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Deutsche Bank selling Maher Terminals
Maher Terminals, part of the Port of New York/New Jersey, is being sold by Deutsche Bank (DB) to investment firm…
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Energy XXI files for Chapter 11
Houston-based oil and gas producer Energy XXI announced on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid the…
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Oil industry claims new US safety rules financially crippling
Six days before the sixth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster the US Department of the Interior released much-heralded new…
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More draft restrictions for vessels using Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced its third recent temporary draft restriction because of water-level concerns in Gatun Lake,…
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Schlumberger to scale back in Venezuela over payment problems with PDVSA
Multinational oilfield services provider Schlumberger is scaling back its business in Venezuela because of payment problems with that country’s state…
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Mexico’s government to give Pemex multibillion-dollar boost
Mexico’s struggling state oil firm Pemex will receive a huge financial boost to the tune of $4.2bn the country’s Finance…
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US offshore firms braced for stricter regulations
The US government’s Department of the Interior is all set to unveil on Thursday its much-anticipated new safety rules for…
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Former Senator arrested for allegedly interfering with Petrobras corruption probe
The corruption probe into Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has reeled in another big political fish with the arrest on…
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WWF-Canada brings lawsuit against Shell
World Wildlife Fund-Canada has brought a lawsuit to challenge Royal Dutch Shell’s offshore exploration permits in Canadian waters. The environmental…
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Marathon sells off more assets for $950m including offshore properties in the Gulf of Mexico
Houston-based Marathon Oil Corporation is continuing its divestment of assets, including offshore fields, with the latest deals being a $950m…
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Chevron to let go of almost 700 more employees in Houston
California-based oil multinational Chevron is axing almost 700 jobs in Houston, Texas, according to the Houston Chronicle. The San Ramon-headquartered…
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Mississippi reopened with restrictions following bridge crash
The stretch of the Mississippi River that was closed after multiple grain-carrying barges broke loose was partially reopened on Friday,…
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Fire at Exxon’s Baytown oil refinery
A fire at Exxon Mobil’s facility in Baytown, Texas on Thursday sent black smoke over the Houston Ship Channel and…
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Stretch of Mississippi closed after towboat hits bridge and barges break away
Traffic was halted on part of the Mississippi River after a vessel towing 30 barges hit a bridge and several…
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August lease sales will offer 23.5m acres of drilling rights offshore Texas
An area of 23.5m acres off of Texas will be on the block in August when the next lease sale…
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Restrictions at Panama Canal this weekend due to maintenance work
The east lane of Gatun Locks at the Panama Canal will be out of service to vessels for 12 hours…
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Former BP rig supervisor given probation for offence related to Deepwater Horizon disaster
A former rig supervisor on BP’s ill-fated Deepwater Horizon was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 months’ probation for misdemeanor pollution…
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Calls for Canada government to revise Arctic shipping plans and heed the concerns of Inuit people
An environmental group has called on Canada’s federal government to reconsider plans for Arctic shipping corridors to include the views…
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US fines Korea’s Doorae Shipping nearly $1m for polluting discharge off Hawaii
US authorities on Tuesday fined the owners of a South Korean oil tanker $950,000 after oily bilge water was dumped…
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US Department of Justice ready to sue to prevent merger of Halliburton with Baker Hughes
The US Government is set to take legal action this week to block a proposed merger of the world’s second…
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