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Friday, February 16, 2018
offshore drilling rig brazil
Offshore

Trump Administration Sets March Date for Largest Oil and Gas Lease Auction in U.S. History

WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday said it would offer the largest oil and gas offshore auction in U.S. history on March

February 16, 2018
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seadrill drillship
News

Seadrill Close to Restructuring Deal with Bondholders, Sources Say

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Tom Hals OSLO/WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill’s main owner, billionaire John Fredriksen, is close

February 16, 2018
Total Views: 1163

port of rotterdam
News

Port of Rotterdam CEO “Preparing for the Worst” with Brexit

By Toby Sterling ROTTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Port of Rotterdam is bracing for a British exit from the European Union without any deal on

February 16, 2018
Total Views: 52

Thursday, February 15, 2018
File photo of an offshore drillship
Shipping News

Washington State Likely to Deny Permits for Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Washington state is preparing to reject land leases and easements to stymie the Trump

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 25

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Shipping News

Hedge Funds Hook Shipping Stocks Grappling for Recovery

By Maiya Keidan and Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Shipping stocks may still be in the doldrums in the view of many investors, but hedge funds

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
offshore solar panel farm
Shipping News

Dutch Consortium Planning Giant Offshore Solar Power Farm

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Feb 14 (Reuters) – An offshore seaweed farm in the North Sea will be turned into a large solar power farm that aims to

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 34

Offshore oil rigs. Photo: By Lukasz Z / Shutterstock
Offshore

Hail Shale, But Deepwater Oil and Gas Projects are Fighting for Comeback

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Penguins, Royal Dutch Shell’s latest oil and gas development in a remote corner of the British North Sea,

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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News

NYK Investigating Embezzlement by Ex-Managers at Chinese Unit

TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen KK said it had set up an investigation committee after finding that former managers at a

February 13, 2018
Total Views: 67

HMS Sutherland
Defense

British Warship to Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea – Media

SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence

February 13, 2018
Total Views: 122

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News

Blast at India’s Cochin Shipyard Kills Five, Injures Several Others

BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A blast caused by a fire on a ship under repair at India’s Cochin Shipyard Ltd killed five people on Tuesday, and

February 13, 2018
Total Views: 42

Monday, February 12, 2018
shipping containers
Shipping News

WTO Outlook Indicator: Global Trade Growth to Stay Above-Trend

By Tom Miles GENEVA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade

February 12, 2018
Total Views: 22

Standoff on High Seas as Cyprus Accuses Turkey of Blocking Exploratory Drillship in Eastern Mediterranean
News

Standoff on High Seas as Cyprus Accuses Turkey of Blocking Exploratory Drillship in Eastern Mediterranean

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Cyprus on Sunday accused the Turkish military of obstructing a ship contracted by Italian oil company

February 12, 2018
Total Views: 120

Friday, February 9, 2018
Ship Queue Grows as Truck Strike Slows Argentina Grain Exports
News

Ship Queue Grows as Truck Strike Slows Argentina Grain Exports

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Some 93 cargo ships were waiting to load soy and corn from Argentina’s main exporting hub of Rosario on Friday,

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 48

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Offshore

Lebanon to Begin Offshore Exploration in Mediterranean Block Disputed by Israel

By Lisa Barrington BEIRUT, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon said on Friday it had signed its first offshore oil and gas exploration and production

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 209

ships at anchor
Shipping News

How Soaring US Oil Exports to China are Transforming the Global Oil Game

By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Bit by bit, the U.S. petroleum industry is turning world oil markets inside out. First, sharp drops in

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 63

maersk line ship
Shipping News

Maersk Misses Profit Forecasts But Remains Hopeful on Global Shipping Turnaround

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk’s move to focus on transport and jettison oil was tested on Friday as

February 9, 2018
Total Views: 32

Thursday, February 8, 2018
offshore oil platform california. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
News

Trump’s Offshore Oil Drilling Plan Draws Protest in California

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb 8 (Reuters) – Environmental activists in California on Thursday protested a Trump Administration proposal to

February 8, 2018
Total Views: 45

tankers at anchor
Shipping News

Two Brightoil Employees Charged in Singapore Bunker Fuel Theft

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Two employees of Brightoil Petroleum (Singapore) Pte Ltd were charged in court in the city-state this week for their alleged

February 8, 2018
Total Views: 85

bulk coal loading ship
Shipping News

Coal Buyers Spooked by Indonesia’s New Protectionist Shipping Rules

By Bernadette Christina Munthe JAKARTA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Buyers of Indonesian coal are holding back orders of the fuel after the government issued

February 8, 2018
Total Views: 52

Gulf Coast Shipping Boom: U.S. Oil Exports Pour Into Worldwide Markets
Shipping News

Gulf Coast Shipping Boom: U.S. Oil Exports Pour Into Worldwide Markets

By Catherine Ngai, Libby George and Florence Tan NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) – In the two years since Washington lifted a 40-year ban

February 8, 2018
Total Views: 93