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Vopak and AltaGas to develop propane export terminal in British Columbia
Netherlands-based Royal Vopak and Canadian natural gas distribution firm AltaGas are teaming up in a joint venture to develop the…
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Petrobras says injunction against its sale of fuel distribution arm has been thrown out by a judge
Brazil’s corruption-racked and debt-laden state oil firm Petrobras said on Monday that a federal court had thrown out an injunction…
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Gener8 Maritime sells two VLCCs to AET for $81m each
New York-based Gener8 Maritime has done a deal to sell two of its very large crude carriers (VLCCs) – both built…
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FMC clears up confusion about its rejection of Japanese containerline merger
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued an update in its decision of last Tuesday to reject the so-called…
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Brazil to make port operator contracts longer to encourage investment
The Brazilian government is considering amending public port regulations to give operators longer contract terms, according to Reuters. It is…
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USCG investigating laser-beam strikes on vessels in Chesapeake Bay
The US Coast Guard (USCG) says it is investigating several incidents from this week of commercial vessels being targeted by…
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Environmentalists sue to block President Trump’s executive order on Arctic and Atlantic drilling
US President Donald Trump’s attempt to put vast swathes of Arctic and Atlantic waters back in play for oil and…
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Ecopetrol announces big gas find at Caribbean Well shared with Anadarko
Colombia’s state oil firm Ecopetrol has made the country’s biggest gas find in 28 years at a southern Caribbean Sea…
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Murphy Oil chief says time ripe to invest again in deep-water exploration
The head of American petroleum and natural gas explorer Murphy Oil says now is the moment to invest in deep-water…
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Panama Canal sees biggest vessel yet to make transit since locks expansion
The Panama Canal has received its largest vessel yet since completion of its expanded locks last June. Neopanamax container ship,…
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Americas
ILWU to put labour contract extension proposal to US west coast dockworkers
The proposed extension of the labour contract for US west coast dockworkers has taken a step towards being realized after…
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Florida passes bill that should see Deepwater Horizon settlement money paid to eight counties
The state of Florida has moved closer to dishing out hundreds of millions in financial assistance to communities hit by…
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PDVSA has resumed shipping crude oil to Cuba
Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA resumed shipping exports of light crude oil to Cuba in March, according to Reuters citing…
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US Court prevents seized oil rigs case from moving forward against Venezuelan government
The US Supreme Court on Monday sided with the government of Venezuela when it said litigant Helmerich & Payne International…
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Mexico’s Port of Veracruz set to expand
The Port of Veracruz on Mexico’s east coast is set to add five new terminals. Luxembourg company Jan de Nul…
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Eike Batista allowed home under house arrest pending Petrobras-linked graft trial
Former multibillionaire Eike Batista, whose pending corruption trial is linked to the Petrobras bribery scandal, has been allowed to go…
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Europe
Marshall Islands court agrees to hear Frontline case against DHT but rejects request for restraining order
Frontline, the world’s largest oil tanker shipping company, has moved its legal battle to take over oil tanker firm DHT…
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President Trump signs order to implement “America-first” offshore energy strategy
US President Donald Trump on Friday went ahead with signing his much-flagged executive order on offshore energy, which will revise…
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Pemex approves a second deep-water JV in the Gulf of Mexico
The board of Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex on Thursday gave its approval to a joint venture deep-water oil project…
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US President Trump set to open up drilling offshore California
US President Donald Trump is set to issue a directive on Friday which will re-open the possibility of oil and…
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