Americas
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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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Frank Coles savages shipping institutions holding back tech change
Mark T. Vassel reports this week from Transas’s annual global conference in Vancouver. The shipping industry must undergo a wholesale…
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Singapore identifies poor US Navy training in tanker collision report
Singapore authorities have laid the blame on last year’s collision between the USS John S. McCain and the tanker on…
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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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US seaborne exports of oil products at an all-time high
Following a seasonal surge in December 2017, the US seaborne export of oil products reached the highest annual level ever,…
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Oceaneering acquires Ecosse Subsea
Houston-headquartered Oceaneering International has acquired Scottish engineering firm Ecosse Subsea for around £50m ($69m). Ecosse builds and operates seabed preparation, route clearance and trenching tools…
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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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Logistec Corporation acquires Gulf Stream Marine
Montréal-based marine services provider Logistec Corporation has announced the acquisition of terminal operator Gulf Stream Marine to expand its network…
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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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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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Ocean Rig drillship awarded Tullow Namibia contract
Offshore driller Ocean Rig has signed a new one-well deal with Tullow Namibia for drilling offshore West Africa, utilising 2011-built…
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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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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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