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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Cheniere Who? Former Chief Starting His Own LNG Company
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Cheniere Who? Former Chief Starting His Own LNG Company

By Harry R. Weber and Tim Loh (Bloomberg) — Charif Souki is doubling down on liquefied natural gas. Two months after the outspoken founder and chief

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 399

Greece Seeks Role as Gateway for Iran’s Energy Exports to Europe
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Greece Seeks Role as Gateway for Iran’s Energy Exports to Europe

By Paul Tugwell and Nikos Chrysoloras (Bloomberg) — Greece is in preliminary talks with Iran to secure natural gas for local needs and provide a gateway

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 42

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Shell Seals Offshore Oil and Gas Deal With Bulgaria
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Shell Seals Offshore Oil and Gas Deal With Bulgaria

By Slav Okov (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc signed a five-year contract for oil and natural gas exploration in the deep waters of the Black Sea off

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 86

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Petrobras Emerges as Buyer of First U.S. Shale Gas Export

By Sabrina Valle and Harry R. Weber (Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-owned energy company, is scheduled to receive the first cargo

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 88

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‘Liquid Freedom’ Sails From Texas, Tilting Power in Global Oil

By Joe Carroll and Harry R. Weber (Bloomberg) — The sea stretched toward the horizon last New Year’s Eve as the Theo T, a red-and-white tug at her

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 35

China’s Island Radar Bigger Threat Than Missiles, CSIS Says
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China’s Island Radar Bigger Threat Than Missiles, CSIS Says

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China may be building a high-frequency radar installation in the disputed South China Sea, posing a bigger threat to the

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 89

Monday, February 22, 2016
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Shipping and Steel are in a Dangerous Deflationary Dance -View

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg) — The global steel and shipping industries have for years been locked in a tight embrace. Iron ore and coal, key raw

February 22, 2016
Total Views: 93

Sunday, February 21, 2016
Fiji Takes Direct Hit from Worst-Ever Tropical Cyclone Winston
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Fiji Takes Direct Hit from Worst-Ever Tropical Cyclone Winston

By Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — Fiji is surveying the damage from the strongest tropical cyclone to ever hit the South Pacific nation, with at least

February 21, 2016
Total Views: 176

Thursday, February 18, 2016
Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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As Iran Revives Oil to Europe, U.S. Insurer Says Tankers Covered

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — As Iran prepared to return to the global crude market, ship insurance, an obscure but vital part of the commodity trading

February 18, 2016
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
U.S. Gets Final Shot at Gulf Oil Spill Verdict in Ex-BP Manager’s Trial
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U.S. Gets Final Shot at Gulf Oil Spill Verdict in Ex-BP Manager’s Trial

By Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — Federal prosecutors have one last chance to send someone to jail over the deadly 2010 BP Plc Gulf of Mexico well

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 82

China’s Missile Move Sparks Questions on South China Sea Plans
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China’s Missile Move Sparks Questions on South China Sea Plans

By David Tweed (Bloomberg) — China sparked new questions about its intentions in the South China Sea after it deployed surface-to- air missiles to a

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 31

The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships
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The World’s Uber Rich Are Now Renting Giant Cruise Ships

By Mark Ellwood (Bloomberg) — Floating amid mega-yachts in Monte Carlo’s crowded harbor during the May 2015 Monaco Grand Prix was a startling sight:

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 182

Monday, February 15, 2016
Gulf of Guinea Sees Piracy Drop as Oil Price Deters Looters
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Gulf of Guinea Sees Piracy Drop as Oil Price Deters Looters

By Divine Ramzi (Bloomberg) — Piracy in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea has declined as the price of oil plunged to the lowest level since 2002. While

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 24

U.S. Concerned by China Using Non-Navy Boats in South China Sea
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U.S. Concerned by China Using Non-Navy Boats in South China Sea

By Rosalind Mathieson (Bloomberg) — China’s increased reliance on non-naval ships to assert its claims in the South China Sea is complicating U.S.

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 169

Singaporean Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts First Loss Since 2003
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Singaporean Rig Builder Sembcorp Marine Posts First Loss Since 2003

By Kyunghee Park and Jonathan Burgos (Bloomberg) — Sembcorp Marine Ltd., the world’s second- largest builder of oil rigs, posted its first quarterly

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 99

Sunday, February 14, 2016
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Iran Oil Embargo – First Tankers Depart For Europe Since Sanctions End

by Anthony Dipaola & Hashem Kalantari (Bloomberg) Iran loaded its first cargo of oil aboard tankers to Europe since international sanctions ended,

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 105

Friday, February 12, 2016
Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened
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Container Shipping Suffering Hangover From Party That Never Happened

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Little more than a year ago, shipping companies hauling everything from furniture to electronics across the world’s

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 20

U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders
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U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Destroyer as Obama Courts Asean Leaders

By David Tweed and Toluse Olorunnipa (Bloomberg) — U.S. officials are looking to superheroes in their quest to preserve Asia’s postwar security order

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 43

Thursday, February 11, 2016
BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger
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BG Group, Gas-Shipping Pioneer, Trades Final Time Before Merger

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, pioneer of natural-gas shipping, will trade on stock exchanges for the last time on Friday, 19 years after

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 81

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Oil Traders Looking Again Towards Floating Storage
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Oil Traders Looking Again Towards Floating Storage

By Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — The world is so awash with crude, the boss of BP Plc said people will be filling their “swimming pools” with it by the

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 43