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First attempt to budge grounded bunkering tanker off Canada fails
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday said a first attempt to move a grounded tanker off Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia,…
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Panama Canal expansion consortium reserves right to claim $2bn in cost overruns
The consortium that built the new third locks of the expanded Panama Canal could be intending to claim as much…
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USCG and BSEE see no water pollution effects from rig fire off Louisiana
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Monday said there appeared to be no pollution effects from last week’s fire on…
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BOEM rejects applications for airgun seismic survey permits in the Atlantic
Six applications for airgun seismic survey permits have been turned down by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).…
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Port of Virginia reopens after storm passes on
Commercial vessels are able to enter and depart the Port of Virginia again after the US Coast Guard’s Captain of…
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Canadian government scraps Arctic offshore drilling extensions
Canada will not offer extensions of existing Arctic offshore oil exploration licences to the companies – including some big-name players…
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Statoil weighs up withdrawal from US Gulf of Mexico exploration
Norwegian multinational Statoil is pondering pulling out of its oil and gas exploration operations in the US Gulf of Mexico,…
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LA Harbor reopened after crashed helicopter found with two bodies on board
Ships were again able to access Los Angeles Harbor through the Angels Gate entrance after US Coast Guard (USCG) ended…
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Port of Virginia shutting down until storm passes
Authorities warned they were closing the Port of Virginia at midnight on Friday ahead of the advancing Winter Storm Helena.…
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Petrotrin workers strike, stopping offshore production
Trinidad & Tobago’s state oil firm Petrotrin has been hit by strike action after conciliation talks broke down between the…
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Fire on Gulf of Mexico oil platform extinguished and four personnel evacuated safely
A fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been put out and the four people on…
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LA Harbor entrance closed to ships after reports of possible helicopter crash
Ship traffic was denied access to Los Angeles Harbor on Wednesday when US Coast Guard (USCG) closed the harbor entrance…
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McDermott gets fast-track offshore contract from Saudi Aramco
Houston-based oil industry services company McDermott International has won a contract from Saudi Aramco for fast-track work offshore Saudi Arabia.…
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AltaGas commits to building LPG terminal in northwest British Columbia
Calgary, Alberta-based energy company AltaGas has committed to building the first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal on Canada’s west…
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Cobalt hits oil in Gulf of Mexico exploratory well
Houston-based oil exploration firm Cobalt International Energy on Wednesday revealed it has found oil at its North Platte #4 appraisal…
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Maersk Drilling awarded $12m offshore Colombia contract by Repsol
Spanish energy giant Repsol’s Colombia division has awarded a drilling contract offshore the South American country to Maersk Drilling. The…
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Petrobras and Repsol Sinopec declare prospect in Santos basin unviable
Troubled Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras and the Spanish-Chinese partnership Repsol Sinopec have decided to walk away from an offshore…
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Guyana approves go-ahead of $500m oil services centre on coast
The government of Guyana has given the OK to construction of a $500m oil and gas services centre to be…
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FMC green lights agreement between two Miami terminals
A co-operation agreement between two shipping terminals at PortMiami seaport has gone into effect, following a decision by the Federal…
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Jamaican agency blames bunkering accidents for oil spills in Kingston Harbour
A Jamaican government agency has announced that initial investigations of oil spills in Kingston Harbour last month point mainly to…
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