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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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Shipping News

Saudi-Led Coalition Says it Thwarted an Attack on Oil Tanker Off Yemen

RIYADH, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it had thwarted an attack on a Saudi oil tanker over the weekend

January 10, 2018
Total Views: 21

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Shipping News

China Oil Spill Compensation Claims Face Iran Payment Snags

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The reluctance of foreign banks to deal with Iran could complicate any compensation payments resulting from

January 10, 2018
Total Views: 63

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News

Explosion on Burning Tanker Sanchi Forces Rescue Crews to Retreat

By Josephine Mason and Yuna Park BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Rescue crews were forced to retreat from a stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East

January 10, 2018
Total Views: 88

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
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Shipping News

Yemen’s Houthis Threaten to Block Red Sea Shipping Lane

By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s armed Houthi movement threatened to block the strategic Red Sea shipping lane if the

January 9, 2018
Total Views: 105

Singapore Uncovers Large Oil Heist at Shell’s Biggest Refinery
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Singapore Uncovers Large Oil Heist at Shell’s Biggest Refinery

By John Geddie and Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Eleven men were charged in a Singapore court on Tuesday in connection with a

January 9, 2018
Total Views: 96

Sanchi Tanker Burns for Third Day in East China Sea
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Sanchi Tanker Burns for Third Day in East China Sea

By Josephine Mason and Yuna Park BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats

January 9, 2018
Total Views: 74

Monday, January 8, 2018
The Royal Navy's HMS Westminster escorts Russian Steregushchiy class ship Boiky (532) through the English Channel off Britain's coast
Defense

British Navy Frigate Escorts Russian Ships Through English Channel

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – A British frigate escorted Russian ships through the English Channel on Monday, Britain’s defense ministry said, adding

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 100

U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf
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U.S. Offering Up Offshore Waters to Drillers, But Focus Is On Eastern Gulf

By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed opening up

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 30

Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire
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Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire

BEIJING/SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control on Monday as

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 49

Here’s a List of Major Oil Tanker Spills Since 1970
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Here’s a List of Major Oil Tanker Spills Since 1970

BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing cargo into the

January 8, 2018
Total Views: 316

Sunday, January 7, 2018
tanker collision off china
Interesting

Iranian Tanker Burns After Collision with Bulk Carrier Off China; 32 Missing

Monday Update: Iranian Tanker at Risk of Exploding as Rescue Crews Wrestle to Tame Fire By Meng Meng and Josephine Mason BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A

January 7, 2018
Total Views: 159

Friday, January 5, 2018
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News

Private Firm to Take Up Search for Missing MH370 Aircraft

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Malaysia will allow a U.S.-based exploration firm to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, an airline

January 5, 2018
Total Views: 26

Thursday, January 4, 2018
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Hits U.S. East Coast Energy, Power Supply
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‘Bomb Cyclone’ Hits U.S. East Coast Energy, Power Supply

By Scott DiSavino and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A severe winter storm froze pipes and disrupted services at refineries on

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 56

Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling
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Trump Administration Aims to Open Nearly All of America’s Offshore Waters to Drilling

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday proposed opening nearly all U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 57

Taiwan Releases On Bail Suspect Behind Illicit North Korean Oil Transfer
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Taiwan Releases On Bail Suspect Behind Illicit North Korean Oil Transfer

TAIPEI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A court in Taiwan has released on bail a man prosecutors allege to have made false declarations in the case of a Hong

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 35

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Offshore

Commentary: 2018 is The Year for Protecting The Planet

By John Light Jan 3 (Reuters) – This will be a big year for the Paris climate agreement. The broad outlines of the deal were figured out in 2015,

January 4, 2018
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
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News

Winter Storm Challenges U.S. East Coast Energy Complex

By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. energy industry is facing a massive test of its infrastructure as an intense winter storm roars

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 17

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News

Petrobras to Pay $2.95 Billion to Settle U.S. Class Action Over Corruption

By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Wednesday that it has agreed to

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 40

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U.S. Firm Ocean Infinity Says it’s Hopeful of Getting MH370 Search Contract Soon

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (Reuters) – U.S.-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity on Wednesday said it was moving a vessel closer to a possible search

January 3, 2018
Total Views: 156

Sunday, December 31, 2017
South Korea Seizes Second Ship Suspected of Providing Oil to North
News

South Korea Seizes Second Ship Suspected of Providing Oil to North

By Yuna Park and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil

December 31, 2017
Total Views: 43