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Friday, October 12, 2018
File photo of an offshore drillship
Shipping News

Oil Majors Offload Gulf of Mexico Fields to Hunt Bigger Finds

By Kevin Crowley and David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Big Oil is giving up looking for singles and doubles in the Gulf of Mexico: Now it’s home runs or bust.

October 12, 2018
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
offshore platforms
Shipping News

Chevron Quits Norway as Wider Retreat Looms From Aging North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. is selling its last remaining oil exploration license in Norway, putting it one step closer to a full

October 10, 2018
Total Views: 42

Friday, October 5, 2018
container shipping
Shipping News

Opinion: Globalization Is Alive and Well, in Regional Deals

By Daniel Moss (Bloomberg Opinion) — Give South Korean President Moon Jae-in marks for boldness. The Korean Peninsula seems an unlikely place to plant

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 32

ocean plastic
Shipping News

Plastic Waste in the World’s Oceans Could Double by 2030, IEA Warns

By Alexander Kwiatkowski (Bloomberg) — The International Energy Agency has a sobering warning about the health of the world’s oceans. The

October 5, 2018
Total Views: 325

Tuesday, October 2, 2018
U.S. Accuses Chinese Navy of `Unsafe’ South Sea Confrontation
Shipping News

U.S. Accuses Chinese Navy of `Unsafe’ South Sea Confrontation

Update: Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea By David Tweed and Dong Lyu (Bloomberg) — The U.S.

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 101

Sunday, September 30, 2018
russian convoy Arctic ocean
Defense

U.K. to Step Up Arctic Patrols to Counter Russian Polar Threat

By Kitty Donaldson (Bloomberg) — The U.K. will send Royal Marines to Norway’s Arctic training program because of the growing threat of Russian

September 30, 2018
Total Views: 54

Friday, September 28, 2018
drilling rig
Shipping News

Mexico Oil Auction Winners Stay Positive as Industry Slows Down

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s oil auction winners BHP Billiton Ltd and DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG are hopeful that the slowdown in bid rounds is a

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 21

lng powered MS Bergensfjord
Shipping News

Passenger Vessels Are Cleaning Up Using LNG

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — The sleek cruise-ferry idling at the harbor in western Norway while picking up passengers spews none of the dirty

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 135

Shell’s LNG Canada `Sprints’ Ahead as Asian Partners Give OK
Shipping News

Shell’s LNG Canada `Sprints’ Ahead as Asian Partners Give OK

By Jasmine Wang, Stephen Stapczynski and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — Two of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Asian partners in a liquefied natural gas venture in

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 41

Thursday, September 27, 2018
qatar lng ship
Shipping News

Qatar Said to See $40 Billion Income Gain From Gas Expansion

By Mohammed Aly Sergie (Bloomberg) — Qatar will generate $40 billion in additional export revenue once it completes its natural gas expansion

September 27, 2018
Total Views: 89

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Shipping emissions
Shipping

No Delay, No Cheating: The IMO Gets Tough on 2020 Global Sulphur Cap

By Sherry Su and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The person charged with overseeing controversial new rules on shipping fuel says he’s growing increasingly

September 26, 2018
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
offshore supply vessel
Shipping News

Oman’s Renaissance Is Said to Mull $1.5 Billion Topaz Energy IPO

By Ruth David and Dinesh Nair (Bloomberg) — Oman’s Renaissance Services SAOG, a service provider to the oil and gas industry, is considering

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 49

Monday, September 24, 2018
drillship
Shipping News

Deepwater Oil Rigs on Brink of Recovery After Years in Doldrums

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Deep-sea oil drillers are once again riding the wave of investor enthusiasm that next year will be better for

September 24, 2018
Total Views: 32

Friday, September 21, 2018
bunkering vessels
Shipping

Shipping Groups Propose Phased Start to 2020 Global Sulphur Cap

By Prejula Prem, Alex Longley and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is pressing for a phased start when tough new rules governing vessel

September 21, 2018
Total Views: 115

Thursday, September 20, 2018
cosco shipping at port of long beach
Shipping News

China Races to Get Toys and Car Parts to U.S. Before Tariffs Hit

By Kyunghee Park, Daniela Wei and Matt Townsend (Bloomberg) — The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump’s tariffs

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 30

udessa, ukraine port
Ports

Ukrainian Ports Show a Nation’s Struggle to Join Global Economy

By James Gomez and Kateryna Choursina (Bloomberg) — Gleaming silos, towering container cranes and hulking cargo ships docked at quaysides in Europe’s

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
hurricane florence landfall
Shipping News

Port of Wilmington, N.C. Still Shut Down Due to Florence’s Flooding

By Lydia Mulvany and Sheela Tobben (Bloomberg) — The Port of Wilmington in North Carolina remains shut in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence,

September 18, 2018
Total Views: 53

oil tanker
Shipping News

In Big Win for Trump, U.S. Sanctions Cripple Iranian Oil Exports

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Aggressive and undiplomatic, certainly, but also extremely effective. With nearly 50 days to go before new U.S.

September 18, 2018
Total Views: 80

Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping News

Vitol-Cheniere Pact Shows Long-Term LNG Deals Aren’t Dead

By Naureen S. Malik, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Andy Hoffman (Bloomberg) — Developers of multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas export terminals from the

September 18, 2018
Total Views: 24

Monday, September 17, 2018
maersk containership new york
Shipping News

Maersk Asks Customers to Pay for $2 Billion Low Sulphur Fuel Bill Through New ‘Bunker Adjustment Factor’

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The cost of delivering world trade is about to go up. A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container

September 17, 2018
Total Views: 62