Americas
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Petrobras request to temporarily suspend class action suit granted by US court
A class action suit against Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras has been halted in US court, according to Reuters…
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Wilbur Ross’s shipping investments at the centre of the Paradise Papers
Wilbur Ross’s shipping empire forms one of the most high profile exposés in the just released Paradise Papers. Ross, the…
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USCG makes call for radical changes in seafarer training
Current seafarer training is becoming out of step with the quantum leaps in technology seen onboard ships hitting the water…
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Dorian LPG sells VLGC for $65m in sale and leaseback deal
NYSE-listed LPG operator Dorian LPG has reached a deal to sell 2014-built VLGC for $65m as part of a sale…
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Jones Act defended at hearing on hurricane relief efforts
A US Congressional hearing on maritime responses to the recent spate of big hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Gulf…
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Wison and KBR to cooperate on FLNG project
China’s Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a memorandum with Houston-based LNG engineering firm KBR for cooperation on a floating…
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US appeals court upholds DOE approval for three LNG export terminals
A US federal appeals court has upheld Department of Energy (DOE) decisions to approve liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from…
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Clean Air Action Plan for ports of LA and Long Beach approved
The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, America’s numbers one and two respectively in terms of…
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Petrobras and BP work towards strategic alliance
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras and UK multinational BP announced that they have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to…
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Venezuela arrests senior executive of PDVSA subsidiary in corruption probe
Venezuelan authorities on Thursday announced they have arrested a senior executive of a subsidiary of state oil firm PDVSA in…
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Doubt cast over Mexico’s next deep-water oil rights auction
January’s deep-water tender of oil and gas rights in Mexican waters could be undermined by uncertainty surrounding the North American…
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Crowley buys three tankers from ExxonMobil
Crowley Alaska Tankers has signed an agreement, subject to regulatory approval, to purchase three tankers from SeaRiver Maritime, and charter…
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New boss at Chembulk Tankers as Jack Noonan steps down
US chemical tanker owner Chembulk Tankers has appointed David Ellis as its new chief executive officer, replacing Jack Noonan who…
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US Navy heaps blame on crew in final report on destroyer collisions
The US Navy on Wednesday issued a highly critical report into two multiple-fatality collisions involving its vessels with much larger…
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McDermott awarded Middle East EPCI contract
US offshore engineering firm McDermott has been awarded a contract for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services at an…
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Next offshore bidding round in Mexico sees 25 firms sign up
A total of 25 companies have requested to sign up for round 2.4 of bidding for deep-water oil and gas…
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Bing Chen announced as new Seaspan CEO
Seaspan Corporation has appointed Bing Chen as its new chief executive officer, replacing Gerry Wang who leaves the company this…
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Petrobras recovers around $25m from Rolls-Royce, money related to bribery scandal
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras, at the hub of a huge bribery scandal for several years, has recovered almost…
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Canada introduces bill to crack down on vessel abandonment
Canada on Monday introduced federal legislation in Ottawa aimed at outlawing the abandonment of vessels in Canadian waters, according to…
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Diamond Offshore picks up new semi-submersible rig contracts
US offshore driller Diamond Offshore has revealed a pair of new contract wins in its latest fleet status report and…
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