Americas
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TGS gets approval for Mexican seismic survey
Oslo: Oslo-listed TGS has received a seismic permit from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) authorizing the acquisition of a…
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Canadian authorities struggle to shift grounded Algoma Spirit
San Francisco: Authorities in Canada are struggling to move a grounded bulker that has caused mayhem on the St Lawrence…
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Eagle Bulk sells handymax at $5.7m loss
Athens: NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping has revealed that it sold the oldest vessel in its fleet at a loss of…
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‘Shell no’ flotilla gets ‘Festival of Resistance’ off to colourful start
Seattle: The so-called “Festival of Resistance” got off to a colourful and noisy start on Seattle bay as hundreds environmentalists…
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Seattle readies for ‘Festival of Resistance’ to Shell’s Arctic fleet
Seattle: It was the calm before the expected storm in Seattle on Friday as Shell’s Arctic-bound oil rig Polar Pioneer…
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Pemex diversifies with 5m-barrel Hyundai deal
Mexico City: Pemex boosted its future balance sheets with a hefty deal by its PMI affiliate to supply 5 million…
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Freeport LNG chief does drastic U-turn on Chinese investor claims
San Francisco: The head of one of America’s leading prospective LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminals on Friday backed off…
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Congressmen from Florida file bill to ban offshore Atlantic drilling
San Francsico: A bipartisan delegation of US Congress representatives for Florida has introduced a bill to prevent seismic testing for…
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Pemex cancels third rig contract with Paragon Offshore
Mexico City: Mexico’s state-run oil company Pemex scrapped another rig contract with Paragon Offshore on Thursday, marking the third such…
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Polar Pioneer rig docks in Seattle, ready for Shell’s Arctic campaign
Seattle: Shell’s giant rig Polar Pioneer finally arrived in Seattle from nearby Port Angeles on Thursday, marking the next phase…
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RINA expands in the USA with new acquisition
Athens: Italy’s RINA classification society is to acquire QIC, a Houston-based testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company serving the energy industry. “QIC is…
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Shell pressing on with Arctic plans despite commissioners’ request
San Francisco: Shell spokespeople on Wednesday brushed off Tuesday’s request from Seattle Port commissioners to delay assembling its Arctic drilling…
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Drilling to resume in vicinity of Deepwater Horizon disaster
San Francisco: Just a few weeks after the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster deep sea drilling is about…
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DSD Shipping indicted in US court for obstructing justice and causing pollution
San Francisco: Norwegian shipping company DSD and several of its officers were indicted in a US court on Wednesday, charged…
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Workers strike at Peru’s Callao port
San Francisco: Dockworkers in the Peruvian port of Callao went on indefinite strike on Wednesday to protest against alleged unfair…
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152 Siem Offshore workers dismissed in Brazil
Oslo: Siem Offshore has reduced its Brazil headcount by 152, including 120 seafarers, as contracts in the South American nation…
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Hafnia Tankers registers with SEC for New York listing
Copenhagen: Making the most of the current tanker bull run, Hafnia Tankers is readying its long awaited New York initial…
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Delta SubSea takes newbuild on charter from Olympic Shipping
Houston: Delta SubSea (DSS) has announced it has an agreement to charter the Olympic Delta, a newly built multipurpose subsea…
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US Department of Energy approves south Texas LNG export operation
The US Department of Energy has given final approval for another liquefied natural gas export operation, this time in south…
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Seattle port bosses want Shell’s Arctic fleet delayed but not barred
San Francisco: One day after Shell’s Arctic drilling hopes received a boost from the US government, Seattle Port Commissioners sent…
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