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Consultants say expanded Panama Canal fraught with safety risks that could undermine economic benefits
Risk management consultants PGI Intelligence have compiled a report on the Panama Canal’s new locks that says safety concerns resulting…
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Homeland subcommittee hears apocalyptic fears about nuclear terrorists using US ports
US ports are not being protected enough against the threat of possible nuclear attack by terrorists, said the chair of…
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US issues strict new regulations on Arctic drilling
The US Department of Interior (DOI) has released new, stricter rules governing any future oil drilling activity in the US…
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Bill approved that would reduce Petrobras’ subsalt obligations
Brazil on Thursday moved an important step nearer removing state oil firm Petrobras’ monopoly rights on projects in the resource-rich…
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Five US ports in line for cash injection
Five US ports are in position to benefit from substantial grant awards issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to…
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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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Colombia moves to end truckers’ strike
Colombia’s national government on Tuesday presented a multi-point plan to union leaders which it hopes will draw striking truck drivers…
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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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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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Petrobras puts up for sale nine shallow-water concessions
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras announced on Monday it is putting up for sale nine assets in shallow-water oilfields…
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OGPar restarts production at Tubarao Martelo offshore field
Brazilian oil and gas firm OGPar on Monday announced it has resumed production at its Tubarao Martelo oilfield offshore Rio…
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More arrests made in Petrobras bribery probe
Brazilian authorities made five more arrests on Monday as part of the continuing Operation Car Wash probe into massive corruption…
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CMA CGM takes over running of Kingston Container Terminal
A subsidiary of CMA CGM has taken over the running of Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) in Jamaica as per a…
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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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Vale sells three VLOCs to group led by China’s ICBC
Brazil’s mining giant Vale has agreed to sell three of its Valemax bulkers to a group of buyers led by…
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Pemex seeking partners to help run its inefficient oil refineries
Pemex, Mexico’s state oil firm with extensive offshore production interests, is in talks with several investment banks about how to…
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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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