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Weather forecast and storm track data used by El Faro was outdated
A subscription weather service received by El Faro prior to its fateful final journey carried information that was at least…
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Port of Portland losing its last regular Terminal 6 container carrier
The Port of Portland in Oregon is losing its last significant regular container carrier with the announcement that Westwood Shipping…
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Former El Faro captain had concerns about vessel’s stability and reliability of its boiler
A former captain of El Faro on Tuesday said he had had concerns about the cargo vessel’s boiler, its stability…
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Petrobras granted 27-year extensions on two offshore leases
The leases held by state oil giant Petrobras for two offshore oilfields have been extended 27 years by Brazil’s oil…
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Shell pipeline spill skimming off Louisiana completed
The skimming part of the Shell oil-spill cleanup off the Louisiana coast has ended according to the Dutch-British supermajor and…
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Independent audit estimates 517m barrels of oil reserves off Falkland Islands
Rockhopper Exploration on Tuesday announced it has confirmed potential oil reserves of around 517m barrels off the Falkland Islands according…
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El Faro captain planned to ‘shoot under’ fateful storm, panel hears
The US Coast Guard’s (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation’s probe into the El Faro disaster started its second phase on…
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Recovery of Shell flowline discharge continues while production resumes
Efforts continued on Monday, the fifth day after the incident, to clean up an oil spill from an underwater flow…
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Two men indicted for making fraudulent Deepwater Horizon damages claims
Two men have been indicted by a Florida grand jury for making fraudulent damages claims against BP in relation to…
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US Senate approves bill funding ports and waterways
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) hailed the passage through the US Senate of a bill that includes provisions…
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US to intensify probe of Petrobras-related graft accusations
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are intensifying their probe of dozens of…
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Cheniere Energy appoints Jack Fusco as CEO
Houston-based Cheniere Energy announced on Thursday it has appointed a new president and CEO in Jack Fusco. Fusco was previously…
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EPA rule on methane regulation finalised
The US government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday the revised version of its news rules to regulate methane…
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Latest Panama Canal draft restrictions pushed back again
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has deferred once more the planned third recent draft restriction on vessels using the inter-oceanic…
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Maritime union workers in Brazil ready to strike against Transpetro
Unionized seamen in Brazil are preparing to go on strike from 8am on Saturday against Transpetro, the country’s largest oil…
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Bulker to conduct trial runs at Panama Canal’s new locks early June
With the ceremonial opening of the Panama Canal expansion just over six weeks away it has been announced that a…
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Brazil to open up access to Subsalt Polygon blocks
Brazilian authorities are planning to change the rules to allow companies other than troubled state oil firm Petrobras to operate…
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Shell gives up almost all its offshore Alaska drilling leases
Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday formally gave up all but one of its leases to drill in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea,…
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Petrobras wants to bring forward $1bn loan from Exim Bank of China
Petrobras is moving to seal a $1bn loan from a Chinese bank sooner than first planned, according to Bloomberg. The…
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Entek Energy sells its offshore interests in the US Gulf of Mexico
Australian firm Entek Energy is pulling out of its offshore interests in the US Gulf of Mexico, selling them all…
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