-
Americas
Canada gives all-clear for Petronas-backed Pacific NorthWest LNG project
Canada’s federal government on Tuesday gave its conditional approval to the huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern British…
Read More » -
Americas
ILWU and shipping industry employers’ body agree to talk about contract extension
The major labour union for US West Coast dockworkers and the organization representing employers in the shipping industry on that…
Read More » -
Americas
Crane bursts into flames while unloading coal from bulker at Brazilian port
A ship-to-shore crane burst into flames while being used to unload a cargo of coal at the Port of Itaqui…
Read More » -
Americas
Petrobras in market for six new platforms
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras will be in the market next year for bids on the construction of six new…
Read More » -
Americas
Sea Trucks Group earns Gulf of Mexico accommodation deal
Sea Trucks Group has won an accomodation and heavy lift contract for one of its vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Read More » -
Americas
Brazil’s former Finance Minister arrested on Petrobras-related corruption charge
Brazil’s former Finance Minister has become the latest big fish caught in the net of the Petrobras corruption probe after…
Read More » -
Americas
Freeport McMoRan lays off more Houston staff
Phoenix, Arizona-based Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas is laying off nearly two- dozen staff at its offices in Houston, Texas,…
Read More » -
Americas
Plan for Hudson River anchorage sites finds further opposition
A county legislature in New York state has voted unanimously to oppose a plan for 10 commercial vessel anchorages on…
Read More » -
Americas
Shell well offshore Nova Scotia comes up empty
Royal Dutch Shell’s Canada subsidiary has come up empty in its first exploration well at a field offshore Nova Scotia.…
Read More » -
Americas
Petrobras announces additional 25% capital expenditure cut
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras will further slash its capital expenditure as it struggles to reduce its huge debt,…
Read More » -
Americas
Lula will face trial in Petrobras-linked graft case
A Brazilian federal judge on Tuesday confirmed that the country’s charismatic former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face…
Read More » -
Americas
Two more families of El Faro crew members accept settlements
Two families of crewmen lost in the El Faro cargo ship disaster on Tuesday accepted settlement amounts in their wrongful…
Read More » -
Americas
Port of Oakland terminal makes night gates policy permanent
The Port of Oakland has announced that the policy of operating night gates at its International Container terminal, originally a…
Read More » -
Americas
Diamond Offshore files injunction against Petrobras over early termination of rig contract
Houston-based Diamond Offshore Drilling has filed an injunction against Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras over the early termination of a…
Read More » -
Americas
Second LNG train completed at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass terminal
Houston-based Cheniere Energy has announced the “substantial completion” of the second liquefaction train at its Sabine Pass LNG terminal in…
Read More » -
Americas
Port of Prince Rupert mulls new breakbulk terminal
The Port of Prince Rupert in Canada’s British Columbia province is looking into the possibility of building a terminal for…
Read More » -
Americas
BOEM announces March oil and gas lease sale for US Gulf of Mexico
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced it will offer a big swathe of offshore oil and gas…
Read More » -
Americas
Deepwater Horizon restoration group to release progress report
Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees, the group overseeing the multibillion-dollar recovery effort from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will hold…
Read More » -
Americas
Former Brazil President Lula charged with being leader of Petrobras corruption scheme
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – widely known as Lula – was accused by a federal prosecutor…
Read More » -
Americas
NTSB study identifies weaknesses in USCG’s Vessel Traffic Service System
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a report that makes recommendations for improving the US Coast Guard’s…
Read More »