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26 firms qualified for Mexican deep-water oil tender
Mexico’s oil industry regulator CNH (Comision Nacional de Hidrocarburos) has announced 26 firms that have qualified to take part in…
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Air quality setback for Port of Long Beach
An independent annual study for the Port of Long Beach has found that air pollution levels worsened in 2015 compared…
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US Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts only $18m in bids
The first online-only auction of US Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas blocks went ahead without a hitch on…
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Canada mulls charge on companies drilling offshore on the extended continental shelf
Canadian authorities are considering whether or not to charge multimillion-dollar fees to companies that drill hundreds of miles offshore on…
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USCG announces electronic fingerprint security for entry to high-risk ports
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued its new rules on seaport security, requiring electronically readable fingerprint identification for seamen…
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BOEM offices picketed ahead of online auction for Gulf of Mexico leases
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was picketed by green protesters at its offices in New Orleans, Louisiana,…
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Tankers slow to comply with new Panama Canal requirements
The full benefits of the new expanded Panama Canal will not be available to all very large oil tankers as…
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Two lanes of Panama Canal locks shutting down this week for repairs
Two lanes of the Panama Canal locks are being shut this week for scheduled repairs which will last through to…
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Maran gas carrier first to deliver US LNG cargo to a port in China
, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker to transit the expanded Panama Canal last month, has become the first…
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Subsidiaries of Trinity E&P file for bankruptcy protection
Several subsidiaries of Trinity Exploration and Production – an E&P company focused on Trinidad & Tobago offshore and onshore projects…
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Lawyer acquitted on charge of making fraudulent Deepwater Horizon damages claims
A lawyer accused of making fraudulent damages claims relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf…
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Exxon, Chevron and Hess to combine in bid for oil rights in Gulf of Mexico
A trio of US oil companies, including two supermajors, has formed an alliance for the purpose of bidding for oil…
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Court seizes $655m from Odebrecht and OAS over Petrobras bribery scandal
A Brazilian court has ordered the seizure of $655m worth of assets from two of the most prominent engineering firms…
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EPA says Global Partners broke clean-air rules at Port of Albany
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found Global Partners in violation of clean-air regulations in its running of an…
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Great Lakes operator in default on two loans
Great Lakes bulk freight shipping company Rand Logistics revealed on Tuesday it is in default on two loans. The disclosure…
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Doorae Shipping fined again for breaking anti-pollution law off Hawaii
US authorities on Tuesday fined the South Korean owners of tanker $275,000 for breaking a pollution law off Hawaii. The…
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BOEM pressed to retain three planned leases for drilling offshore Alaska
US Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski, is again pressing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to retain all three…
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NTSB set to begin first phase of examining El Faro’s VDR
The US National Transportation Board (NTSB) on Monday was set to begin examination of the voyage data recorder (VDR) from…
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Strike action under way to protest Petrobras selling off fuel distribution arm
Planned strike action by workers of Petrobras’ fuel distribution arm got under way around Brazil on Monday, according to Reuters.…
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Chinese bulk carrier being investigated after double grounding
The bulk carrier has suffered a double grounding in the Columbia River in Washington state. The 751-foot vessel originally ran…
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