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UK and Argentina agree to offshore Falkland Islands cooperation
Britain and Argentina announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to co-operate on trying to make it easier for oil…
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Mexico’s regulator approves first non-Pemex offshore driller
Mexico’s oil industry regulator CNH (Comisio Nacional de Hidrocarburos) has approved the first company other than state firm Pemex to…
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US ports susceptible to employing criminals because of flaws in ID card vetting system
People with criminal backgrounds could be slipping through vetting procedures and working at US ports according to a report by…
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Pemex announces six Gulf of Mexico oil finds
Pemex, Mexico’s state oil firm, announced on Tuesday that it had made six new offshore oil finds in the Gulf…
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Arctic Coalition campaigns to protect offshore drilling leases in Alaska waters
Groups favouring offshore oil and gas drilling in Alaskan waters on Monday launched a television advertising blitz in the Washington…
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KOGAS signs MOU to develop LNG import terminal in Brazil
South Korea’s state gas company KOGAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Brazilian state of Ceara to…
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South Carolina plans to develop inland port at Dillon
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) on Monday announced plans to develop an inland port at the town of Dillon…
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Pemex facing $5.3bn cut under Mexico’s national budget plan for 2017
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex is facing a cut in funding of about 20% next year if the national budget…
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Aframax detained in Philadelphia pending civil dispute
A tanker chartered by Royal Dutch Shell is being detained by the US Marshalls Service over civil litigation about money…
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US judge extends Hanjin’s protection from creditors as ships start to unload
A US bankruptcy judge on Friday granted Hanjin Shipping the protection it requested for its ships wanting to dock and…
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Panama Canal says it won’t be drawn into price war
The administrator of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Jorge Luis Quijano, says his organization will not be drawn into a…
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ConocoPhillips terminating jackup rig contract with Rowan
Houston-based multinational energy corporation ConocoPhillips is cutting short its contract with Rowan Companies for jackup rig in waters offshore Norway.…
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Review of first hearings into El Faro disaster is complete
The US Coast Guard (USCG) announced on Wednesday that its Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has completed its review of…
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US House authorises online auctions for offshore oil and gas leases
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that provides the Interior Secretary with the power to approve internet-based…
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US east coast ports return to normal service after Hermine
Ports on the US east coast which were closed or restricted because of Hurricane Hermine have returned to normal service…
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Section of Houston Ship Channel reopens after aframax fire
A section of the Houston Ship Channel that was closed because of an early-morning fire on an empty crude tanker…
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ExxonMobil targets 2020 for production from offshore Guyana wells
ExxonMobil has set 2020 as the target year for when it begins light crude production from its big oilfield offshore…
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Almost 12,000 Petrobras staff take voluntary layoffs
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras saw a late rush of take-ups on its offer of voluntary layoffs to staff, with…
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Evacuated staff back at offshore Gulf of Mexico rigs after Hermine’s passing
By Monday all Gulf of Mexico offshore workers who had evacuated their rigs and platforms because of what became Hurricane…
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Baker Hughes cuts staff’s pay to stave off more job cuts
Baker Hughes, the oilfield services company that was forced to cancel a $25bn merger with Halliburton earlier this year, has…
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