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Tidewater get another waiver extension
US-based international offshore service vessel (OSV) provider Tidewater has received another extension to waivers on its debt commitments. The company,…
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Pemex plans big jump in offshore JV projects
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex announced a new five-year business plan that involves a big uptick in potential offshore joint…
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Northwest Seaport Alliance extends longer gate-times program
The ports of the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) – Seattle and Tacoma – have extended their pilot scheme offering extra…
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Two big changes at the top for Paragon Offshore
Houston-based offshore rig operator Paragon Offshore announced on Thursday two sudden changes at the top, naming a new president/chief executive officer…
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US tugboat declined assistance from Canadian Coast Guard before sinking and spill
The US tugboat that ran aground and sank off the British Columbia coast last month, causing an estimated 100,000-litre diesel…
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BP big winner in Newfoundland offshore drilling bids
The results for oil-drilling bids offshore Canada’s Newfoundland province saw British supermajor BP emerge with acreage in four of eight…
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Ports of LA and Long Beach to expand clean-air initiatives
The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest two container ports in the US,…
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Kosmos Energy reduces stake in blocks offshore Sao Tome
Dallas-based Kosmos Energy has agreed to farm out to Portuguese firm Galp Energia, portions of its stakes in three blocks…
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Supersized crane damaged ahead of commissioning at Port of Charleston
A $27m supersized cargo crane was damaged ahead of its official commissioning ceremony at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina,…
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Hornbeck Offshore Services to stack majority of its OSVs
Covington, Louisiana-based offshore support vessel (OSV) operator Hornbeck Offshore Services has forecast that it would probably have to stack nearly 80%…
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Ship Finance International sells VLCC to Kunlun Shipping
John Fredriksen’s Ship Finance International Limited (SFL), which boasts a $4.3bn portfolio of maritime and offshore assets, has agreed to sell a…
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Pemex JV partner bidding rules changed
Mexico’s oil industry regulator CNH (Comisio Nacional de Hidrocarburos) on Friday announced a few more changes to the bidding rules…
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Former Finance Minister must stand trial in Petrobras affair, says judge
The judge leading the Petrobras corruption probe ruled on Thursday that Brazil’s former Finance Minister Antonio Palocci should stand trial,…
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Canada affirms intention to implement tanker ban
Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to barring oil tankers from the waters of northern British…
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Petrobras seeks to claim up to $20bn refund on offshore blocks
Brazil’s financially struggling state oil firm Petrobras could be in line for a $20bn windfall, according to Reuters. The money…
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YPF and Statoil team up to study possible drilling sites off Argentina
Argentinian energy company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) has signed a deal with Norwegian multinational Statoil to team up in studying…
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US West Coast dockworker contract extension talks cut short
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) postponed the scheduled second day of contract…
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Petrobras moves to limit damage from investors’ class-action case
Lawyers for troubled Brazilian oil company Petrobras on Wednesday asked the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to…
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TraPac expansion at Oakland given the nod
The US Board of Port Commissioners has given the OK for container terminal operator TraPac to go ahead with a…
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Apache awarded $43.2m in breach-of-contract case
Houston-based oil and gas firm Apache Deepwater was awarded $43.2m in a breach-of-contract lawsuit against fellow Houston firm W&T Offshore, according…
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