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GLDD earns dredging contract at Cheniere’s Texas LNG terminal
Houston-based energy company Cheniere Energy has contracted Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (GLDD) to dredge two ship berths at its…
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USCG detains Greek bulk carrier for fire-safety flaws
Greek bulk carrier Rena (81,700 dwt, built 2010), owned and operated by Trojan Maritime, has been detained at the port…
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Petrobras lifts ban on SBM Offshore
Petrobras has formally invited the Brazilian subsidiary of Dutch firm SBM Offshore to join in the Libra and Sepia FPSO…
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Shell’s Arctic pullout receives mixed reactions
Shell’s sudden and surprising decision to abandon its oil exploration in the Arctic received a range of reactions on Monday.…
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Guyana and Venezuela oil-enhanced border row rumbles on
Guyana started military exercises on Friday, a move that could be seen as provocative by bigger neighbour Venezuela, with whom…
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ExxonMobil talks up more Arctic offshore oil exploration
Oil majors must continue exploring offshore Arctic sites for potential fields for the foreseeable future so that energy sources are…
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Odebrecht offshore bonds hammered after Petrobras cancels drillship contract
The ramifications of the Petrobras scandal plus the oil industry price plunge have taken their toll on the oil services…
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Aruba signs MOU with PDVSA and Citgo about looking at possibility of reopening oil refinery
The government of Aruba – off Venezuela’s coast – announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
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Transocean hits back at allegations it paid bribes for contracts in the Petrobras affair
Transocean has hit back at allegations that it was among the parties dishing out bribes for contracts in the notorious…
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Bill introduced to ban shipping of crude oil on the Great Lakes
Two Democratic Party members of the US Senate have introduced a bill that would ban the shipping of crude oil…
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Panama Canal Authority insists expansion to be completed on time
Mystery continues to surround the likelihood of the Panama Canal expansion programme meeting its April 2016 deadline after the Panama…
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Panama Canal’s leaks could cause expansion delay, official admits
Doubts about the Panama Canal’s ability to meet its expansion launch deadline got an official face on Tuesday as the…
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Mexico seizes nearly 170kg of cocaine on Hamburg Süd containership
Mexican authorities revealed on Monday that on Sunday they had seized 169.5 kilograms of cocaine hidden on a Hamburg Süd…
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Locks maintenance will see Panama Canal capacity dip by half in coming week
The Panama Canal’s capacity could drop by half in the coming week as locks are selectively taken out of service…
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Union dockers in Bay Area vote against coal at proposed commodity terminal
Bay Area dockworkers have voted against a proposal to ship coal through a planned new bulk commodity terminal, according to…
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American Midstream Partners take minority stake in Delta House
Denver-based pipeline operator American Midstream Partners announced on Monday it has closed the acquisition of a minority interest in the…
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Port of Coquimbo closed while tsunami damage assessed
The Chilean port of Coquimbo has had its container terminal services suspended as authorities assess the havoc caused by Wednesday’s…
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Star Bulk offloads supramax
Nasdaq-listed Star Bulk Carriers announced on Friday the sale of supramax ship Maiden Voyage (58,772 dwt, built 2012) to an…
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US announces further relaxing of embargo on Cuba
The White House announced on Friday further loosening of its trade embargo with Cuba, according to Reuters and US National…
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Authorities monitoring hazardous materials from sunken tugboat near Alaskan capital
Government agencies were yesterday making progress with clean-up of hazardous materials from a tugboat that sank, for reasons so far…
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