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USCG calls off search for seafarer missing from Island Navigation tanker off Alaska
US Coast Guard (USCG) said it has called off its search for a crewman missing presumed overboard from an oil…
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BC proposes incentives for Shell-led LNG export terminal at Kitimat
British Columbia authorities are proposing new incentives seen as encouraging progress with a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal…
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America’s most venerable inland shipyard to shut down after 184 years
America’s largest inland shipbuilder Jeffboat has announced it will be closing down after 184 years. The yard based in Jeffersonville,…
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AAPA elects new chairman
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), which represents seaports in the Americas, announced it has elected a new chairman…
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Mexico’s regulator says 36 bidders for next offshore oil and gas auction
Mexico’s energy industry regulator the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) has announced that its next round of tenders for offshore oil…
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US spending bill includes funding for ports and MARAD
The $1.3 trillion US government budget just signed into law by President Donald Trump holds some positives for the shipping…
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Total gets green light to drill block in Mexico’s Gulf waters
French supermajor oil company Total has got the go ahead to start drilling deep-water exploration wells in the Gulf of…
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Lukewarm bidding response to US’s biggest offshore energy rights auction
The biggest ever lease sale of US offshore acreages for oil and gas development yielded less than record results on…
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Mexican presidential candidate moves to stop energy auctions
A leading contender to win July’s presidential election in Mexico has confirmed energy industry fears about his intentions to rein…
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Massachusetts ramps up opposition to planned offshore drilling expansion
The state of Massachusetts is ramping up its opposition to the US federal government’s plan for extensive expansion of offshore…
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Brazil set to add seven more terminal licences in ports privatisation plan
Brazilian authorities are poised to announced the auction of seven additional port terminal licences, according to Reuters citing Brazilian newspaper…
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McDermott and CB&I merger clears Russia antitrust obstacle
Houston-based offshore drilling services firm McDermott International cleared another hurdle on the way towards a potential $6 billion merger with…
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Change of destination for landmark US LNG export shipment
The first LNG cargo to depart from America’s newest LNG export terminal has diverted from its original intended destination in…
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W&T forms JV for multiple drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico
W&T Offshore, a Houston-based oil and gas E&P company, has announced a deal with a group of investors to form…
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Ecuador opens auction for energy rights including offshore Amistad gas field
Ecuador has launched a bidding round for foreign firms to develop some of its energy reserves including an offshore natural…
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Panama seals deal to push more dry cargo through canal
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a body representing farmers to help increase…
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Petrobras to sell its full stakes in two fields off Brazil’s northeast coast
Petrobras, Brazil’s state oil company, announced it will sell two offshore oil fields, one in production and one not yet…
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McDermott and BHGE win FEED contract for gas project offshore West Africa
US-based energy industry service companies McDermott International and Baker Hughes a GE Company (BHGE) on Monday announced they had won…
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US ports express concern over the effects of steel tariff
Some prominent US ports have registered their concern and disapproval at the planned steel and aluminium tariffs that President Donald…
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New York state asks for exemption from federal offshore drilling expansion
New York has become the latest state to request an exemption from a planned expansion of federal offshore oil and…
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