Americas
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Ridgebury Tankers makes tidy profit from VLCC sale to Yinson
Bob Burke-led Ridgebury Tankers has sold 2002-built VLCC to Malaysian FPSO specialist Yinson Holdings, according to brokers. Seasure Shipbroking is…
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Office of Sembcorp Marine subsidiary raided by Brazilian authorities
Brazilian authorities have executed a search warrant at Sembcorp Marine’s Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) in Brazil as part of Operation…
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Halliburton secures major drilling contract from Kuwait Oil Company
US energy service provider Halliburton has secured an integrated offshore drilling services contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for six…
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Prosafe awarded Brazilian contract by Equinor
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has been awarded a contract for by Equinor Brasil Energia for gangway connected operations supporting maintenance…
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W&T Offshore acquires ExxonMobil properties in the Gulf of Mexico
W&T Offshore has agreed to acquire ExxonMobil’s interests and operatorship of oil and gas producing properties in the eastern region…
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Details emerge of Hoegh Autoliners anti-trust case in the US
Two former Hoegh Autoliners executives have been indicted in Baltimore in an ongoing anti-trust case that has snared many of…
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MSC Gayane cocaine bust a historic high for US Customs
Having combed through the entire ship, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revealed it found more cocaine onboard…
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Product tankers to benefit from permanent closure of largest refinery on US east coast
The Atlantic product tanker trades are set for a massive shake-up with news from Philadelphia where the largest oil refinery…
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Navigator Holdings appoints Henry Deans as CEO
Gas ship owner Navigator Holdings has appointed Henry “Harry” Deans as its new chief executive officer. Deans will step into…
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Maersk Drilling scores Repsol drilling contracts
Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts by Repsol Exploración Mexico for a two-well project utilising 2013-built drillship at block 10 and…
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McDermott awarded more work by Saudi Aramco
McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services at the…
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Blaze at largest refinery on the US east coast will spur Atlantic product tanker sector
A huge fire that broke out at America’s largest east coast refinery early on Friday morning is likely to have…
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Vantage Drilling banks $700m from arbitration with Petrobras
US drilling service provider Vantage Drilling has announced Petrobras has paid the company $700.9m in total to satisfy an arbitration…
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Teekay FPSO deal at Cheviot falls through
A contract for Teekay Offshore Partners to provide FPSO to Alpha Petroleum Resources has been terminated. The contract was for…
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More arrests as US authorities take action against MSC
Investigators have found more cocaine than initially reported onboard the with further arrests in one of the largest drugs busts…
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APM Terminals’ controversial plans to automate LA facility move a step ahead
APM Terminals’ bitter fight with unions in California to try and automate some of its operations at the Port of…
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Modec to supply FPSO to Petróleo Brasileiro for Búzios
Japan’s Modec has received a letter of intent from Petróleo Brasileiro for the supply, charter, and operations of an FPSO…
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$1bn worth of cocaine found on MSC ship
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co is once again at the centre of a huge cocaine bust at the Port of Philadelphia.…
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Seadrill Partners’ semi-submersible awarded contact by Kosmos
Seadrill Partners has secured a one-well contract with Kosmos Energy Gulf for 2011-built semi-submersible rig in the US Gulf of…
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Hudson Shipping Lines vows not to use any ships fitted with scrubbers
Scrubber pushback has taken a new path with news from America where Hudson Shipping Lines has vowed not to use…
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