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EIA says expanded Panama Canal a boon to US LNG exports
The enhanced Panama Canal is going to be a boon for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asian markets…
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Families agree undisclosed settlement in Black Elk rig disaster case
Families of victims of the 2012 explosion and fire on the Black Elk rig in the Gulf of Mexico, have…
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Alpha Completions Group wins Gulf of Mexico contract with Hess
Houston-based oil services company Alpha Completions Group has landed a contract with New York-based driller Hess Corp for work on…
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US government funds program that prepares ports for terror attacks
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will allocate $100m to help bolster the nation’s ports against terror attacks. The…
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USCG looks into how tanker collided with moored sailboats
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is looking into how a tanker departing Portsmouth, New Hampshire, managed to collide with three…
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Mission to recover El Faro’s VDR is postponed
The mission to recover the voyage data recorder (VDR) from sunken freighter El Faro has been postponed says the US…
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American Club’s Joe Hughes takes the reins at NAMEPA
The co-founder and executive director of NAMEPA (North American Marine Environment Protection Association), Carleen Lyden-Kluss, has announced that effective July…
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Oakland to ban coal shipments from proposed new terminal
Oakland City Council has voted down a plan to use a proposed new terminal for shipping coal from Utah to…
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McDermott lands contract from Pemex for new Abkatun platform
Houston-based oil industry service provider McDermott International has landed a $454m contract from Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex to work…
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New study strongly defends Jones Act
The influential Lexington Institute has released a study that strongly defends the Jones Act’s role in protecting US borders and…
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Noble receives $540m early termination settlement from Freeport-McMoRan
Houston-based oil and gas E&P firm Noble Corporation announced it has now received the full settlement amount of $540m from Freeport-McMoRan…
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OSG returns to the NYSE Big Board
After a few years in the cold, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) is to transfer its stock listing once again to…
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Paragon Offshore’s plan for exiting bankruptcy comes under fire
Houston-based rig operator Paragon Offshore’s reorganization plan to allow it to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy came under fire from some…
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Trial begins in case of fatal Black Elk platform blast of 2012
Jury selection is under way in a trial derived from several lawsuits pertaining to a fatal 2012 explosion on an…
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Owner, operator and engineers convicted over bulker’s dumping of oily waste
The owner and the operator of a Greek bulk carrier have been convicted in US District Court in Seattle of…
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Houston Pilots Association disputes NTSB’s conclusions on 2015 collision
The Houston Pilots Association (HPA) is disputing the conclusion of a collision report by the US National Transportation Safety Board…
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McDermott awarded Shell Brunei pipeline work
McDermott International has been awarded further pipeline work for 2017 under a multi-year offshore installation contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum…
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Eagle Bulk Shipping has landed in Hamburg
Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it will be expanding its global commercial presence with the establishment of a new…
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OneSubsea secures Zohr EPC contract
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling more than $170m from Belayim Petroleum…
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BOEM to release stricter offshore clean-up rules
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is close to announcing new plans for ensuring that offshore oil and…
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