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Petrofac awarded decommissioning contract by Hess
UK offshore services firm Petrofac has been awarded a well plugging and abandonment contract by Hess Corporation. The agreement is…
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Valaris secures $84m worth of contracts
UK-based offshore driller Valaris, formerly known as Ensco Rowan, has secured a series of new contracts and extensions with total…
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Green Marine wins Equinor offshore wind contract
Scottish energy support services firm Green Marine has been awarded a three-year contract to by Equinor for operations and maintenance…
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Nobu Su to appeal jail sentence
The fallen Taiwanese shipping magnate Nobu Su is appealing his 21-month prison sentence. Su, the head of TMT, was jailed…
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Sex, lies and videotape: Novoship at centre of London court intrigue
A complex court case is underway in London involving Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship), part of the Sovcomflot shipping empire. The…
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Seajacks secures Taiwan installation work
UK-based self-propelled jackup vessel specialist Seajacks International has been awarded a contract with Ørsted Taiwan for the transport and installation…
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Petrofac awarded FPS services contract by INEOS
Offshore services firm Petrofac has been awarded a three-year operations and maintenance support services contract by INEOS FPS. Petrofac said…
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Two bids lodged for Harland & Wolff
Salvation is on hand for the famous Northern Irish shipyard that built the Titanic. BDO, the administrator for Harland &…
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Iranian VLCC departs Gibraltar
The , an Iranian VLCC seize by British armed forces off Gibraltar on July 4, has left the UK sovereign…
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US tries new legal route to bar Grace 1’s departure from Gibraltar
Gibraltar decided yesterday to free the VLCC, but as of Friday morning the Iranian tanker had yet to leave the…
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Grace 1 expected to leave Gibraltar today
The , a VLCC that sparked huge geopolitical tension in the Middle East over the past six weeks, is being widely…
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Last Clyde shipbuilder could be nationalised
Ferguson Marine Engineering, the last civilian shipyard on the Clyde river, could be nationalised, Derek Mackay, Scotlands’s finance and economy…
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James Fisher acquires Brazilian subsea firm
James Fisher and Sons has acquired a 60% stake in Continental Participação E Administração, the holding company of Brazilian subsea…
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Iran’s president vows to deny UK ships access to Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom cannot use the Strait of Hormuz for as long as Iran is denied passage through the Strait…
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Middle East
Britain joins US mission to patrol Strait of Hormuz
Under new prime minister Boris Johnson, the UK has decided to join a US-led coalition to safeguard shipping through the…
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Harland and Wolff goes into administration
Harland and Wolff, a UK shipyard with a history of more than 150 years, has appointed administers and is likely…
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BP’s tankers avoid Hormuz as Stena Bulk voices concern for crew detained in Iran
BP, the seventh largest oil company in the world, has not taken any of its own tankers through the Strait…
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Middle East
Stena Bulk seeks access to impounded tanker
Stena Bulk is asking Iranian authorities to get access to its impounded product tanker, , and the 23 crew onboard.…
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Asia
Union Maritime MR2 buy sees Chiba Shipping exit tankers
UK-based shipowner Union Maritime has acquired 2010-built Japanese MR2 tanker , according to brokers. According to Seasure Shipbroking and Advanced…
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Iranian president hints at tanker trade to deescalate Hormuz crisis
Iran’s president yesterday hinted he’d be up for a tanker trade with the UK in order to deescalate the tense…
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