Americas
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Brazil to send huge ethanol shipment to US
San Francisco: Brazil will ship about 30,000 tonnes of ethanol to the US in a single shipment arranged by Royal…
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Virginia Port Authority acts to reduce container backlog
Richmond: After months of news about congestion and delays at US west coast ports, a port out east is also…
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New York firefighters battle fire on docked ship
New York: New York firefighters were working on Wednesday to put out a fire on board a ship docked in…
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Gulf of Mexico offshore block sales raise $539m in subdued bidding
New Orleans: The US Department of the Interior raised $539m in lease sales for oil and gas properties in the…
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Transocean to scrap four more offshore rigs
New York: Offshore drilling contractor Transocean announced on Wednesday it will scrap four rigs it had previously planned to sell, and…
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ConocoPhillips to slash budget, cut jobs
Houston: US oil and gas multinational ConocoPhillips announced on Wednesday that it is planning to shed billions of dollars from…
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Port Metro Vancouver fire raises concerns about container contents
Vancouver: Two weeks after the Port Metro Vancouver chemical fire at the Centerm terminal, concerns are being raised about emergency…
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More drilling more safely, says Interior Secretary Jewell
Washington: US Interior secretary Sally Jewell had it both ways on Tuesday, telling a Washington DC audience that the government…
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Adrift Canadian supply barge nears Russian coast
San Francisco: A drifting supply barge that broke away from its towboat in October is meandering unpredictably through Arctic waters…
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard completes product tanker financing for Crowley jv
Oslo: Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has finalised a secured term loan of up to $60m from PIDC Regional Centre, an investment partnership…
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Report says Gulf environment returning to baseline after Deepwater Horizon
Houston: A report into the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster was released by BP on Monday and its…
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Petrobras starts production on offshore rig P-61
San Francisco: Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras announced on Monday it has started production on its P-61 tension leg offshore…
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US west coast ports delays cost lines $150m in last quarter of 2014, says Drewry
San Francisco: Congestion at US west coast ports over the past nine months obviously impacted the business of container shipping…
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KBR signs six-year offshore management deal with Saudi Aramco
New York: US engineering firm KBR announced on Monday it has signed a six-year deal to provide project management services for…
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One dead as tugboat sinks in icy waters
New York: A tugboat captain died and three crew members were rescued by the US Coast Guard on Saturday just…
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World Bank rules Tidewater is owed $46m by Venezuela
Caracas: The World Bank has moved to resolve a long running dispute between Venezuela and offshore services provider, Tidewater. A…
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US court backs Chemical Safety Board’s right to probe offshore disasters
Houston: A ruling by a US appeals court has confirmed the authority of the US Chemical Safety Board to probe…
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Port of San Diego commissions EIR on terminal upgrade
San Diego: The Port of San Diego has commissioned an environmental impact report (EIR) to assess plans for a modernisation…
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Judge orders union to pay $60,000 in Port of Portland dispute
Portland: A federal judge on Friday ordered the dockworkers union ILWU to pay almost $60,000 for causing work slowdowns at…
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Houston Ship Channel reopens again after another closure
Houston: The Houston Ship Channel suffered another shutdown, this time due to fog, on Thursday afternoon just hours after traffic…
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