombian authorities have discovered a haul of cocaine hydrochloride in a German-owned container ship, the South American nation’s attorney general…
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ENI hits oil in shallow waters of Mexico’s Campeche Bay
Italian giant ENI has hit oil in shallow waters of Mexico’s Campeche Bay, the company announced on Thursday. In its…
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Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale yields almost $275m
An offshore oil and gas lease sale for an area of the US Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday yielded almost…
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Crowley Maritime signs contract with Penn Terminals for Puerto Rico container service
Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Maritime Corp has signed a stevedoring and terminal services contract with Penn Terminals. The multi-year contract, effective…
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OneSubsea awarded Mad Dog 2 contract by BP
Houston-based OneSubsea, a subsidiary of Schlumberger, has been awarded a contract to work on BP’s Mad Dog 2 deep-water oil…
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Shell to build 17km gas pipeline from Venezuelan offshore field to platform off Trinidad
Royal Dutch Shell is to build a 17km pipeline from Venezuela’s shallow-water Dragon gas field to the Hibiscus platform off…
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Port of Mazatlan planning $16m upgrade
The Government of Mexico will soon issue a tender for a $16m expansion project at the Port of Mazatlan on…
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Petrobras turns to Supreme Court to lift injunction on asset sales
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has asked the country’s Supreme Court to lift an injunction preventing the firm from selling…
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Court favours Diamond Offshore over rig contract cancelled by Petrobras
A Brazilian court on Thursday ruled that state oil firm Petrobras did not have the right to cancel a contract…
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Audit court permits Petrobras’ asset sales on condition it starts over
Brazil’s federal audit court (TCU) on Wednesday gave state oil giant Petrobras clearance to start selling off its assets, according…
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Panama Canal to upgrade vessel scheduling and resource management
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced on Wednesday that it will be bringing in a new vessel scheduling and resource…
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USCG reopens Port of Virginia after storm closure
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday reopened the Port of Virginia with no restrictions after it was closed on…
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CNH finalises seven contracts for projects in the Gulf of Mexico
Mexico’s oil industry regulator CNH has finalised seven deep-water contracts for E&P oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The…
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BSEE finds failures of safety practices in oil rig worker’s death
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its findings from an inquiry into a fatal accident…
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FMC announces setting up of new Regulatory Reform Task Force
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Monday announced the appointment of Karen V. Gregory as the organization’s Regulatory Reform…
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USCG clarifies rules on ballast water extensions
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a clarification over its policy on granting extensions for ship owners to comply…
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Shell cancels plan for Prince Rupert LNG project
Royal Dutch Shell announced it has dropped its plan for constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Prince Rupert,…
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