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Petrobras trying to cancel contract for drillship with Grupo Schahin
Petrobras is trying to cancel its contract for hiring a drillship with engineering conglomerate Grupo Schahin, according to Reuters. Brazil’s…
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PortMiami awarded $33m in improvement grants
The state of Florida has awarded PortMiami $33m in grants to be used for port improvements in the next five…
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Teekay sells tanker pair to New Shipping
Teekay Tankers has agreed to sell two of its tankers to Adam Polemis led Greek owner New Shipping. One of the…
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Baker Hughes to combine with GE’s oil and gas business
Houston-based global oilfield services giant Baker Hughes is teaming up with the oil and gas business of Boston-based General Electric…
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Emissions show dramatic plunge at Port of Oakland
The Port of Oakland is touting huge drops in diesel emissions from ships and trucks over a 10-year period. Figures…
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Paragon Offshore plan to exit Chapter 11 is turned down by court
Houston-based rig operator Paragon Offshore has been denied its request to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In an unusual move for…
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Court approves injunction against investigation of missing billions at PDVSA
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has approved an injunction against a congressional investigation into the alleged disappearance of $11bn at state oil…
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Petrobras targets 2020 for first FPSO at Libra field JV project
Petrobras has set a target year of 2020 for when it will install the first floating production, storage and offloading…
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Panama Canal Authority rejects ITF safety claims
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has rejected claims by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that the ACP is putting…
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Case put forward for offshore drilling in the Arctic
Officials in the administration of US President Barack Obama and former senior military figures have spoken out in favour of…
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ITF raises concerns for worker safety at expanded Panama Canal
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has raised more concerns about safety issues at the new locks of the expanded…
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Petrobras announces agreement to team up with Total
Brazil’s troubled energy giant Petrobras announced on Monday it is forming a strategic alliance with France’s Total to work on…
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Petrobras board approves settlement of four investor lawsuits in New York
The board of Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras on Friday approved multimillion-dollar settlements to lawsuits brought by investors in…
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US regulator gives nod to OCEAN Alliance
US watchdog the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Friday gave its approval to the proposed OCEAN Alliance of four major…
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OSG board approves domestic and international company split
The board of New York-based and NYSE-listed tanker owner Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) on Friday approved a plan to split…
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Former speaker of Brazil’s lower house arrested on $5m Petrobras bribe charge
The former speaker of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Congress), has become the latest major political figure…
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Petrobras worker unions turn down improved pay offer
The chance of a strike by Petrobras workers has become likelier with the rejection by unions of an improved pay…
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Former PDVSA chief Ramirez rejects claim of missing billions as “lies”
The former president of Venezuela’s troubled oil firm PDVSA has rejected accusations from a government commission that the state oil…
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Expansion work begins at Guayaquil terminal
Extension work has begun on the dock at Terminal Portuario Guayaquil (TPG), a port in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil.…
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Port of Seattle takes step forward with Terminal 5 upgrade project
The Port of Seattle has prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for a planned project to modernize its Terminal…
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