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Hess takes legal action against Schlumberger for effects of alleged defective valves
New York-based Hess Corporation announced on Wednesday it is going to take legal action against oilfield services provider Schlumberger to…
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Bulk carrier runs aground on Parana River in Argentina
A bulk carrier that ran aground in the Parana River, near to Campana port in Argentina, was refloated after 12…
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Brazilian court reinstates ban on Odebrecht bidding for Petrobras contracts
Brazilian engineering and construction giant Odebrecht will not be able to resume tendering for contracts with Petrobras after a Rio…
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US court finds asphalt company liable in 12-year-old oil spill on Delaware River
A US federal district court in Philadelphia has reversed a six-year-old decision in the case of a 2004 oil spill…
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‘We’ll not entertain the rate reduction’: Gerry Wang remains firm on Hanjin charters
Gerry Wang, the head of Seaspan Corp, has firmly reiterated his stance that he will not budge in charter renegotiations…
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McDermott and N-KOM to cooperate on Qatar offshore projects
McDermott International and Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) have signed an exclusive five-year cooperation agreement to engage in offshore engineering, procurement,…
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NewLead ship auction to close another ugly chapter of crew neglect
The bulk carrier, arrested in Massachusetts in April, is set to be auctioned off on August 8, bringing to an…
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New contracts for Pangea Logistics Solutions
US dry bulk firm Pangaea Logistics Solutions has reported the expansion of a current contact of affreighment (COA) deal as…
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Deep Down seals $3m contract for Gulf of Mexico projects
Houston-based oilfield services company Deep Down has secured a contract worth $3m for work in the Gulf of Mexico. It…
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Houston Ship Channel temporarily closed after sulfur dioxide leak from Petrobras-owned refinery
A section of the Houston Ship Channel was closed to traffic for less than three hours after a sulfur dioxide…
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First LNG transit along newly expanded Panama Canal
Yesterday, the Panama Canal marked another milestone with the transit of the first-ever liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier through its…
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SapuraKencana secures $113m Pemex contract
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum has announced that wholly-owned subsidiary, SapuraKencana Mexicana, has been awarded a $113m contract by Mexican state-owned oil…
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Petrobras ready to give up interest in fuel distribution arm
Brazil’s Petrobras plans to give up its majority voting interest in Latin America’s largest distributor of petroleum derivatives and ethanol,…
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BOEM plans next offshore lease sale by internet to avoid protests
The US government’s Bureau of Ocean Energy management (BOEM) is moving to avoid repeats of disruptive demonstrations by environmentalists by…
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PE firm looks to offload Brazil’s second-busiest container terminal
The US private equity firm that owns the operator of Brazil’s second busiest container port is contemplating its sale, according…
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Shell to cut 25% of its deep water Gulf of Mexico workforce
Royal Dutch Shell intends to axe around 25% of its workforce in offshore US Gulf of Mexico projects by the…
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8,500 teu ship suffers gash while transiting expanded Panama Canal
China Cosco Shipping now holds two records when it comes to transiting the newly expanded Panama Canal. Not only can…
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US Customs beefs up Jones Act enforcement
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has created the National Jones…
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ConocoPhillips to axe 1,000 more jobs worldwide
Houston-based ConocoPhillips is to cut 1,000 more jobs around the world as it continues to contend with the drop in…
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Schlumberger sheds 16,000 jobs in first half
Oilfield services company Schlumberger has revealed in its latest results report the shedding of 16,000 jobs during the first half…
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