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Construction work on port facilities for Nicaragua Canal to begin in August
The ambitious and contentious plan for a $50bn Nicaragua Canal will see spades in the ground by August with the…
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Strike brings Santos port to a halt
Stevedores at Santos port in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, on Monday morning started one-day strike action calling for inflation adjustments…
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Petrobras starts probe of potential conflicts of interest in its personnel division
Petrobras, Brazil’s scandal-ravaged state oil company, has launched an internal probe of potentially improper and costly practices by its human…
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Petronas given three more months for environmental study of Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal
Canada’s Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has given Malaysia’s state oil and gas firm Petronas extra time in which to show…
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Petrobras looking to sell off its fuel distribution arm
Petrobras, Brazil’s corruption-plagued and financially hobbled state oil firm, is looking to sell off its fuel distribution arm BR Distribuidora…
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BOEM air pollution standards the second blow in a week for offshore drillers
The US government has issued tighter standards on air pollution relating to offshore oil and gas drilling activities. The announcement…
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Bermuda strike action ends
Bermuda’s Hamilton docks were preparing to return to normal operations as widespread strike action ended after five days on Friday,…
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Fire hits Petrobras FPSO
A fire broke out and later extinguished on Thursday on a Petrobras FPSO offshore Brazil, according to Reuters which cited the…
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US loosens anti-terrorism restrictions on Cuban shipping
Shipping between the US and Cuba took another step toward possible normality on Thursday with the announcement by the US…
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Petrobras plans to slash 12,000 from payroll by voluntary redundancies
Petrobras, Brazil’s scandal-plagued state oil firm, is planning to scythe 15% of its staff through voluntary layoffs, according to Reuters…
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US Justice Department bans vessel, fines German owners in water pollution case
A cargo ship has been banned from US waters for five years and its German owner fined $1.5m for water…
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US government changes tack, decides against offshore drilling in Atlantic
The US government on Tuesday announced an about face in its oil drilling plans, saying it will not now be…
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Tote seeks extension to legal proceedings as it continues mediation with El Faro victims’ families
The owner-operator firms of sunken cargo ship El Faro have asked for a further extension to the legal proceedings with…
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Odebrecht hits back at prosecutor’s demand for huge damages in Petrobras scandal
Latin America’s premier construction firm Odebrecht has defended itself in response to the Brazil Public Prosecutor’s Office (abbreviated to MP…
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Second crewman’s body recovered from sunken tugboat on Hudson River
The body of a second crewman on a sunken tugboat in the Hudson River was recovered on Sunday. The 90-foot…
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One dead, two missing as tugboat sinks on Hudson River after hitting barge
A tugboat crewman was killed and two others missing after the boat struck a barge and sank on New York’s…
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Seattle hands out indictments over discharging of wastewater
Two overseas firms and two personnel are facing indictments in a US court in the case of a vessel that…
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Fog causes backlog of vessels in Houston Ship Channel
A snag in traffic on the Houston Ship Channel was clearing smoothly on Friday as the dense fog that caused…
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Judge finds BP not liable for losses caused by bans in wake of Deepwater Horizon disaster
A federal judge has ruled that BP cannot be held liable for losses incurred by energy and drilling firms when…
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Anadarko Petroleum to cut 1,000 more jobs as oil-price austerity tightens
Anadarko Petroleum is implementing further swingeing cuts of around 1,000 jobs, according to the Houston Chronicle. If the Woodlands, Texas-based company…
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