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Harvey Gulf International Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
New Orleans-based offshore support vessel (OSV) company Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in…
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Wintershall sets sights on Brazil’s offshore licensing rounds
Winterhsall, a subsidiary of German chemicals group BASF, said on Wednesday that it aims to expand into Brazil’s booming offshore…
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US Interior Secretary announces plan to improve offshore inspections
US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has introduced some initiatives to improve federal offshore oil and gas inspection procedures.…
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Pemex weighs inviting JV partners to join offshore projects
Pemex, Mexico’s state oil firm, is considering inviting partners to help develop some of its solo offshore projects in the…
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Petrobras chief says sale of Texas refinery still in the works
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras is pressing ahead with plans to sell off its oil refinery in Pasadena, Texas, according…
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McDermott earns contract on BP project offshore Trinidad
Houston, Texas-based oil industry service company McDermott International has announced it has won a contract from BP Trinidad and Tobago…
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Panama Canal notches 3,000th crossing by neopanamax vessels
The Panama Canal has hit another milestone since the June 2016 inauguration of its expanded third locks with the logging…
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Limited US refining capacity will see more shale oil shipped overseas
A study by an energy consultancy says that US oil refineries could be overwhelmed by the country’s rapidly burgeoning shale…
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Dozens of containers fall from Maersk ship off North Carolina
Dozens of containers fell off a Maersk vessel off the coast of North Carolina, prompting the US Coast Guard (USCG)…
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DOI recommends lowering offshore royalty rates
A committee at the US Department of the Interior (DOI) on Wednesday recommended a reduction in federal royalty rates for…
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Exxon to sell its stake in oil project offshore Newfoundland
Exxon Mobil has confirmed it will sell its 19% stake in an offshore oil project off of Newfoundland, Canada, according…
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Democrats urge DOI not to cut offshore oil royalty rates
Politicians of the Democratic Party are urging the US Department of the Interior (DOI) to not proceed with a proposed…
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Europe
Sea World Management and Trading fined in the US for illegal dumping
US authorities have hit a vessel operator and ship’s master with fines and jail time for illegal dumping of oil…
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US preparing ship interception strategy to enforce North Korea sanctions
Just days after ramping up sanctions on North Korea, with an emphasis on shipping, the US government is preparing to…
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DOI considering lower royalties for oil and gas drilling in the US Gulf of Mexico
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is weighing up whether or not to cut the royalty rate for deep-water…
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28 ships included in new US sanctions against North Korea
The US administration of President Donald Trump is ratcheting up sanctions on North Korea with measures that hit shipping strongly,…
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US anti-trust agency to challenge Wilhelmsen takeover of Drew Marine
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going to make a legal challenge to prevent a proposed takeover of marine…
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Brazil approves 15 firms for March drilling rights auctions
Brazil’s national oil industry regulator has approved 14 companies to be bidders in next month’s round of auctions for oil…
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BHP Billiton likely to start Trion drilling in fourth quarter
Australian energy company BHP Billiton should begin exploratory drilling at the Trion discovery in the Mexican Gulf of Mexico in…
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BSEE investigating worker death on Talos Energy platform in Gulf of Mexico
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Tuesday it is looking into the death of a…
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