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Ports of LA and Long Beach offer funding for technology that reduces air pollution
The two largest seaports in the US, Los Angeles and Long Beach, are offering millions in seed money for innovations…
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Venezuela requiring foreign ships to pay for services in crypto currency
Foreign ships in Venezuela will have to use the recently created cryptocurrency, Petro, to pay for services while in the…
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Crowley Alaska completes purchases of three oil tankers from SeaRiver
Crowley Alaska Tankers, a part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, has completed the purchases of three tankers from ExxonMobil subsidiary SeaRiver…
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DOI decides against lowering royalty rates for offshore leases
Department of the Interior (DOI) secretary Ryan Zinke said on Tuesday he will not reduce royalty rates for offshore lease…
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Cove Point’s first official commercial LNG export shipment sets sail
Dominion Energy’s Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility has officially become the second LNG export terminal in the US…
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Petrobras and BP confirm alliance with MOU
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras and British supermajor BP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing both parties to…
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Pangaea snaps up Goldenport panamax
Dry bulk owner Pangaea Logistics Solutions has signed a memorandum of agreement to acquire 12-year-old Imabari-built panamax Madeleine from Greek…
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Enterprise Products Partners acquires land for expansion of hydrocarbon terminal on Houston Ship Channel
Houston, Texas-based midstream oil company Enterprise Products Partners (EPP) has announced an expansion of its Enterprise Hydrocarbon Terminal (EHT) on…
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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 Corporation semi-submersible contract extended by Hess
Offshore driller Noble Corporation says that Hess has extended its contract for 1981-built semi-submersible rig , currently operating in the…
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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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American Ethane Company and CLNG to order VLECs at Hudong Zhonghua
US ethane exporter American Ethane Company (AEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China LNG Shipping (CLNG) to collaborate…
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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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DOF wins new Brazil contracts
DOF subsidiaries Norskan Offshore and DOF Subsea Brazil have been awarded contracts for 2007-built construction support vessel Skandi Commander along…
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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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