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Analysts cast doubt on Shell Gulf of Mexico projects
Anglo Dutch oil giant Shell could be about to drop one or both of two planned North American investment projects…
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DP World to invest $1.2bn in Ecuador’s first deepwater port
The contract for developing and operating Ecuador’s first deep-water port, a $1.2bn project, has been awarded to Dubai-based DP World.…
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Port of Oakland to extend night-time operations
The Port of Oakland announced on Monday that its International Container Terminal will continue with night-time operations from Mondays to…
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El Faro VDR recovery mission will set off in July
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced on Monday that a mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR)…
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BP agrees $175m Deepwater Horizon settlement in class-action case with shareholders
BP has agreed a $175m settlement of a class-action suit relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. The case was…
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Roger Blough refloated
A freighter that grounded in Lake Superior more than a week before has been refloated and moved under its own…
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Noble Energy gets the go ahead for Leviathan natural gas project
Houston-based Noble Energy has received the green light from the Israeli government to go ahead with its $5bn Leviathan project…
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Lightering begins on grounded Roger Blough in Lake Superior
Lightering operations began on Friday on the grounded freighter Roger Blough, which ran aground on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish…
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USCG finds cocaine worth $27m hidden on cargo ship
The US Coast Guard (USCG) found 2,000 pounds of cocaine hidden on a cargo ship at dock in the Miami…
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Kinder Morgan gets approval for liquefaction project in Georgia
Houston-based energy giant Kinder Morgan announced on Thursday that it has received approval for two of its subsidiaries to go…
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Schlumberger acquires French engineering firm Saltel Industries
Houston-based multinational oil field services company Schlumberger, a world leader in its field, has acquired French firm Saltel Industries for…
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Three more families of El Faro victims settle with Tote
Three more families of crew members who died in last year’s sinking of the cargo vessel El Faro have accepted…
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PDVSA payment problems leave millions of barrels of BP crude in limbo
Four oil tankers are waiting outside the Caribbean island of Curacao, unable to come in and discharge their loads totalling…
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Green groups plan lawsuit over expansion of Port Everglades’ entrance channel
Green groups on Tuesday said they are planning to sue the US Army Corps of Engineers in a bid to…
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Collapsed wall latest disaster to hit gaff prone Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said traffic is normal and there will be no problem with meeting the deadline for…
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Efforts continue to refloat cargo ship grounded in Lake Superior
The self-unloading cargo ship remained grounded in Lake Superior on Tuesday, four days since it ran aground on Gros Cap…
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US government says fracking off California poses no threat to environment
The United States’ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have announced that…
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Port of Beaumont closed after oil spill
The Port of Beaumont in Texas and a section of the Neches River were closed after an oil spill from…
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Port of LA creates emissions-free demonstration terminal
The Port of Los Angeles is teaming up with Pasha Stevedoring and Terminals (PST) to create a functioning green-principled port…
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Part of Houston Ship Channel closed
A section of the Houston Ship Channel was closed to marine traffic for several hours on Sunday after at least…
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