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$1.4bn sought to revitalise UK shipbuilding
With the government under Boris Johnson making repeated statements and photo ops on its keeness to bolster the UK’s shipbuilding…
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Upstream spending will struggle to recover to pre-pandemic levels: Rystad
The toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on upstream investments in the first two years of the downturn is estimated at…
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Jobs at risk after Wintershall cancels semisub contract
More than 200 employees at the Seadrill-managed semisub drilling rig could be facing layoffs after Germany’s Wintershall Dea terminated its…
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Seadrill-Sonangol JV wins drillship contract in Angola
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has secured a new contract through Sonadrill, a 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sonangol, for…
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UK regulator warns on soaring decom costs
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has published its new decommissioning strategy stressing that the market could face higher…
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Clarins signs up to ship cargo on Neoline’s sail-powered ships
French cosmetics company Clarins has joined other French firms in signing up to ship its cargo on compatriot Neoline’s new…
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US government issues Jones Act waivers to combat temporary fuel shortages
The cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline that resulted this week in gas and diesel shortages at the pump and prices at…
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US agricultural exports disrupted as Mississippi River closed near Memphis due to fracture in bridge support beam
A bridge spanning the Mississippi River from Tennessee on one side to Arkansas on the other has been closed after…
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Klaveness Combination Carriers eyes carbon capture
Norwegian owner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has joined a new carbon capture project called CCShip led by compatriot SINTEF Energy…
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The Metals Company details plans for next generation of deepsea mining
The Metals Company, a Vancouver-based seafloor polymetallic nodules exploration firm has partnered with Danish architecture company Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)…
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Vaccination roadmap launched to quicken seafarer jab rollout
As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping…
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Egypt details plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal
Egypt has this week announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where the containership…
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Synergy Marine: The technical partnership model for shipmanagement
Founded 15 years ago, Singapore’s Synergy Marine Group has grown very fast to become one of the world’s largest shipmanagers…
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Conflict at the top for LNG in the race for decarbonisation
Ned Berry, an environmental analyst at MCA Consulting, on the pros and cons of LNG as a fuel. The International…
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Hyundai Mipo to spearhead Korean efforts to develop CO2 carriers
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) is pressing ahead with plans to commercialise ships capable of transporting carbon dioxide. To this end,…
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KSS Line inks VLGC contracts with Hyundai Heavy
Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has won an order from compatriot KSS Line to build two dual-fuelled VLGCs. The…
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Safe Bulkers sells two bulkers, brings in two newbuilds
NYSE-listed owner Safe Bulkers has bought two bulkers in and offloaded two older bulkers as part of its fleet renewal…
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Colonial Pipeline restarts service to US East Coast after cyberattack shutdown
Colonial Pipeline announced that it has turned on systems to resume fuel delivery to the US East Coast. The company…
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PXGEO secures vessel contract with TGS
Peter Zickerman’s recently established seismic player PXGEO has entered into an agreement to provide high-end towed-streamer seismic acquisition services to…
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Maersk Drilling secures one-well semisub extension with Total in Suriname
Maersk Drilling said Wednesday that Total E&P Suriname has exercised an option for one additional appraisal well in Suriname’s Block…
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