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Poor communications and excessive speed blamed for Houston Ship Channel collision
Houston: A collision on the Houston Ship Channel last year that led to 168,000 gallons of fuel oil being spilled…
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Hinkley appointed chairman of Teekay LNG
Vancouver: Teekay LNG has appointed Jane Hinkley to the position of chairman of the board, succeeding C. Sean Day. Hinkley…
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Protesters block road routes for Shell rig workers in Seattle
Seattle: Environmentalist protesters in Seattle formed human blockades to try and prevent workers reaching the Shell oil rig Polar Pioneer…
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Scorpio Bulkers plans new $200m stock offering
Athens: NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers is planning a share offering in which it will sell $200m of its common stock to…
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NewLead’s defence attorneys apply for resignation
Athens: Legal firm Reed Smith has applied to be relieved as counsel in an ongoing New York Supreme Court case,…
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Gener8 secures millions in export credit financing from China and Korea
Athens: Gener8 Maritime has signed non-binding letters of intent with banks in China and South Korea to provide two new…
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Polar Pioneer readies as police take down anti-drilling activists’ tent
Seattle: Police in Seattle dismantled a tent that has been the focal point for organizers of anti-Shell and anti-drilling protests…
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Guyana accuses Venezuela of breaking international law as offshore dispute heats up
San Francisco: The simmering tensions between Guyana and Venezuela – aggravated by an offshore oil find – have bubbled over…
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California senate backs bill to close loophole on offshore drilling ban
San Francisco: California’s state senate on Monday voted in favour of a bill to close a loophole in a ban…
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Panamanian special forces deployed as ship attacked off Colon
Panama City: In a bizarre turn of events over the weekend an aging general cargo ship, bound for demolition, was…
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Union reaches agreement, ready to end strike at Peru’s Callao port
San Francisco: On-strike dockworkers at Peru’s main Port in Callao reached a contract agreement on Friday and looked likely to…
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Jury acquits former BP official of lying about extent of Deepwater Horizon spill
San Francisco: Former BP executive David Rainey has been acquitted in a US federal courtroom of lying to investigators about…
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US Senators introduce bill to curb damage of future port labour disputes
San Francisco: US senators on Friday put in motion legislation to limit the potential damage of any future labour disputes…
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McDermott awarded offshore contract by Mexico’s Pemex
Houston: McDermott International announced it had been awarded an offshore contract by Mexico’s state-run oil company Pemex for provision and…
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Colombian officials say stolen offshore oil data is useless
Bogotá: Colombian officials on Thursday said that offshore oil exploration data stolen from a government agency last week would have…
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USCG starts civil action against Seattle anti-drillng protesters
Seattle: The US Coast Guard (USCG) has brought a civil case against some anti-drilling activists for allegedly violating a federally…
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Teekay Tankers plans stock offering to raise $80m
Athens: Teekay Tankers plans to issue “from time to time” Class A common stock for sale, which could raise up to…
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German firm hit with another fine for oily water discharge off Alaska
San Francisco: German KG company Herm Dauelsberg has been slapped with a $750,000 fine for a repeat oily discharge offence…
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Maersk and Samsung Heavy among those named in Petrobras corruption case
San Francisco: Brazil’s top prosecutor in the Petrobras corruption case has informed the US Department of Justice about evidence that…
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Electronic rostering to combat drug activity at strike-hampered Callao docks
San Francisco: APM Terminals, the port operators at strike-hit Callao in Peru, say the reason they want an electronic rostering…
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