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$900m deal gives steel giant Nucor greater access to Kinder Morgan terminals
Houston-based energy industry infrastructure giant Kinder Morgan announced in a release on Wednesday a $900m deal between its terminals division…
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Congressmen highlight manpower concerns at America’s ports
A bipartisan group of 47 US Congressmen and Congresswomen has sent a letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department…
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US has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia
A new independent estimate of world oil reserves has been released by Oslo-headquartered Rystad Energy, showing that the US now…
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MST fined $1m for bulker’s water pollution in Great Lakes
A ship operator was fined $1m on Tuesday after pleading guilty to conspiring to cover up how one of its…
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Eagle Bulk Shipping raises $85m to fund vessel acquisitions
Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to raise $85m in gross proceeds through…
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Noble sells part of its stake in Israeli offshore gas field
Noble Energy has sold a 3% working interest in the Tamar field, offshore Israel, to the Harel Group pension fund and…
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Seacor Marine takes 11 Pacific Richfield AHTS vessels
Seacor Marine has bought 11 AHTS vessels from Singapore’s Pacific Richfield, according to brokers Fearnley Offshore Supply. Pacific Richfield put…
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Rowan seals multiple rig contract extensions
Rowan Companies has reported a series of contract extensions in its latest fleet status report. Drillship Rowan Resolute has received…
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EIA says expanded Panama Canal a boon to US LNG exports
The enhanced Panama Canal is going to be a boon for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asian markets…
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Families agree undisclosed settlement in Black Elk rig disaster case
Families of victims of the 2012 explosion and fire on the Black Elk rig in the Gulf of Mexico, have…
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Alpha Completions Group wins Gulf of Mexico contract with Hess
Houston-based oil services company Alpha Completions Group has landed a contract with New York-based driller Hess Corp for work on…
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US government funds program that prepares ports for terror attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allocate $100m to help bolster the nation’s ports against terror attacks. The…
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USCG looks into how tanker collided with moored sailboats
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is looking into how a tanker departing Portsmouth, New Hampshire, managed to collide with three…
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Mission to recover El Faro’s VDR is postponed
The mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) from sunken freighter El Faro has been postponed says the US…
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American Club’s Joe Hughes takes the reins at NAMEPA
The co-founder and executive director of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association), Carleen Lyden-Kluss, has announced that effective July…
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Oakland to ban coal shipments from proposed new terminal
Oakland City Council has voted down a plan to use a proposed new terminal for shipping coal from Utah to…
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McDermott lands contract from Pemex for new Abkatun platform
Houston-based oil industry service provider McDermott International has landed a $454m contract from Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex to work…
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New study strongly defends Jones Act
The influential Lexington Institute has released a study that strongly defends the Jones Act’s role in protecting US borders and…
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Noble receives $540m early termination settlement from Freeport-McMoRan
Houston-based oil and gas E&P firm Noble Corporation announced it has now received the full settlement amount of $540m from Freeport-McMoRan…
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OSG returns to the NYSE Big Board
After a few years in the cold, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) is to transfer its stock listing once again to…
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