Americas
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Upgraded Buckeye Texas Hub terminal dispatches its first suezmax
Houston, Texas-based midstream oil company Buckeye Partners has announced the first export of crude in a suezmax tanker from its…
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C-Innovation seals subsea construction contract with BP in Gulf of Mexico
Mandeville, Louisiana-based marine services company C-Innovation has sealed a three-year subsea construction contract with BP Exploration & Production for work…
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DOI Secretary Zinke acknowledges lack of demand for new offshore drilling leases
Demand for oil and gas production leases in a potentially vastly expanded swathe of US waters has not materialised so…
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Mexico’s probable next President unlikely to overturn energy reforms
An advisor to the leftist candidate leading the polls ahead of Mexico’s presidential election has said that Andres Manuel Lopez…
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Port of Long Beach debuts America’s largest zero-emissions pilot project
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) announced today that it is launching the US’s largest zero-emissions pilot project thanks to…
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Petrobras proceeding with divestment of some deepwater E&P assets
Brazil’s troubled state oil firm Petrobras on Tuesday announced it is going ahead with the divestment of parts of some…
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26 vessels up for grabs in Toisa sell-off
Clarksons has been appointed by the US Bankruptcy Court to sell off the entire commercial shipping fleet of Gregory Callimanopulos’s…
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USCG issues lube warning pertaining to lessons learned from El Faro disaster
The US Coast Guard has issued a Safety Alert urging ship operators to ensure the main propulsion lube oil systems…
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Rowan secures jackup contract from Shell
Rowan Companies’ jackup rig has been awarded a five-well program by Shell UK for plugging and abandonment work on the…
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FMC starts carrier demurrage investigation
Commissioner Rebecca Dye from the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in the US has launched the first phase of her investigation…
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US announces August oil and gas lease sale of tracts in Gulf of Mexico
The US government has announced that it will offer 77.3 million acres of federal waters in the US Gulf of…
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Gulftainer granted 50-year concession to develop Wilmington port
Sharjah-headquartered port operator Gulftainer has announced that its subsidiary, GT USA, has signed a deal with the state of Delaware…
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Female dockworkers accuse US West Coast ports association of discrimination
A group of female dockworkers have brought US federal discrimination claims against the Pacific Maritime Association which represents 29 West…
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Tote President and CEO Anthony Chiarello announces retirement
Anthony Chiarello has announced he will be retiring this summer as President and CEO of leading US domestic carrier Tote…
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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Seacor team up for US offshore wind market
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Falcon Global, a subsidiary of Seacor Marine Holdings, have reached an agreement to collaborate in the…
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Exxon wins eight offshore blocks in latest Brazil oil rights auction
Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil won eight blocks offshore Brazil in the latest round of bidding for the country’s oil reserves on…
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Twelve bidders earn 16 contracts in Mexico’s offshore auction
Mexico’s latest round of hydrocarbons bidding, this one for offshore blocks in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, saw…
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Second fully-laden VLCC has departed LOOP with export cargo
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) announced on Wednesday that this month it has successfully loaded its second VLCC for…
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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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