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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: 58

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

Harvey Peak Intensity
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: 31

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Tanker new york harbor
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: 21

petrobras carwash probe
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

ocean infinity seabed constructor
News

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: 159

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

Saturday, December 30, 2017
Russian Tankers Fueled North Korea Via Ship-to-Ship Transfers at Sea – sources
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Russian Tankers Fueled North Korea Via Ship-to-Ship Transfers at Sea – sources

By Guy Faulconbridge, Jonathan Saul and Polina Nikolskaya LONDON/MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at

December 30, 2017
Total Views: 55

Friday, December 29, 2017
After Trump Criticism, China Denies Selling Oil Illicitly to North Korea
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After Trump Criticism, China Denies Selling Oil Illicitly to North Korea

By Philip Wen and David Brunnstrom BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China on Friday denied reports it has been illicitly selling oil products

December 29, 2017
Total Views: 27

keppel shipyard
News

Ex-Keppel Lawyer Cooperated with U.S. in Brazil Bribery Probe -Documents

  By Nate Raymond Dec 28 (Reuters) – A former lawyer at Keppel Corp Ltd’s oil rig building business secretly pleaded guilty and cooperated

December 29, 2017
Total Views: 40

A Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China
Shipping News

Trump Warns China After Seoul Seizes HK-Flagged Tanker Selling Oil To North Korea

by Philip Wen (Reuters) – China on Friday denied reports it has been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea after U.S. President Donald Trump said

December 29, 2017
Total Views: 44

Thursday, December 28, 2017
argentine grain exports
News

Explosion Kills One at Argentine Grain Port

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximiliano Rizzi BUENOS AIRES, Dec 27 (Reuters) – An explosion at a grains terminal in Argentina owned by China’s COFCO

December 28, 2017
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, December 27, 2017
offshore oil platform
Shipping News

North Sea Forties Pipeline Pumping at Half Capacity -Source

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest and most important oil pipeline, Forties, was ramping up throughput after repairs and was currently

December 27, 2017
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Britain Escorts Russian Ship Near National Waters Amid Strained Relations
Defense

Britain Escorts Russian Ship Near National Waters Amid Strained Relations

LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) – A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defense

December 26, 2017
Total Views: 55

Friday, December 22, 2017
News

Australian Police Seize Record $771 Million Meth Haul Arriving By Sea

 By Elouise Fowler SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Australian police said on Friday they had seized a record 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine with a street

December 22, 2017
Total Views: 77

Thursday, December 21, 2017
Coast Guard Issues ‘Final Action Memo’ on El Faro Investigation
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Coast Guard Issues ‘Final Action Memo’ on El Faro Investigation

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released its Final Action Memo on the loss of the El Faro and its 33 crewmembers during a hurricane near Crooked Island,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 108

Wreckage of the submarine HMAS AE1 is located in waters off the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea
Shipping News

Australia Finds Wreck of First Allied Submarine to Sink in World War One

By Elouise Fowler SYDNEY, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Australia has discovered the wreck of its first submarine off the coast of Papua New Guinea,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 29

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Shipping News

Hundreds Rescued After Ferry Capsizes in Philippines

MANILA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Four people were killed and seven were missing after a Philippine ferry with 251 people on board capsized during bad weather

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 189

swiber-vos-workboats
Offshore

Offshore Oil Exploration Ramps Up – Just Not In Asia

by Henning Gloystein (Reuters) – Surveying the ocean floor for oil and natural gas reserves is gradually emerging from a multi-year slump,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 63