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Part of Mississippi River closed after PCL ship hits pier in New Orleans
A PCL cargo ship hit a pier at the Port of New Orleans and leaked oil, causing the closure to…
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Tugboat captains sanctioned for declining to take some ships through new Panama locks
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the government body responsible for operating and managing the inter-oceanic waterway, announced it has imposed…
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California documented nearly 400 violations of offshore drilling regulations since 2015
Since 2015 there have been 381 documented instances of offshore oil and gas drilling companies violating the state of California’s…
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Noble Energy completes sale of Gulf assets to Fieldwood
Houston, Texas-based E&P company Noble Energy has closed its sale of Gulf of Mexico assets to fellow Houston-based Fieldwood Energy…
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Cobalt accepts almost $600m in bids for its Gulf of Mexico assets at bankruptcy auction
Houston, Texas-based E&P firm Cobalt International Energy has accepted a total of $577.9 million in bids for its Gulf of…
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Port of Gulfport signs expansion deal with Turkish firm Yilport
Mississippi State Port Authority and Turkish firm Yilport Holdings have signed a letter of intent (LOI) regarding expansion of the…
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Former President Lula of Brazil enters jail to start Petrobras-related bribe sentence
Brazil’s former national President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been admitted to jail in Curitiba, southern Brazil, pending an…
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IMF advises Guyana to do better deals after favourable Exxon offshore contract
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the government of Guyana to tighten up its tax laws and get better…
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Upgraded Buckeye Texas Hub terminal dispatches its first suezmax
Houston, Texas-based midstream oil company Buckeye Partners has announced the first export of crude in a suezmax tanker from its…
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C-Innovation seals subsea construction contract with BP in Gulf of Mexico
Mandeville, Louisiana-based marine services company C-Innovation has sealed a three-year subsea construction contract with BP Exploration & Production for work…
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DOI Secretary Zinke acknowledges lack of demand for new offshore drilling leases
Demand for oil and gas production leases in a potentially vastly expanded swathe of US waters has not materialised so…
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Mexico’s probable next President unlikely to overturn energy reforms
An advisor to the leftist candidate leading the polls ahead of Mexico’s presidential election has said that Andres Manuel Lopez…
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Petrobras proceeding with divestment of some deepwater E&P assets
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras on Tuesday announced it is going ahead with the divestment of parts of some…
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USCG issues lube warning pertaining to lessons learned from El Faro disaster
The US Coast Guard has issued a Safety Alert urging ship operators to ensure the main propulsion lube oil systems…
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US announces August oil and gas lease sale of tracts in Gulf of Mexico
The US government has announced that it will offer 77.3 million acres of federal waters in the US Gulf of…
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Female dockworkers accuse US West Coast ports association of discrimination
A group of female dockworkers have brought US federal discrimination claims against the Pacific Maritime Association which represents 29 West…
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Tote President and CEO Anthony Chiarello announces retirement
Anthony Chiarello has announced he will be retiring this summer as President and CEO of leading US domestic carrier Tote…
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Exxon wins eight offshore blocks in latest Brazil oil rights auction
Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil won eight blocks offshore Brazil in the latest round of bidding for the country’s oil reserves on…
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Twelve bidders earn 16 contracts in Mexico’s offshore auction
Mexico’s latest round of hydrocarbons bidding, this one for offshore blocks in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, saw…
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Second fully-laden VLCC has departed LOOP with export cargo
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) announced on Wednesday that this month it has successfully loaded its second VLCC for…
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