Americas
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Cobalt expanding Anchor development in Gulf of Mexico
Houston-based independent oil E&P firm Cobalt Energy is expanding its Anchor development in the Gulf of Mexico to include two…
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Court confirms Tidewater reorganisation plan
US offshore support vessel operator Tidewater has announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has…
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BOEM approves Eni plan for oil drilling in waters off Alaska
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved a plan for the US unit of Italian energy giant…
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Former Brazil president Lula sentenced to almost 10 years for Petrobras-related corruption
Brazil’s former national president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known widely as “Lula”, on Wednesday was convicted of corruption linked…
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Enterprise and Navigator announce JV to develop ethylene marine export facility in Texas
Houston, Texas-based midstream oil company Enterprise Products Partners (EPP) and London-based liquefied gas carrier Navigator Holdings – through its subsidiary…
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Giant Antarctic iceberg poses hazard to shipping
Ships heading around the tip of South America should be on their guard as one of the largest icebergs ever…
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Oil leaking from stricken Mexican bulker
Twenty months after it grounded along the western coastline of Mexico, the bulk carrier is leaking oil, despite authorities having…
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Charleston port opens $14m reefer cargo service facility
South Carolina’s state Ports Authority (SCPA) has opened a $14m refrigerated cargo service area at Charleston Port’s Wando Welch Terminal.…
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Excelerate Energy secures financing for FLNG project in Bangladesh
Excelerate Energy and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have announced they have secured debt financing for the…
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Petrobras and UTC dispute reason for cancellation of platform services contract
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras and engineering company UTC Engenharia are each telling different stories about why UTC’s platform-servicing contract…
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Statoil and Husky come up dry off Newfoundland
Norway’s Statoil and its partner Canada’s Husky Energy have come up empty in a two-well drilling campaign offshore Newfoundland, according…
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PDVSA moves to reassure foreign partners that their investments are safe from nationalization
Venezuela’s state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) said it is guaranteeing the legal security of foreign investors in…
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Petrobras takes SolstadFarstad anchor handler
Petrobras has taken an anchor handling tug supply vessel from Norway’s SolstadFarstad for a period of one year, with an…
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APM Terminals says opening of new terminal in Costa Rica postponed to 2019
Completion of the new container terminal at Moin in Costa Rica has been pushed back by a year and the…
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Port of Vancouver calls for vessel slowdown to help study of endangered killer whales
The Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, in what is believed to be a world first, is asking vessels to…
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BOEM cuts royalty rate for shallow-water leases in Gulf of Mexico sale
The US Bureau of Ocean energy management (BOEM), part of the Department of the Interior (DOI), on Thursday said it…
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Petrobras and Chevron look to sell their stakes in Maromba field offshore Brazil
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras revealed on Thursday it intends to sell its stake in the Maromba oil field in…
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MOL chemical tanker runs aground on Columbia River in Washington
A chemical tanker owned by Japan’s MOL Chemical Tankers ran aground on the Columbia River near Skamokawa in Washington state…
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APL ship hits Kaohsiung berth
An APL containership hit a berth in Kaohsiung Port when it was leaving the port this morning, leading to damages…
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Cantium buys shallow-water Gulf of Mexico assets from Chevron
Recently-formed oil and gas independent Cantium has bought a number of Gulf of Mexico assets from Chevron. The package includes…
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